Airman - Softcover

Colfer, Eoin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423107519 ISBN 13: 9781423107514

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2009

Synopsis

Conor Broekhart was born to fly.
It is the 1890s, and Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king's daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy's idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king. When Conor intervenes, he is branded a traitor and thrown into jail on the prison island of Little Saltee. There, he has to fight for his life, as he and the other prisoners are forced to mine for diamonds in inhumane conditions.
There is only one way to escape Little Saltee, and that is to fly. So Conor passes the solitary months by scratching drawings of flying machines into the prison walls. The months turn into years, but eventually the day comes when Conor must find the courage to trust his revolutionary designs and take to the skies.

About this title

Review:

Praise for other books by Eoin Colfer:

'Wickedly brilliant' – Independent (on Artemis Fowl)

'Hugely entertaining' – Observer (on Artemis Fowl)

'A dystopian thriller that reads like The Matrix crossed with Oliver Twist'– The Times (on The Supernaturalist)

'A headlong techno fantasy . . . As ever, Colfer's story rattles along at a tremendous pace with a cast of eccentric and explosive characters' – Guardian (on The Supernaturalist)

'Unputdownable' – Irish Times (on Half Moon Investigations)

About the Author:

Eoin Colfer is the New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer's Legend of... books, The Wish List, Benny and Omar; and Benny and Babe. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1423107519
• ISBN 13: 9781423107514
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412