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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+.



Trade Review

Praise for Airman:

'Swashbuckling high adventure . . . His strongest work yet' – Guardian

'Better fun than this will be hard to come by' – The Times

'A classic swashbuckling adventure' – Irish Independent Review

Praise for other books by Eoin Colfer:

'Wickedly brilliant' – Independent (on Artemis Fowl)

'As ever, Colfer's story rattles along at a tremendous pace with a cast of eccentric and explosive characters' – Guardian (on The Supernaturalist)

'Unputdownable' – Irish Times (on Half Moon Investigations)

Airman

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    A Paperback / softback by Eoin Colfer

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Puffin
      Published 1 January 2009
      ISBN-13 9780141322216
      978-0141322216
      ISBN-10 0141322217
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      Children & Teen Fiction Books by Eoin Colfer

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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+.



      Trade Review

      Praise for Airman:

      'Swashbuckling high adventure . . . His strongest work yet' – Guardian

      'Better fun than this will be hard to come by' – The Times

      'A classic swashbuckling adventure' – Irish Independent Review

      Praise for other books by Eoin Colfer:

      'Wickedly brilliant' – Independent (on Artemis Fowl)

      'As ever, Colfer's story rattles along at a tremendous pace with a cast of eccentric and explosive characters' – Guardian (on The Supernaturalist)

      'Unputdownable' – Irish Times (on Half Moon Investigations)

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