false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181145519m/1118655.jpg 287892 12 <div><div>Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in a huge and rambling house called Larklight&#8230;that just happens to be traveling through outer space. When a visitor called Mr. Webster arrives for a visit, it is far from an innocent social call. Before long Art and Myrtle are off on an adventure to the furthest reaches of space, where they will do battle with evil forces in order to save each other&#8212;and the universe. A fantastically original Victorian tale set in an outer space world that might have come from the imaginations of Jules Verne or L Frank Baum, but has a unique gravitational pull all its own&#8230;</div></div> 3981653 book 2006 Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space total:567|5:161|4:232|3:129|2:35|1:10| 567 2200 879 171 5 7 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 08 10:54:12 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 02 09:58:48 -0800 2008
Huzzah! What a glorious tale. I loved it! Certainly one of my new-favorite books; besides being oodles of fun to read, it was thoughtful, imaginative, charming, adventurous, surprisingly well written with delightful illustrations. I would never have believed that a Victo...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 08 09:05:28 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 02 13:47:49 -0800 2008 Delightful characters fill the book from cover to cover. The plot is both intriguing and pretty complex without being too confusing or obvious. The...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 15:53:57 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 16:02:14 -0700 2007 fun. I'd pretty much recommend this without any qualifications.

More light-hearted than the Hungry Cities Chronicles. I'm not sure if it's better. I think I like it better, though I don't love any of the characters as much as I ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 14:11:22 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 12:24:24 -0700 2008 This book was so much fun. Literally my only complaint is a few things at the end seemed wrapped up a little improbably. But wait... this is a Victorian Space Drama! Who am I to question what's probable? Hah. Anyway, the narrator is a delightful little opinionated boy, ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Oct 05 07:26:30 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 07:31:30 -0700 2007 There were lots of neat characters, space pi...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Aug 16 09:18:10 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 21:01:59 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 09:18:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:14:58 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:19:01 -0700 2007
This book could be sad but it has a happy ending,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 03 07:24:11 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:25:14 -0800 2009
Wir schreiben das Jahr des Herrn 1851. Im britischen Imperium herrscht Königin Victoria über England, die amerikanischen Kolonien und die Besitztümer der Krone auf Mond, Mars und anderen ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:31:03 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:58:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:08:16 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:09:06 -0700 2009 1
While I think I had heard of Philip Reeve previously, I had never heard of this book before I saw it reviewed on someone’s blog (sorry, I didn’t bookmark the link and I no longer remember where it was – if...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:49:21 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 18:10:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 18:31:51 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 07:14:37 -0700 2009
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We listened to this whole book on a weekend trip. Unfortunately, I was sick, kept falling asleep and had to be filled in on what I missed. But, before t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:33:13 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:33:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 13:16:29 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 22:42:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 21:00:20 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 21:00:51 -0700 2009 Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space is my latest success in that ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 07 10:58:17 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:19:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:40:54 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 00:46:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:14:40 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:50:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:50:06 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:58:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 13 21:45:55 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 17 21:52:48 -0700 2008 amazing and delightful and has footnotes and sibling hijinks and everybody should read it. Even your cranky grandfather and that hobo you always see on your way to the library.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1118655