Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14542 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-13
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

The Bookseller
'This is gripping stuff.'

Review
'A terrific, rollicking adventure ... filled with irresistible optimism and zest' (The Times 20040801)

'A real rip-roarer.' (The Sunday Times 20040801)

'This is gripping stuff.' (The Bookseller 20040801)

'brilliantly done ... Airborn's contained world is totally absorbing, cleverly plotted, a terrific read.' (The Irish Times )

'a tightly plotted, fast-paced adventure with engaging and humorous characters' (TES )

'A successful 'boys' own' story which manages to avoid being a 'boys only' story.' (The School Librarian )

Silverwing trilogy: 'cracking stories, brimming with adventure, redolent of great mythical sagas of the past, alive with invention, thoughtful - at times profound and probing - and never faltering when it comes to thrills and page-turning power.' (Carousel )

'Oppel's achievement is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats . . . He explores their collective dreams and aspirations, as well as their individual characters. Sunwing is a truly spell-binding sequel which combines breathtaking suspense with humorous character development.' (Literary Review )

'As in Brian Jacques's popular Redwall series, the intertwining storylines, evil villain and intense action will keep young readers enthralled, but Shade is a more complex character than most Redwallian heroes. Shade's dangerous adventures make a memorable impact.' (The Horn Book magazine )

'capable of enthralling both 9-11s, as well as an older audience.' (Achuka website )

The Irish Times
'brilliantly done ... Airborn's contained world is totally absorbing, cleverly plotted, a terrific read.'

Customer Reviews

A real page turner - cracking and original adventure
I bought this book for my eleven year old son and started to read it to him at bedtime: ended up borrowing it after lights out and read 'til I finished it.

A real ripping yarn and very enjoyable indeed: good likeable characters and a good tale. Highly recommended.

The best youth fiction book I've read
Bought it for my kids. Read it. Loved it. Raved about it and would like more people to read it! Simply wonderful.

Excellent, readable, hard to put down
What a great book. I am (like at least one other reviewer) in my forties and really enjoy fiction/fantasy. The sequel, Skybreaker is also excellent. I would agree that Airborn starts a little slowly at first - but once it gets going it is hard to put down. The same pace of adventure continues in the sequel. Whilst it/they do obviously cater to younger readers (and are a little "light" on depth in places) they don't pull punches and are very readable for adults.