Christopher Edge
@christopheredge.bsky.social
Award-winning author. 0.4% potassium. Books include ESCAPE ROOM, BLACK HOLE CINEMA CLUB, ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO and FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. “A writer of genuine originality.” The Guardian https://rb.gy/l2ynyx
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FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
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There's nothing quite like a scary story on #Halloween 👻
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There's nothing quite like a scary story on #Halloween 👻
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
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Rode out of spooky season with these 2 crackers. 👻
Very different scares, but both terrific reading.
A ghostly, supernatural punch in the guts from #PhilHickes and a frantic chase from a sinister entity by @christopheredge.bsky.social, have seen me right.
Nice one, lads! 👍
Very different scares, but both terrific reading.
A ghostly, supernatural punch in the guts from #PhilHickes and a frantic chase from a sinister entity by @christopheredge.bsky.social, have seen me right.
Nice one, lads! 👍
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Rode out of spooky season with these 2 crackers. 👻
Very different scares, but both terrific reading.
A ghostly, supernatural punch in the guts from #PhilHickes and a frantic chase from a sinister entity by @christopheredge.bsky.social, have seen me right.
Nice one, lads! 👍
Very different scares, but both terrific reading.
A ghostly, supernatural punch in the guts from #PhilHickes and a frantic chase from a sinister entity by @christopheredge.bsky.social, have seen me right.
Nice one, lads! 👍
Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social
Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social
So thrilled to discover that ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO has been longlisted for the Peters Children's Book of the Year! Huge thanks @peters-books.bsky.social and congratulations to all the longlisted authors!
🌟Peters Children's Book of the Year 2026 Longlist reveal!🌟
Awarded annually to celebrate the best children’s fiction and non-fiction published in the UK, longlists have been announced in four categories: Picture Books, Junior Fiction, Teen Fiction and Non-Fiction 📚
peters.co.uk/news-page/re...
Awarded annually to celebrate the best children’s fiction and non-fiction published in the UK, longlists have been announced in four categories: Picture Books, Junior Fiction, Teen Fiction and Non-Fiction 📚
peters.co.uk/news-page/re...
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So thrilled to discover that ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO has been longlisted for the Peters Children's Book of the Year! Huge thanks @peters-books.bsky.social and congratulations to all the longlisted authors!
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival today! We had tons of fun uncovering the secrets of The Escape and solving its puzzles and challenges. It's been such a thrill to be part of this year's festival and see The Escape trail!
October 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival today! We had tons of fun uncovering the secrets of The Escape and solving its puzzles and challenges. It's been such a thrill to be part of this year's festival and see The Escape trail!
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"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds
Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld
www.irishexaminer.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Looking for something to do this Sunday? Then head to the Cheltenham Literature Festival and come along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at midday! Help me to uncover the secrets of The Escape,find the keys and unlock the world! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Looking for something to do this Sunday? Then head to the Cheltenham Literature Festival and come along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at midday! Help me to uncover the secrets of The Escape,find the keys and unlock the world! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds
Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld
www.irishexaminer.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
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Game on! Bestselling Escape Room author @christopheredge.bsky.social is at Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend.
Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems.
🎟️ buff.ly/icfg6Yz
Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems.
🎟️ buff.ly/icfg6Yz
Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals
Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Game on! Bestselling Escape Room author @christopheredge.bsky.social is at Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend.
Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems.
🎟️ buff.ly/icfg6Yz
Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems.
🎟️ buff.ly/icfg6Yz
Huge thanks @jillshanti.bsky.social for this wonderful review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. And if you've read and enjoyed the story and can spare a moment to leave a review or rating with online retailers, this can really help people to discover the book. Thank you!
A gripping read, full of suspense #FearFiles #HideandSeek @christopheredge.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #fiction #kidlit book of the day reviewed now on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dv0
Fear Files: Hide and Seek
Fear Files: Hide and SeekChristopher EdgeWalker Books Based on the Darkive (a secret database filled with testimony recovered from survivors of inexplicable phenomena), this story is really going t…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Huge thanks @jillshanti.bsky.social for this wonderful review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. And if you've read and enjoyed the story and can spare a moment to leave a review or rating with online retailers, this can really help people to discover the book. Thank you!
