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Read all three books in this trilogy because my daughter wanted to (she's 11, and a strong reader for her age). Suitable for young readers, the YA romance element never goes farther than longing, and a few kisses. Solid storytelling in a steampunk-ish world, though I'd prefer Oppel reduce the use of "it was" and "said." He's also got a tendency to mix speakers in the same paragraph, which drives me batty. However, most readers probably won't notice those pedantic gripes amid colorful characters—not the least of which are pirates—airship wrecks, and strange new creatures. Loved the story, but wished the writing style were stronger.


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Starclimber Kenneth Oppel 9780002007450 Books Reviews

Great book!
... but knowing that success comes down to a monkey farting takes away some of the joy in an otherwise perfect summer read.
Starclimber is the third book in this series. Matt and Kate are back. This time they journey into space.

Kate has joined the suffragettes and of course gets both herself and Matt into trouble. It is good to have a reminder that women's rights were fought for and are more recent than some young people realize. There is also an uncomfortable view of the class structures that existed in times past.

The story has action and adventure just like the other two, the only thing missing were the pirates, but they had anarchists in their place this time.

This series has a modern day Jules Vern feel to it. If you enjoyed Harry Potter or Percy Jackson you will like it.

There was humor and some nice tension between Kate and Matt, I would recommend the story to anyone who enjoys a good adventure.
The science is not of this universe, but the book teaches good ethics and morals. Gift for grandkids.
Matt Cruse and Kate DeVries join the crew of the Starclimber on man's first mission into space. Ascending a cable to its zenith in orbit around the earth, they must contend with their own stormy relationship in the midst of a steady stream of life-threatening crises.

Author Kenneth Oppel's alternate version of the 1800's continues to provide fertile ground for his imagination. As in the preceding installments of this trilogy, he presents compelling characters, a rousing adventure, and populates the heavens with more intriguing life forms. Each book in the series has taken our heroes even higher than the previous installment, so I suppose we won't be seeing any more of Matt and Kate unless the author is plotting how they might reach the moon via steampunk technology. If so, I'll be there.
This is the third book in Oppel's Matt Cruse-Kate De Vries series. It is definitely in the category of "Boys/Girls Adventure" book, but certainly updated for young teenagers today. My son, age 12, has read all three books in the trilogy and loved each and everyone of them...even with the more sophisticated relationship between the protagonists in this current novel. I have also read all three and think this last one is actually the most sophisticated and developed.

The series takes place in an alternative early 1900s where France and Canada are the dominant nations and the technology is steam-ish punk. The first novel is about air pirates, the second about high altitude salvage (and more pirates) and this third about the race into space. The plot is well-developed, the characters believable and the pacing is fast, but with lots of lovely little details.
Matt Cruse is back in a big way and with Starclimber Oppel transfers his boy adventure/action adventure pulp series firmly into the world of golden age Science Fiction as Cruse and his fellow Canadians (Yes that's right Canadians) become the first men and Women in space.

This series is just good fun all the way through and should be pleasing to both adults and children, it is certainly worth the $5.99 price tag and I hope everyone gives it a try. I noticed a few other reviewers bring up the switch to science fiction as well and I feel it necessary to point out that for those interested in only modern "hard science" in their SciFi this story will no doubt seem trite and silly. But as I stated in my earlier review of "Skybreaker" it's my contention that this series is an attempt by Oppel to write his own version of golden age pulps so don't be surprised if some of the things that happen in this book defy the laws of physics as we now know them. Still I hope everyone gives this series a try as I had a tone of fun reading it.
Read all three books in this trilogy because my daughter wanted to (she's 11, and a strong reader for her age). Suitable for young readers, the YA romance element never goes farther than longing, and a few kisses. Solid storytelling in a steampunk-ish world, though I'd prefer Oppel reduce the use of "it was" and "said." He's also got a tendency to mix speakers in the same paragraph, which drives me batty. However, most readers probably won't notice those pedantic gripes amid colorful characters—not the least of which are pirates—airship wrecks, and strange new creatures. Loved the story, but wished the writing style were stronger.