Chris Riddell is the illustrator of The Edge Chronicles books. His initial doodle of the Edgeworld formed the primary inspiration for the rest of the series. He was born in 1962 in South Africa. Other than illustrating the Edge Chronicles, Riddell also writes his own books and is a political cartoonist for the British newspaper; the Observer. He became the Waterstone's Children's Laureate in 2015. Many of his books have won awards including the Goth Girl series (winner of the Costa book award) and Something else (winner of the UNESCO Award). He has won many Nestlé Book Prizes and has had three Kate Greenaway Awards[1]. He now lives in Brighton with his family very close to Paul Stewart.
Illustrations[]
Chris Riddel regularly postes on his Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram and draws live on Periscope. There are also some videos on his Youtube channel.
Timeline[]
Paul Stewart meets Chris Riddell
First map of the Edgeworld drawn
First collaborative work of Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell published
edgechronicles.co.uk first registered
Reprinted book covers
The Edge Chronicles Wiki founded
10 years of The Edge Chronicles
Beginning of the Weird New Worlds blog
End of the Weird New Worlds blog
The Edge Chronicles Facebook is started
New official website at edgechronicles.co.uk launched
New cover art by Jeff Nentrup
Revival of The Edge Chronicles Wiki
20 years of the Edge Chronicles
10 years of The Edge Chronicles Wiki
Old website on Random House disappears
Beyond the Deepwoods published
Stormchaser published
Midnight Over Sanctaphrax published
Cloud Wolf published
The Curse of the Gloamglozer published
The Last of the Sky Pirates published
Vox published
Freeglader published
The Edge Chronicles Maps published
The Winter Knights published
Clash of the Sky Galleons published
The Stone Pilot published
The Lost Barkscrolls published
The Immortals published
The Nameless One published
The Sky Chart published
Doombringer published
The Descenders published
Videos[]
- ↑ Emily Drabble: "Chris Riddell wins the Kate Greenaway medal with The Sleeper and the Spindle": https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/jun/20/chris-riddell-kate-greenaway-2016-the-sleeper-and-the-spindle-neil-gaiman