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Lucky enough to have seen @christopheredge.bsky.social events a couple of times - THEY ARE AWESOME!
He had both students and teachers utterly ENGROSSED.
Brilliant!!
Highly recommend 🤗
He had both students and teachers utterly ENGROSSED.
Brilliant!!
Highly recommend 🤗
Heading off to the #CheltLitFest today for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO schools event and looking forward to finding the keys and unlocking the world!
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals
Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Lucky enough to have seen @christopheredge.bsky.social events a couple of times - THEY ARE AWESOME!
He had both students and teachers utterly ENGROSSED.
Brilliant!!
Highly recommend 🤗
He had both students and teachers utterly ENGROSSED.
Brilliant!!
Highly recommend 🤗
Heading off to the #CheltLitFest today for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO schools event and looking forward to finding the keys and unlocking the world!
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals
Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Heading off to the #CheltLitFest today for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO schools event and looking forward to finding the keys and unlocking the world!
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Reposted by Christopher Edge
Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
October 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
Reposted by Christopher Edge
At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals
Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
So great to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK reviewed in The Observer yesterday. "A short, sharp novella, all the better to lure in readers with 2025 attention spans...Edge's story is creepy...fast-paced, high-stakes." Get yours for Halloween! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Halloween books for kids to sink their teeth into
Vampires called Buffy and Bella, a haunted house, and a game of hide-and-seek feature among a spooky seasonal feast
observer.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So great to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK reviewed in The Observer yesterday. "A short, sharp novella, all the better to lure in readers with 2025 attention spans...Edge's story is creepy...fast-paced, high-stakes." Get yours for Halloween! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals
Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
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So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
October 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
After a long week on the road, it was such a thrill to pop in to WHSmith Travel at London Paddington this evening and spy ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO in the WHSmith Kids' Book Club! ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is an adventure like no other and I really hope WHS Book Club readers enjoy escaping into its pages!
October 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After a long week on the road, it was such a thrill to pop in to WHSmith Travel at London Paddington this evening and spy ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO in the WHSmith Kids' Book Club! ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is an adventure like no other and I really hope WHS Book Club readers enjoy escaping into its pages!
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Two brilliant author events over the past couple of days. Yesterday with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social who ran a wonderful Storytime & today with Christopher Edge who was amazing with Years 5 & 6!
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two brilliant author events over the past couple of days. Yesterday with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social who ran a wonderful Storytime & today with Christopher Edge who was amazing with Years 5 & 6!
Day Two of the FEAR FILES tour today where I'll be visiting Birmingham schools with How Brave is the Wren bookshop to share the secrets of the DARKIVE and hopefully stay one step ahead of the Itter...
FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Day Two of the FEAR FILES tour today where I'll be visiting Birmingham schools with How Brave is the Wren bookshop to share the secrets of the DARKIVE and hopefully stay one step ahead of the Itter...
If you're heading to the Cheltenham Litfest this weekend, be sure to check out @alastairc.com who'll be talking about his ace books I AM WOLF, I AM RAVEN and, by the looks of it, I AM PUPPY! Oh, and grab tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th too! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
🚨I'm off to the Cheltenham Lit Fest, yay!🚨 Here's Whisky to tell you about my event THIS SATURDAY, featuring my books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN. Join me for some action-packed fun! 🐺🐦⬛
👉 alastairc.com/events/20251...
@nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven
👉 alastairc.com/events/20251...
@nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven
October 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If you're heading to the Cheltenham Litfest this weekend, be sure to check out @alastairc.com who'll be talking about his ace books I AM WOLF, I AM RAVEN and, by the looks of it, I AM PUPPY! Oh, and grab tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th too! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
October 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...
Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!
Reposted by Christopher Edge
FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
September 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
Day one of the FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK tour saw me visit three Bristol schools with the ace Max Minerva Books. So great to explore the secrets of the DARKIVE with students from Years 4, 5 & 6, and my favourite moment of the day came when a boy told me that he thought he'd seen the Itter... #shiver
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Day one of the FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK tour saw me visit three Bristol schools with the ace Max Minerva Books. So great to explore the secrets of the DARKIVE with students from Years 4, 5 & 6, and my favourite moment of the day came when a boy told me that he thought he'd seen the Itter... #shiver