Posted by Jessica on October 29, 2007 at 1:47 pm
· Filed under Historical Fantasy/Steampunk, 2.5 Cupcakes, Space Opera
By Philip Reeve [Librarything - Amazon]
Floating out in space like a miniature planetoid, Art’s hodgepodge house Larklight has always been rather isolated and boring, much to his social-climbing sister Myrtle’s dismay. But when giant spiders attack Larklight in search of a mysterious “key,” Art and Myrtle are quickly forced to adjust to a far less boring way of life – one that includes man-eating moths, sentient storms, a motley crew of aliens, the British Secret Service, and the dashing space pirate Captain Jack Havock. Now the siblings must figure out how to save the entire solar system – and, more importantly, the Queen – and the answers may just lie in Larklight itself.
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Posted by Rebecca on June 14, 2007 at 5:22 pm
· Filed under 3 Cupcakes, Space Opera
By Jane Yolen [Librarything - Amazon]
Austar IV used to be a planet-wide penal colony, but these days it’s a gambling world—people come from all over the galaxy to bet on the dragon fights. For Jakkin Stewart, a bond servant, those fights hold his hope. He’s managed to steal a hatchling from his Master and is raising and training it in a secret desert oasis, hoping that when it’s big enough, he can take it to the fights and win enough money to buy his freedom.
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