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A review by sparksofember
Larklight by Philip Reeve
4.0
The most enjoyable J/YA book I've read since Castle in the Air. It's got much the same style with it's tongue-in-cheek humor although it's definitely more steampunk/science fiction than fantasy. A turned-on-it's-head, alternate victorian era, scifi that is loads of fun so long as you disregard the science (walking on the moon, pirate ships in space, etc.)
Isaac Newton somehow discovered the secret of spacetravel & the British empire covers half the galaxy. The story is told by Art Mumby, he & his sister & father live in a ramshackle space-traveling house called Larklight. One day their home is attacked by large alien spiders. Art & his sister barely escape & are rescued by a young pirate & his crew. Thus they set out on their adventures to discover what has happened to their home, their captured (& likely eaten) father & who these strange spiders are & what exactly they are looking for. Their adventures take them to about every planet ranging from the moon to Jupiter & others (some unheard of) - they encounter space pirates, robots, various aliens, intelligent storms, conspiracies & a plot to take over the universe. There's also a strong message against prejudice throughout.
Isaac Newton somehow discovered the secret of spacetravel & the British empire covers half the galaxy. The story is told by Art Mumby, he & his sister & father live in a ramshackle space-traveling house called Larklight. One day their home is attacked by large alien spiders. Art & his sister barely escape & are rescued by a young pirate & his crew. Thus they set out on their adventures to discover what has happened to their home, their captured (& likely eaten) father & who these strange spiders are & what exactly they are looking for. Their adventures take them to about every planet ranging from the moon to Jupiter & others (some unheard of) - they encounter space pirates, robots, various aliens, intelligent storms, conspiracies & a plot to take over the universe. There's also a strong message against prejudice throughout.