Airborn: A Printz Honor WinnerHarper Collins, 2009年9月22日 - 544 頁 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. . . . 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. |
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... bay doors. Instinctively I spread my legs apart for balance. Once those doors were opened, the wind—even though it was a gentle one—would come galloping in and knock us about. With a hiss, the two doors pulled in and rolled.
... once, manning the lines and wheeling out the davit's arm to its full length. “Let's see if she'll reach,” the captain said. “Swing her out, please.” Breathless, I watched, wondering if it would be long enough. I knew what the captain ...
... once the other crewmen were vigorously offering themselves for the job. “Very good, gentlemen,” said the captain, “but I think Mr. Cruse really is the best suited. If you're still willing, Mr. Cruse?” “Yes, sir.” “We'll not tell your ...
... once I cut the balloon free. Above my head was a metal frame that supported the burners. The frame had four metal struts that were welded to the gondola's iron rim. It all seemed a little rickety, but it would have to be good enough; I ...
... once I cut these last two lines, the only thing holding us would be that hook and the Aurora's crane. My wrist throbbed as I began slashing through the seventh line. With a mighty crack the frayed rope snapped high into the air, and the ...
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Kate | |
Hot Chocolate for | |
The Log of the Endurance | |
Szpirglas | |
Sinking | |
The Island | |
Nest | |
The Cloud | |
Rescue | |
The | |
Ship Taken | |
Airborne | |
Airborn | |
At Anchor | |
Bones | |
Shipshape | |
The One That Fell | |
Shipwrecked | |
Hydrium | |
About the Author | |
Praise | |
Credits | |
Copyright About the Publisher | |