Conor Broekhart, born to fly, born flying in a hot air balloon exhibited at the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris, is given an exceptional education and training due to his parents’ status in the Kingdom of the Saltee Islands (off the Irish coast) and his own daring exploits. Proclaimed a hero at age 9, he is trained by the King’s friend and aeronaut enthusiast, Victor Vigny. A few years later he is caught in the crossfire of the Marshall Bonvilain’s political manipulation and sent to rot or die on the prison island of Little Saltee. To survive he becomes a new person and collaborates with criminals. To escape will require using all of his knowledge and skills.
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
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June 11th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
For some reason I could never get into the Artemis Fowl books, but this one sounds pretty interesting!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Artemis Fowl is an odd mix. Technology and crime meshed with whimsical fantasy. Also, it was written for younger readers. My oldest son liked them for the technology and humor before he became a definite reader. I still haven’t read the last one. Just couldn’t get into it.
Airman is totally different. Before the recent growth of fantasy, historical fiction is what I liked best. With Airman being alternate history, it is the best of both, I think.