Airman

Eoin Colfer

Jan 2009 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

One dark night on the island of Great Saltee, fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didn’t commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a seaswept dungeon and branded a traitor. He must escape and clear his name; he wants his old life back – his family, his friends . . . and his princess.

Conor knows there is only one way out. It’s an impossible task, which has never been done before. But Conor is determined to do it. He’ll have to fly.

Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer, ideal for readers aged 11+.

Ratings and reviews

This is my favourite book ever! I am a great fan of Eoin Colfer books and have read each Artemis Fowl book many times. This book was different to what I normally read as it had a harder edge and was more serious, however it kept its humour. The story is centered on Conor, a fourteen year old boy in prison for a crime he didn't commit. After years he makes a makeshift flying machine and escapes. He cannot go home as he thinks his family hate him. Instead he plots revenge against the man who ruined his life.

Really great book. One of my favourites. After reading this book, Conor has become one of my role models. It is a gripping book which explores many themes.

It is an amazing book. The story is great. Characters feel real. But it can't maintain its mystery.

About the author

EOIN (pronounced 'Owen', by the way) COLFER was born and raised in Wexford, Ireland. He began writing plays at an early age, forcing his unfortunate classmates to dress up as marauding Vikings when they would have preferred to be outdoors doing some marauding of their own. As an adult Eoin continued to write and he is now the international bestselling author of the incredible Artemis Fowl series. He has also written the brilliant Half Moon Investigations, several Legend Of . . . stories, The Supernaturalist and The Wish List. Airman is his first historical-fiction novel, in which his hero Conor takes to the skies. Eoin lives in Ireland with his wife, two sons and an overactive imagination.