Airborn (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 28 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
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.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic. Truly a book of epic proportions.
I love this book. I read all of the sequels immediatly afterward becasue the first was so intriquing. I personally recommend this book to anyone who was a fan of the Percy jackson series or somebody who just wants an absaloutly amazing book. It was an inspirational book, and I strongly recommend to anybody who is a dreamer. Great book.
Wow
This book is amazing,my favorite book ever!
Awesome
This is an amazing audio book. Not only because it's exciting and fast paced, but because it is read astoundingly well. Kelley is a perfect voice for Matt Cruise, a hardworking boy who dreams of flying on the open skies. You also get a full cast of fun voices--from a russain cook, to an australian crewmen, and a dozen others inbetween. The Full Cast Audio production of airborn doesn't just read you a book, but it takes you on an adventure.