Airborn: an edge of the chair audiobook

Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn (unabridged)(audiobook)
Full Cast Audio, 2006. 10 CDs $45.00 978-1-933322-54-4
Fantasy

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.
There’s only one word to describe this Full Cast Audio’s version of Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn and that word is: outstanding. Oppel, of course, has written a fantasy that dares the reader to put the book down, but translating an author’s words to an audio book doesn’t guarantee the same reader involvement. In this case, Full Cast Audio has cast the perfect voices for the various characters in the story. A total of 32 different voices bring the story of Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries to life, and the pirates themselves are Jack Sparrow worthy. The beauty of the airship Aurora, the otherworldliness of the cloudcats and the danger posed by pirates come alive and envelop the listener. The cast doesn’t just read the story; the cast becomes the characters. Readers who say they don’t like fantasy, or science fiction will change their minds after listening to this presentation. Even if the print version is on the shelf, adding the audio version is highly recommended. RZ