Skybreaker
Kenneth Oppel's Skybreaker (2005) is an airship adventure and pirate adventure novel. It deals with pirates, imaginary creatures, airships and inventions.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 12 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.
At about 490 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.
About Skybreaker
Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2006 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Skybreaker?
Skybreaker was written by Kenneth Oppel and first published in 2005.
What genre is Skybreaker?
It is usually shelved as Airships & Sky Pirates, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.
How long is Skybreaker?
The median edition has 490 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Skybreaker?
Readers who like it often enjoy Nadya Skylung and the cloudship rescue, The Black God's Drums and Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves.
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