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Title details for A Web of Air (The Fever Crumb Trilogy, Book 2) by Philip Reeve - Available

A Web of Air (The Fever Crumb Trilogy, Book 2)

#2 in series

by Philip Reeve
Jenny Agutter
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Called "imaginative, inventive, and exciting" in a starred review from Kirkus, the second adventure in the Fever Crumb trilogy is now in paperback.

Two years ago, Fever Crumb escaped the war-torn city of London in a traveling theater. Now, she arrives in the extraordinary city of Mayda, where buildings ascend the cliffs on funicular rails, and a mysterious recluse is building a machine that can fly. Fever is the engineer he needs — but ruthless enemies will kill to possess their secrets.In this gripping sequel to Fever Crumb, master storyteller Philip Reeve creates a riveting story that is unforgettable and delightful at every fast-paced, breathless turn.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Fever Crumb

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    June 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781338247107
      • File size: 215273 KB
      • Duration: 07:28:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1000
    • Text Difficulty: 5-7

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      For much of this sequel to FEVER CRUMB, narrator Jenny Agutter performs the feat of receding into the background, driving the narrative and letting the plot and characters come to the fore. A WEB OF AIR feels like a middle book in a series, which it is--the world-building a little less remarkable and grand, the story smaller in scale as Fever, escaped from London, uses her skills as an engineer to help build a flying machine in the face of many obstacles. Agutter gets to use her skills, too, making the most of opportunities for vocal acrobatics as she portrays traveling actors, high priestesses, Mafiosi, and, most impressively, the squawking speech of mutant seabirds. Fever has more adventures to come; stay tuned! J.M.D. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2012
      Veteran actress Agutter could enthrall listeners with a reading of the phone book, but fortunately this second volume in Reeve's Fever Crumb series is more than worthy of her skills. Sixteen-year-old hyperrational ex-Londoner Fever is out of step with a world in which most technological knowledge has long been lost, and reason and science are looked upon with suspicion. But then, in a small, backward, coastal outpost, Fever meets Arlo Thursday, a boy who retains the secret of flight, and joins with him to build an airplane. Danger abounds, and Arlo and Fever are betrayed on all sides by those they trust (and even love). Agutter gives a fluid and controlled reading. Her transitions are seamless, from the rich, plummy tones of the narrator to the clear voice of Fever to the squawks of the angels, a species of talking, intelligent gulls. This book has it all -- love, betrayal, hidden identities, surprise plot twists, examinations of reason versus superstition and technology versus nature -- and Agutter brings it to life, superbly. martha v. parravano

      (Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1000
  • Text Difficulty:5-7

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