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Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppel s bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. 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. Airborn by kenneth oppel read by david kelly audiobook sync. Airborn unabridged, an album by kenneth oppel on spotify.
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