Overview
What if man journeyed into space in 1869, not 1969? 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. One year after her disappearance, her son and husband 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Alex Alice ,
Alex Alice
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Imprint: First Second
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.534kg
ISBN: 9781626724938
ISBN 10: 1626724938
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 12 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
It's a terrific adventure story. --Kirkus, starred review 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, which builds to a cliffhanger ending to set up the second and final volume. --Publishers Weekly, starred review 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. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869 is, in a word, glorious. --Fantasy Literature
It's a terrific adventure story. --Kirkus, starred review 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, which builds to a cliffhanger ending to set up the second and final volume. --Publishers Weekly, starred review A visual delight, with myriad small frames that facilitate careful plotting and delicate line and watercolor artwork that revels both in thedetails of airship and castle and in the cat-and-mouse chase scenes set at vertiginous heights. --BCCB Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869 is, in a word, glorious. --Fantasy Literature
Author Information
Alex Alice is a French graphic novelist whose works have been translated into more than fifteen languages. His comics in English include the esoteric thriller The Third Testament and the operatic fantasy Siegfried. In Castle in the Stars, he draws on Jules Verne and nineteenth-century romanticism to create a watercolour world of adventure and wonder.
