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Airman
By Colfer, Eoin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-42310-750-7
- Publisher
- Hyperion
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Gr 7-10 From the popular author of the "Artemis Fowl" series (Hyperion/Miramax) comes a swashbuckling adventure and spectacular fantasy for somewhat older readers. Born in a hot-air balloon at the Paris World's Fair in 1878, Conor Broekhart is destined to fly. Until the 1890s, he lives an idyllic life on the Saltee Islands off the Irish Coast, with Princess Isabella as his best friend; Good King Nick like a father to him; and a science tutor, Victor Vigny, who shares his obsession with making a flying machine...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Born aboard a dirigible in 1878, Conor Broekhart grows up in the Saltee Islands, a (fictional) kingdom off the Irish coast ruled by a reform-minded king. At fourteen, a romance with headstrong Princess Isabella seems imminent, but Conor's bright future takes an abrupt detour when the king is assassinated. Framed for the murder by the scheming usurper Bonvilain, Conor is sent to the Saltees' diamond-mine prison. "Love must die," advises his cellmate, "but something m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Conor, framed for a king's murder, is sent to a diamond-mine prison. Sustained by his passion for flight, Conor designs...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
