Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel (sequel to Airborn)
Read for: Canadian Books Challenge
This one was almost as good as the first one. Right from the first page it was action, action, action! This time around the legendary ship Hyperion has been spotted in the air and Matt is the only one who knows the coordinates. The Hyperion is rumoured to be carrying a fortune in gold. And whoever gets to it first gets to keep the riches. The Hyperion is also said to contain quite a nice collection of animal artifacts, which surprise, surprise, Kate is dying to get her hands on. The only problem is that the Hyperion is drifting at an impossible height so Matt and Kate have to find someone to help them who owns a very specialized ship. And of course, Matt, Kate and their two new companions aren’t the only ones on the world searching for the Hyperion. So you can imagine all the action and adventure that is packed into this novel.
If I hadn’t just read the first book I don’t think I would have found this one to be lacking at all. But since I did just read it, yesterday, I remembered the suspense and tension I felt while reading Airborn. But Skybreaker was still amazingly entertaining. I’m already deep into the third book of this trilogy and loving it just as much. Of course, there’s a little bit of romance thrown into these books, but it’s done well. There are no over-the-top declarations of love and it doesn’t seem to be an add-on to the plot. It flows well with the story, without taking over. And I love Oppel’s writing. He has a way of describing things that allows me to see the events unfolding in my mind without getting too bogged down in long, flowery explanations. This one gets a 10/10 too.
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