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| Title | : | Airborn (Matt Cruse #1) |
| Author | : | Kenneth Oppel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 501 pages |
| Published | : | May 24th 2005 by HarperCollins (first published May 11th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Young Adult. Adventure |
Kenneth Oppel
Paperback | Pages: 501 pages Rating: 4.17 | 23016 Users | 1922 Reviews
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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.Details Books Toward Airborn (Matt Cruse #1)
| Original Title: | Airborn |
| ISBN: | 0060531827 (ISBN13: 9780060531829) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Matt Cruse #1 |
| Characters: | Kate de Vries, Matt Cruse |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2005), Sunburst Award Nominee for Canadian Novel (2005), Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2005), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2005) Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for YA-Middle Reader (2005), OLA Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction (2005), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2007) |
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Ratings: 4.17 From 23016 Users | 1922 ReviewsCrit About Books Airborn (Matt Cruse #1)
I'm rating this based on the memory that I loved it when I read it years ago, and I hand sold it a lot when I was a bookseller. An imaginative adventure.I'm so glad I decided to listen to the Full Cast Audio production of this young adult novel. In fact, I didn't realize until after I had listened to it that it won a 2007 Audie Award. I believe it. I was riveted during this novel, even though I have read the book (and its sequel) before. Riveted while driving through whirling snow on a Chicago interstate is a little dangerous, but I survived.[return][return]Matt Cruse was born on an airship and has worked on one since the age of 12. He's only a
3 1/2 starsRead this book if:You love young, honest lads from humble beginnings who are nonetheless destined for great things.You love high-seas adventures featuring acts of derring-do, bands of murderous pirates with creative names, shipwrecks on tropical islands, overachieving cabin boys, and smarty-pants rich girls.You grew up with Treasure Island, Mutiny on the Bounty, Horatio Hornblower, Aubrey and Maturin, or even Jacky Faber.You like the younger side of YA.You find the idea of a moody
I'm rating this based on the memory that I loved it when I read it years ago, and I hand sold it a lot when I was a bookseller. An imaginative adventure.
Ahoy there me mateys! This was an audiobook that I picked up because I was looking for a fluffy young adult book. I think somewhere I had heard there be dragons. Well, there be no dragons here. But there are cool flying animals, airships, silly fish-loving chefs, sea-adventures, pirates, lost islands, smart feisty girls, daring kind-hearted boys, and adventure!The other appeal of this particular audiobook was that is was performed by Full Cast Audio. According to their website Full Cast Audio
I liked Matt as the protagonist. He was an intelligent and passionate young man who loved what he did. There is a lot of adventure in this book, especially at the end where it got especially exciting. Loved the creature that Kate's grandfather discovered and the mysterious island the Aurora lands on. Very cool world building. However, I found Kate extremely annoying. In the beginning I thought she was mildly irritating but by the middle she was pushing obnoxious. I appreciate persistence, but
A story so strong it swept me off my feet and left me ... airborne4.5
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