Recensione:
Planesrunner is chock-full of awesome. Ian McDonald's steampunk London blazes on a vast scale with eye-popping towers, gritty streets, and larger-than-life characters who aren't afraid to fight for each other. The kind of airship-dueling, guns-blazing fantasy that makes me wish I could pop through to the next reality over, join the Airish and take to the skies (Paolo Bacigalupi, Michael J. Printz Award–winning author of Ship Breaker)
Breakneck action . . . vintage McDonald, with beautifully drawn settings, complex characters and deft plotting (Guardian)
What joy to find science fiction based on real scientific concepts . . . In his debut for teens, established science-fiction writer McDonald builds a world just different enough to charm readers into believing . . . Shining imagination, pulsing suspense and sparkling writing make this one stand out. As Sen would say, "fantabulosa bona" (Kirkus Starred Review)
McDonald writes with scientific and literary sophistication, as well as a wicked sense of humour. Add nonstop action, eccentric characters, and expert universe building, and this first volume of the Everness series is a winner (Publishers Weekly Starred Review)
Similarities to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, yet McDonald's story differs by grounding the reader in reality at the start by using a normal boy from North London, and opening his eyes to worlds and universes so different from our own (Telegraph)
In Ian McDonald's ripping yarn, a youngster with a map of the multiverse pursues his kidnapped father from modern London into a parallel world of coal-fired, brass-bound internet terminals and - of course - duelling airships. Engaging (Seven (the Telegraph))
Smashing adventure fiction that spans the multiverse without ever losing its cool or its sense of style. Ian McDonald is one of the greats of science fiction, and his young adult debut is everything you could hope for: romantic, action-packed, wildly imaginative and full of heart (Cory Doctorow)
Science fiction adventure at its best, and at its core is Everett, the heroic little geekling that we all wanted to be as kids . . . I want an interdimensional passport ASAP. . . Snappy dialogue and fascinating details round out this marvellous series debut (Speculative Fiction Examiner)
Exhilarating (Speculative Scotsman)
An incredible read (Speculating on Speculative Fiction)
Descrizione del libro:
'Chock-full of awesome,' says Paolo Bacigalupi, 'the kind of airship-dueling, guns-blazing fantasy that makes me wish I could pop through to the next reality over!' - so join Everett and Sen on the airship Everness as they race through parallel worlds to save his dad!
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