Airman
Eoin Colfer
412 pages
Conor Broekhart was born to fly, actually, he was born flying in a basket of a parachute over Paris. When he saves the princess (his best friend) from a burning building with an instant parachute, the ever-modernizing King hires a tutor, the great scholar Victor Vigny, to teach young Conor. Conor grows up happily - learning fencing, fighting, and studying flight.
When Marshall Bonvilian heads a conspiracy that gets Conor's tutor and the king killed, Conor gets partially blamed for both murders. His parents, nor the princess, help him or even try to. And as punishment, he is sent to work day and night in the dark and dangerous diamond mines in Little Saltee, where he is beaten up everyday by one of Bonvilian's men.
At first Conor gives up all hope of leaving the mines and clearing his name, but with the help of an American friend, and his love for flying, Conor is determined to make things right with a flying contraption - before its too late.
I love Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series, so I didn't hesitate to pick up Airman (also by him). The cover was attractive as well, and after the first few pages, I was hooked. And unlike supernatural fiction, readers can relate to Conor and his love for the sky. Airman will be enjoyed science-loving teens and others alike.
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