Airborn
 

Airborn

by Kenneth Oppel

Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow's nest, being the ship's eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there'd been no weather to speak of so far. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest, but we were leaving it far behind, and it looked to be smooth going all the way back to Lionsgate City. Like riding a cloud. . . .
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Liked It

Cassandra A
  • Rated 5 stars

I found this book very intriguing and different from other books because its creation of a new creature that might supposedly exist. It has a quality of mystery because of how you wonder if the "cloud cats" are real and where they might be. Also, it is quite suspenseful at certain points!

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Didn’t Like It

David M
  • Rated 2 stars

This set-up had potential. It's an interesting idea for a story, and it could have been really cool. But it was executed extremely poorly. The interactions between characters were much too stereotypical, as were the pirates. Kenneth Oppel tried to add a touch of sorrow by killing one of the characters, but it seemed forced. Overall, not an impressive book.

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Community:
  • Rated 4.156463 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • Valerie  S

    valerie s said:

    I really liked Airborn when I listened to it on CD. The second book is called Skybreaker. I haven't read it yet but I plan to.

    posted Thursday, April 24 2008
  • Bryce M

    bryce m said:

    should i read this book before the sequel

    posted Friday, April 18 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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