Section 1: Introduction & Chapter 1 Summary

"The Last of the Sky Pirates" by Paul Stewart is the first book in the Rook trilogy which is part of the Edge Chronicles series. When Rook is chosen to continue his studies at Lake Landing, he sets out on the dangerous journey, facing many perils as he gains knowledge of many things in his world as well as his past. "The Last of the Sky Pirates" is an entertaining adventure that shows how this foundling becomes a hero.

The Introduction explains how the Edge was plagued with stone-sickness which ended the sky-trade. Because the Guardians of Night and Librarian Academics dispute the cure, the Librarian Academics are driven to the sewers where an adventurous 13-year-old orphan is about to embark on an unexpected journey.

In Chapter 1: The Great Storm Chamber Library, Rook Barkwater wakes in the dark sewers...