Welcome, dear readers.
One of the great blessings in my life has been to meet so many of you who have read On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. It thrills me to see, hugged to the chest of a young reader, a tattered copy of the book with dogeared pages and scuff marks on the cover. I’m so grateful you’ve allowed my story access to your imagination, and I mean to take that very seriously as this tale unfolds.
The site is a work in progress.
You’ll find maps, illustrations, ridiculous quotes from Oskar N. Reteep, and other “odds and ends and surprising surprises.” I wanted to call this website “Books and Crannies”, but someone in Virginia (with a really nice looking bookstore) beat me to it. In addition to expanding the encyclopedia (with a pronunciation guide for those of you wondering how to say “the Plains of Palen Jabh-j”), I’m going to post the amazing drawings you’ve mailed me of the various creatures from Skree. I told the 4th grade class in Omaha that I’d choose a winner for the best illustration of a cave blat, and I plan to announce that soon.
If you have suggestions or comments, leave them here on the site, or email me at andrew@andypeterson.com.
I hope you enjoy the site. Beware the toothy cows.
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4 Comments
I love it!
We’ve loved sharing this book with my family, and we’re all very excited about “North! or Be Eaten!”
My younger son is a part of the “reluctant reader” set, and this book was one of the first I could get him to sit down with me and read. And yet, the story (as much as we know of it) of Peet is still tear-jerking. Not every kidlit writer can pull that off.
Thank you SO much for writing this book! I am a young writer (17) and have been writing since 2004. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness renewed my failing hope in the existence of good Christian Fiction. It seems that when Christians try writing fiction it always ends up being preachy, and there is little I have more than that. Thanks so much! and I cannot wait for North! Or be Eaten!
Woohoo! Can’t wait for N!0BE to hit the shelves.
Hey, I just started reading it today! Good timing.
As a children’s librarian, aspiring writer, and someone who just plain old loves fantasy books, I’m really enjoying it so far – it looks like one I’ll be recommending to folks for years to come. 