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Larklight
''Larklight, or the Revenge of the White Spiders! or to Saturn's Rings and Back!'' is a young adult novel written by Philip Reeve and illustrated by David Wyatt. It is the first book in the Larklight Trilogy. ''Larklight'' is a space opera set in an alternative Victorian era, in which mankind has been exploring the Solar System for at least a century, and wherein most of the planets are inhabitable. Protagonist Art Mumby narrates an attack on the British Empire and the Solar System at large by an ancient, arachnid-like extraterrestrial race, against which he and his family play a central role, aided by the pirate Jack Havock and his crew. Plot summary The story begins at Larklight, a house that orbits Earth's moon, where the Mumbys receive a visitor from the Royal Xenological Society, a Mr. Webster, who is revealed to be an extra-terrestrial resembling an enormous white spider. Art and his sister Myrtle escape; but their father is captured and presumed dead. Art and Myrtle l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larklight Trilogy
The ''Larklight'' trilogy is a trilogy of young adult novels by Philip Reeve, entitled ''Larklight'', ''Starcross (novel), Starcross'', and ''Mothstorm''. These books are all illustrated by David Wyatt (artist), David Wyatt. Setting Th''Larklight'' trilogyis set in an alternative Victorian-era universe, where mankind has been exploring the Solar System for at least a century. Earth is the same as it was in the late 19th century, but only the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its British Empire, Empire possess the engines to travel across the Solar System. The United States, which the British consider to be rebellious Thirteen Colonies, colonies, and France, though not technically at war with Britain on Earth, are in a struggle to sabotage the Britons' expansive interests and develop space technology of their own. London, the centre of the universe, has many spaceports and is the base of many organisations such as the Royal Xenological Society. ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |