false <![CDATA[AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255872904m/4927961.jpg 4927961 1 Ladies and gentlemen, there's been a change in our flight plan. You may have heard of a group called the Etesian Front -- vigilantes dedicated to taking the skies back from terrorism. Sounds like a noble cause, right? But there's more to them than meets the eye. They're after someone I know. Someone who is either an average frequent flier -- or a terrorist. And he's got a secret. Something that will change the way we fly -- and the way we see technology -- forever.<br><br>To find him, we've altered course. We're en route to a country that doesn't exist on any maps. Only one person knows how to get us there: me. My name is Blythe, and I'll be your stewardess today. So buckle your seatbelts -- this will be the flight of your life. 4993578 10 3 2009 AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries total:93|5:10|4:25|3:37|2:17|1:4| 93 299 127 25 2 1 false false Thu Jul 02 21:02:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 19:06:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 20:47:13 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 20:49:50 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 12:00:16 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 12:00:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 15:22:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 19:51:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 20:24:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 21:26:56 -0700 2009 Air jumps through so many genres that, in truth, I'm not quite sure what to think about it. And that, in a nutshell, is both the book's greatest strength and greatest weakness.

A strength, because the skillful ways in which it negotiates existing as both fantasy and science fiction, spy ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:10:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:21:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Apr 05 18:53:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:02:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 16:17:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:54:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 16:28:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 16:33:41 -0700 2009
Interesting, to be sure, and I'm curious where it's going. If the pace weren't so frenetic, and if the ideas could then get a little more space and depth, I suspect I'd be all over it.

The pace and tone work to the degree that our pov character doesn't know what's g...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 06:28:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 06:35:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 10:54:54 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:35:07 -0700 2009 really fun if you're into strange stuff. The popular comparison is to the TV show Lost, and that works to a degree. But even then they'...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 23:30:22 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 23:33:11 -0700 2009
While not the best thing I've read, this series has piqued my interest enough to make me want to read more. Worth the look.]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 02 20:00:45 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 22:20:37 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:21:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:23:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 05:53:40 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:55:29 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri Oct 16 19:14:35 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 03:22:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 23:59:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 00:04:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 05:08:25 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:30:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 06:12:23 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 20:29:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:21:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:23:30 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4927961