Archive for the ‘Science/Engineering’ Category
Airman
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Fantasy
ISBN: 1423107519
416 pages
Synopsis
Conor Broekhart was born in flight, on the maiden voyage of a hot air balloon, advanced technology for his time period, and thus was destined to be great in so many ways. The son of a genius scientist mother, and sharp-shooting military captain who live on the Saltee Islands, Conor quickly becomes indoctrinated into the upper echelon and royalty of the palace. The new monarch, good King Nick, as he’s commonly called, is an American aeronaut who suddenly becomes king as he’s the only undisputed relative in the line of the Saltee royalty. King Nicholas’s daughter, Isabella, is around Conor’s age, and the two grow up together. …
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Starclimber
HarperTeen, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0060850574
400 pages
Synopsis
Working as a pilot for an airship that transports building materials from the ground to the upper regions of the tower that the French are building to reach into space, some Babelites attempt to use Matt Cruse’s ship to bomb the tower. Narrowly escaping both death and rescuing the city from major impending doom, Cruse becomes a hero yet again. However, the French government cover up the whole thing in order to keep its citizens from becoming frightened. …
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The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
Scholastic Press, 2007
Historical Fiction
ISBN:0439813786
544 pages
National Book Award Winner
Synopsis
Both of his parents have died, so Hugo Cabaret lives with his uncle inside of the clock room at the train station in London. He’s inherited his father’s ability to tinker with toys and anything that has working gears, parts, and pieces. Before the fire, his father happened upon a mechanical man that was calibrated to draw or write something as part of a magic act. …
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Skybreaker
Eos, 2005
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0060532270
369 pages
Synopsis
Now at the Airship Academy, Matt Cruse has been sent to work on a ship for a week as part of his learning. While there, he discovers the Hyperion, the famous airship said to contain vast riches, floating around 20,000 feet in the sky. Now highly sought after by both friend and foe, Matt must choose whether or not he’ll take the risk to pursue the ship or simply give away the coordinates. …
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