Review: Airborn

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Love LOVE this. More of a 4.5. Think of pirate ships and brave cabin boys sailing through skies instead of ocean. Imagine if that world experienced an industrial revolution, and used mechanical airships that float on a new gas called hydreum. Picture an age where a cabin boy should not be seen speaking alone with an unchaperoned girl determined to continue her grandfather's research on undiscovered creatures on uncharted islands. That's exactly what this book does. And it was enthralling.

If you are one of the lucky few who saw and loved the overlooked gem by Disney, "Treasure Planet," it's kind of like that. Old-school swashbuckling crossed with new-school special effects.

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