Airborn
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship.
One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.
In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies.
Listen to the next book: Skybreaker.
©2003 Kenneth Oppelale; (P)2007 Full Cast Audio
Customer Reviews
A Vibrant Classic
The story, the characters, the feelings, and the environments it involves/describes make it an absolute favourite of mine and have read the series multiple times over the years.
It checks all the boxes, Romance - not over dramatized and drawn out. Adventure - plots twists and cliffhangers to leave you binging chapters. Sci-fi - interesting world mechanics and creatures keep it interesting and mystical.
I cant express how much I love this series, give it a chance and you wont be disappointed.