Starclimber

In this sequel to Airborn and Skybreaker, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries take off in another high flying adventure – this time the goal is space!

Matt is working a summer job piloting an aerotug in Paris where France is building the Celestial Tower – a tower designed to reach all the way to outer space. And Kate is preparing to present her talk on the aerozoans,
the electrifying squid/jellyfish they encountered in Skybreaker. But they are excited when both are invited to be part of Canada's space program. First Matt must undergo rigorous training to qualify for the mission, but Kate is guaranteed a spot on board as an expert in high-altitude life-forms.

Only 3 astralnauts are to be chosen, and in the end Matt is not among the top 3. His disappointment is overwhelming until one of the chosen 3 breaks his leg before the launch and Matt is next in line to replace him.

The spaceship, Starclimber, is attached to Earth by an astral cable, a thin cable made of a metal found in only in meteorites. And when the cable fails, the crew of the Starclimber must find a way to pilot the ship back to earth without engines or rockets of any sort or be lost in outer space. Mechanical problems, sabotage, and encounters with strange alien life-forms test their courage and ingenuity.

This is the third book featuring Matt and Kate (the first being Airborn), and like the others, is an exciting read full of peril and strange new creatures.

To read more about this series and see pictures, visit the author's site http://www.airborn.ca/