Airman: Book summary and reviews of Airman by Eoin Colfer

Airman Summary

Airman is set in the 1890's on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. It is the story of Conor Broekhart, a young Saltee Islander whose father, Declan, is the King's bodyguard. When Conor discovers that the power hungry Marshall Hugo Bonvilain is organizing a military coup, the king is murdered and Conor is blamed for the crime and thrown into prison.

In prison, Conor passes the solitary months by scratching designs for flying machines into the walls. This has always been his dream, to win the race for flight. After two years, Conor now sixteen, plans and executes a daring escape to the mainland. Initially he plans to return home, but realizes that this would put his entire family in danger, so instead he builds a glider to fly to the prison island and reclaim the diamonds he buried there from the prison mine. Eight bags of diamonds, means eight trips.

Airman Reviews

"Starred review. Artemis Fowl fans will flock to this novel, and the polished, sophisticated storytelling here deserves an even wider audience than that bestseller. Conor Broekhart’s superpower is his brain, and he uses his smarts to fight tyranny. A tour de force. Ages 10-up." - Publishers Weekly.

"Starred review." - Kirkus Reviews.

The information about Airman shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's online-magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high-profile books publishing in the coming weeks. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the reviews shown do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, please send us a message with the mainstream media reviews that you would like to see added.

Airman Reader Reviews

Write your own review

Rated of 5 by Versetto
Colfer's done it again
An absolutely amazing read. The intricate storyline and highly memorable characters all meld together to create a masterpiece of literature. As always, Colfer's prose soars like young Conor's glider, taking the reader to fantastical heights. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone who loves a good book.

Rated of 5 by Hailey
Omg
This book was terrible! It is so boring :(

Rated of 5 by Dave
Amazing
Amazing quality book and VERY EASY TO FOLLOW
unless you are not familiar with reading.

Rated of 5 by Caleb
Great Book
I am a 13 year old boy and I love books with action and adventure. This book has both. It's a great story and kept me reading to the end.

Rated of 5 by Baller
Poor
Terrible! Too hard to follow.

Eoin Colfer Author Biography

Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father (an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note) and mother (a drama teacher).  He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school at the time! 

After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford.  He married in 1991 and he and his wife spent about  4 years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy.  His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on...

... Full Biography
Author Interview

Other books by Eoin Colfer at BookBrowse

more...