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Book Review: Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

By Thea On February 25, 2011 · 6 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Skybreaker

Author: Kenneth Oppel

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Steampunk

Publisher: Eos
Publication Date: November 2005
Hardcover: 369 Pages

Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Matt Cruse trilogy

Former cabin boy Matt Cruse, now a student at the prestigious Airship Academy, is first to identify [...]

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Steampunk Week – Book Review: Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

By Thea On March 10, 2010 · 19 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Steampunk Week

Title: Airborn

Author: Kenneth Oppel

Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy

Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: May 2005
Paperback: 544 pages

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 [...]

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