Sci-fi and fantasy have their fair share of oddly specific tropes. Why are mad scientists always inventing shrink rays? Where do all those mysterious corner shops packed with magic trinkets vanish to? One of the most prevalent examples are the airships overflowing with sky-sailors, complete with countless nautical terms wildly co-opted for the skies. And it’s not […]
Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and his love interest, Kate de Vries, an expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Matt secretly plans on asking Kate to marry him, but before they even set foot aboard the ship, Kate announces her engagement—to someone else.
Despite this bombshell, and Matt's anguish, they embark on their journey into space, but soon the ship is surrounded by strange and unsettling life-forms, and the crew is forced to combat devastating mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber, what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a battle to save their lives.
Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and his love interest, Kate de Vries, an expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Matt secretly plans on asking Kate to marry him, but before they even set foot aboard the ship, Kate announces her engagement—to someone else.
Despite this bombshell, and Matt's anguish, they embark on their journey into space, but soon the ship is surrounded by strange and unsettling life-forms, and the crew is forced to combat devastating mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber, what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a battle to save their lives.
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Starclimber (Airborn Trilogy Series #3)
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Starclimber (Airborn Trilogy Series #3)
390Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780060850593 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 06/01/2010 |
Series: | Airborn Trilogy Series , #3 |
Pages: | 390 |
Sales rank: | 298,123 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d) |
Lexile: | 700L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 13 - 17 Years |
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