Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly? A smile soared across my face.
As high as I possibly can. Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de
Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the
Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Before
they even set foot aboard the ship, catastrophe strikes: Kate announces she
is engaged—and not to Matt. Despite this bombshell, Matt and Kate embark on
their journey into space, but soon the ship is surrounded by strange and
unsettling life-forms, and the crew is forced to combat devastating
mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber,
what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a battle to
save their lives. Award-winning and bestselling author Kenneth Oppel brings
us back to a rich world of flight and fantasy in this breathtaking new
sequel to Airborn and Skybreaker.