Starclimber (Matt Cruse #3)
by:
Kenneth Oppel (author)
An exhilarating journey to the stars—or a heartbreaking battle for survival?Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and his love interest, Kate de Vries, an expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Matt secretly plans on...
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An exhilarating journey to the stars—or a heartbreaking battle for survival?Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and his love interest, Kate de Vries, an expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Matt secretly plans on asking Kate to marry him, but before they even set foot aboard the ship, Kate announces her engagement—to someone else.Despite this bombshell, and Matt's anguish, they 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.
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Format: library binding
ISBN:
9780060850586 (0060850582)
Publish date: February 24th 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Cultural,
Romance,
Steampunk,
Action,
Alternate History,
Canada
Series: Matt Cruse (#3)
Not sure why, however it was not what I thought would be a fitting end to the trilogy. Still liked the first book the most. By Far.
2.5 stars. "Honestly," she sighed, "I don't know what kind of life we'll have together, with me always flying off in one direction and you in the other."I smiled. "It's a good thing the world's round," I said. Honestly? Best part of the entire book right there. So soak it in. Let it linger. It wasn'...
Pilot Matt Cruse and high-altitude biologist Kate de Vries join the crew of the Starclimber, as the world’s first astralnaut.Traveling at night towards the stars, I thought yet again how very far away they were, and how you could travel your whole lifetime and never reach even the closest one… I won...
Well I just finished the third book in the Matt Cruse series and it did not disappoint. This book has everything the first two did. Another great installment to a great series, and I can only hope Mr. Opel plans on more Matt Cruse adventures. I eagerly await.