Christopher Edge
Christopher grew up in Manchester and before becoming an author worked as an English teacher and publisher – any job that let him keep a book close to hand. When not writing, he also works as a freelance education consultant and publisher. Christopher has also written publications about encouraging children to read.
Christopher’s website: http://www.christopheredge.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Christopher-Edge-211812802192983/
Twitter: @edgechristopher
Christopher Edge is represented at Jenny Brown Associates by Lucy – lucy@jennybrownassociates.com
Christopher Edge really knows how to get boys reading.
–Gerry Swain, National Strategies, Programme Director, Secondary English
Books by Christopher
Escape Room
Nosy Crow, February 2022 When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save the world and they must work together to find the Answer. But as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this is no ordinary game. With cover illustration by David Dean Praise for Escape Room Drawing on themes of gaming and Artificial Intelligence, this is smart, thrilling sci-fi that reads like “Black Mirror” for a middle-grade audience: punchy and action-packed, with a killer twist. –The Bookseller The Times Children’s Book of the Week Christopher Edge, who creates brilliant, plotty novels with agglomerations of science and maths, has surpassed himself with his latest story…Gamers will love this mad, intense thriller… reminiscent of Lord of the Flies, Squid Game and the Indiana Jones film … Perfect for puzzle-hungry beginner horror fans who require lashings of jeopardy –Alex O’Connell, The Times A writer of genuine originality –The Guardian
Space Oddity
Chicken House, January 2021 Science and laughs combine in this out-of-this-world adventure for ages 7 and up! An intergalactic adventure filled with UFOs, black holes, killer robots and some very foul-smelling aliens – but mostly about a boy called Jake, his embarrassing dad, and the mind-boggling question . . . are we really alone in the universe? A bright, brainy book –The Times If you like your science with a dose of laughter, then this rollicking space adventure is for you. –Week Junior
The Longest Night of Charlie Noon
Nosy Crow, May 2019 Secrets, spies or maybe even a monster… what lies in the heart of the wood? Charlie, Dizzy and Johnny are determined to find out but when night falls without warning they become impossibly lost. Strange dangers and impossible puzzles lurk in the shadows and, as time plays tricks, Charlie starts to fear for the future… What if this night never ends? Praise for The Longest Night of Charlie Noon Christopher Edge — the coolest science teacher you probably never had — is no ordinary author. There’s no one quite like him writing now. His stories fizz with scientific ideas, the perfect fodder for the child with more questions than answers.” –The Times, Children’s Book of the Week A heart-stopping adventure with thrills and twists, codes and puzzles, underpinned by an intense evocation of the natural world. –The Sunday Times