The Winter Knights

The Winter Knights is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2005. It is the eighth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the second of the Quint Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the second novel, preceding the Twig Saga and Rook Saga trilogies that were published earlier.

Main characters

 * Quintinius Verginix, also known as Quint
 * Vilnix Pomplnius, also known as Vil Spatweed
 * Maris Pallitax
 * Phin, Raff and Stope, Quint's friends
 * Hax Vostillix, the Hall Master of High Cloud
 * Phillius Embertine, Fenviel Vendix and Arboretum Sicklebough, the other Hall Masters
 * The Professors of Light and Darkness