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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Oppel_-_Airborn_Coverart.png) Airborn first edition cover. | |
| Author | Kenneth Oppel |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Peter Riddihoff |
| Language | English |
| Series | Matt Cruse series |
| Genre | Fantasy, alternate history novel, steampunk |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | February 5, 2004 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) Audiobook |
| Pages | 321 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-200537-1 |
| OCLC | 53162914 |
| Followed by | Skybreaker |
Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by Kenneth Oppel. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships are the primary form of air transportation. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures that live their entire lives in the sky. The book takes place aboard a transoceanic luxury passenger airship, the Aurora, and is told from the perspective of its cabin boy, Matt Cruse.