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y separately published work icon The Pirates of Aireon single work   novel   science fiction   young adult  
Is part of The Airmen R. J. Ashby , 2012 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Pirates of Aireon
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'Jardan and his father ply the wilderness of Open Air, keeping one step ahead of marauders as they scrape a meagre existence from the ocean-covered world. When their airship is destroyed, Jardan finds himself cast adrift with nothing but a knife and a troublesome young woman. As Jardan struggles to remain the Airman his father raised him to be, he blazes a bloody trail across the watery planet. He may succeed, if he can escape from hordes of pirates, a sociopathic bounty hunter, and a sadistic madwoman bent on world conquest ... And if the pirate girl doesn't kill him first.' (Publication summary)

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Notes

  • Part one of a planned series, which was disrupted by cessation of Dragonfall Press in 2013.
  • Steampunk note: This story combines some of the technological and cultural icons of steampunk (airships, pirates) with a Robinson Crusoe-esque plot and themes of self-sufficiency.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Perth, Western Australia,: Dragonfall Press , 2012 .
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      Extent: 452p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 12, 2012
      ISBN: 9780985251710

Works about this Work

Alien Steampunk : B. J. Muirhead Reviews ‘The Airmen Bruce Muirhead , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2014 – March no. 13 2015;

— Review of The Pirates of Aireon R. J. Ashby , 2012 single work novel
Alien Steampunk : B. J. Muirhead Reviews ‘The Airmen Bruce Muirhead , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2014 – March no. 13 2015;

— Review of The Pirates of Aireon R. J. Ashby , 2012 single work novel
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