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Author of the popular Artemis Fowl series, Colfer ventures into slightly different territory in this fantasy, which has the heft of historical fiction;a subset of characters whose physicalattributes reflecttheirevil natures; dry humor; visceral horror; andswashbucklingaction that keeps the story from becoming overly dark.Born in the basket of an air balloon, Conor Broekhartis sure he isdestined tofly. But at 14, he accidentallywitnesses the murder of his tutor and the sovereign of the tiny Saltee Islandswhere he lives, and everything changes.Villainous Marshall Bonvilain throws him into prison, convincing him that his familybelieves him guilty of the crime. Thus begins his new life as inmate Conor Finn, who devotes his considerable abilities tobreaking out ofprison. Colfer grapplessomewhatawkwardly witha few literary issueshere: should he, for example,allow his hero to commit murder? There are also huge time gaps that are distracting and occasionally stall momentum.Readers may not notice, however, withso much else going for the book. Grades 10-12. --Stephanie Zvirin
Praise for Airman:
'Swashbuckling high adventure . . . His strongest work yet' ' Guardian
'Better fun than this will be hard to come by' ' The Times
'A classic swashbuckling adventure' ' Irish Independent Review
Praise for other books by Eoin Colfer:
'Wickedly brilliant' ' Independent (on Artemis Fowl)
'As ever, Colfer's story rattles along at a tremendous pace with a cast of eccentric and explosive characters' *' Guardian (*on The Supernaturalist)
'Unputdownable' ' *Irish Times (*on Half Moon Investigations)
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780141908885
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