This is the seventh book of the Edge Chronicles as published by David Fickling Books. (Random House Children’s Books) It brings together many of the characters from the previous books, and should not be read before the others.If you’re having a hard time keeping them straight, the books are grouped into three sagas, The Quint Saga, the Twig saga and the Rook saga. The order as published so far in the USA is:1. Beyond the Deepwoods (Twig saga)2. Stormchaser (Twig saga)3. Midnight Over Santaphrax (Twig saga)4. Curse of the Gloamglozer (Quint saga)5. The Last of the Sky Pirates (Rook saga)6. Vox (Rook saga)7. Freeglader (Rook saga)Amazon.com lists a Book 8, The Winter Knights, but this must be an import, as it isn’t readily available and the cover artwork is different. The Winter Knights is a part of the Quint saga. There’s also Clash of the Sky Galleons available in October 2006. This also is from the Quint saga. I understand that there will be ten Edge Chronicle books in all, so this isn’t the end of the line for Edge fans.Freeglader has the best battle sequences of the series so far, and is made up of several story lines, including the exodus from Undertown, the perilous trek to the Free Glades, the hatching of a new Shryke army, the rebuilding of the Great Library, the ambitious plans of the master of the Foundry Glades, the Goblin armies, the trial of Xanth, and much more. Rook is once again the central character, losing his memory, and then regaining it, and when he is reunited with a family member, everything is explained for us all.One of the most exciting in the series so far, but requires prior knowledge of the characters.Amanda Richards, April 11, 2006