Starclimber

Description

Matt Cruse is back for his most dangerous expedition yet - into outer space! Boy-pilot Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending a peaceful summer with Kate de Vries. Until they are offered the chance of a lifetime to join the first expedition into space aboard the incredible ship Starclimber. But many challenges stand in the way: passing the gruelling tests to become astralnauts; facing attacks by fanatical Babelites opposed to the space race; and the unknown dangers that could be lurking in space. They will have to fight all the way. And even if they survive the journey into space, will they be able to return?

Promotion info

The thrilling new adventure in the series that began with the wonderfully popular Airborn

Author description

Kenneth Oppel is the author of over twenty children's books, including The Silverwing Trilogy which has sold more than a million copies worldwide and Dusk which was shortlisted for the LA Times Children's Book of the Year 2007. Starclimber follows the adventures of Matt Cruse, the hero of Airborn and Skybreaker, which was The Times' Children's Novel of 2005. Kenneth Oppel started writing as a teenager and sent his first book to Roald Dahl, who recommended it to his own literary agent. He has won numerous awards for his books and lives in Canada with his wife and three children.