Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869
Book 1 in Castle in the Stars
- Subject
- Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 64
- Publisher
- First Second
- Size
- 22.1 cm × 29.0 cm
- ISBN
- 9781626724938
In search of the mysterious element known as aether, Claire Dulac flew her hot air balloon toward the edge of our stratosphere—and never returned. Her husband, genius engineer Archibald Dulac, is certain that she is forever lost. Her son, Seraphin, still holds out hope.
One year after her disappearance, Seraphin and his father are delivered a tantalizing clue: a letter from an unknown sender who claims to have Claire’s lost logbook. The letter summons them to a Bavarian castle, where an ambitious young king dreams of flying the skies in a ship powered by aether. But within the castle walls, danger lurks—there are those who would stop at nothing to conquer the stars.
In Castle in the Stars, this lavishly illustrated graphic novel, Alex Alice delivers a historical fantasy adventure set in a world where man journeyed into space in 1869, not 1969.
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What reviewers said
"A terrific adventure story."
"Lushly painted scenes, an abundance of banter among the young heroes, and plenty of action and gadgetry make for an engrossing tale of discovery and betrayal."
"A visual delight, with myriad small frames that facilitate careful plotting and delicate line and watercolor artwork that revels both in the details of airship and castle and in the cat-and-mouse chase scenes set at vertiginous heights."
"Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869 is, in a word, glorious." —Fantasy Literature
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