Airborn is one of my favourite recent YA books/series... I do have a serious soft spot for Kenneth Oppel. I'd read it before, but I listened to the audiobooks this past year, and they were fantastic too.
I love Howl's Moving Castle... and mourn the loss of Diana Wynne Jones. :(
Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke? It's a bit slow to start, but I think you'd enjoy it.
And if you liked Airborn, you might like Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. I say this because it's slightly similar in several areas... and because is the only other YA steampunk-esque series I've read.
I had read Silverwing, and my brother loved that series, but I liked Airborn and its sequels INFINITELY better.
I'll definitely check out Leviathan! I've heard of it, but never read it. And I actually OWN Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. It's been sitting on my shelf for a few years...
Have you read Kenneth Oppel's new book, This Dark Endeavour? It's quite good -- it's a "prequel" to Frankenstein, and the parallels are really interesting. I didn't like it as much as Airborn or Silverwing, but it's also less my style.
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Airborn is one of my favourite recent YA books/series... I do have a serious soft spot for Kenneth Oppel. I'd read it before, but I listened to the audiobooks this past year, and they were fantastic too.
I love Howl's Moving Castle... and mourn the loss of Diana Wynne Jones. :(
Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke? It's a bit slow to start, but I think you'd enjoy it.
And if you liked Airborn, you might like Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. I say this because it's slightly similar in several areas... and because is the only other YA steampunk-esque series I've read.
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I'll definitely check out Leviathan! I've heard of it, but never read it. And I actually OWN Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. It's been sitting on my shelf for a few years...
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