Synopsis
Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and Marvellous) adventure begins. It takes them to the furthest reaches of Known Space, where they must battle the evil First Ones in a desperate attempt to save each other - and the Universe.
Recounted through the eyes of Art himself, Larklight is sumptuously designed and illustrated throughout.
About Philip Reeve
See more books from this AuthorWhen giant white spiders invade and attack their father, the two escape, propelled into a series of adventures that bring them into contact with Jack Havock, teen pirate, his crew of xenomorphs upon the aether-ship Sophronia, Sir Richard Burton, agent of Her Majesty’s Secret Service on Mars and T...
| Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Wednesday December 13 2006 In the article below, the reviewer commented on the similarity between the hero's name, Art Mumby, and that of real-life Victorian Arthur Munby.
Dec 09 2006 | Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...Art and Jack discover that the spiders were in fact man's precursors in this universe, and the mad Dr. Ptarmigan is working to help the arachnids reclaim it.
| Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...Larklight starts off with an attack on Art and Myrtle’s house, Larklight, by unknown spider creatures.
Feb 16 2007 | Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...Art and his sister Myrtle live with their father in Larklight, a rambling house that orbits the Earth.
Sep 19 2006 | Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...At this point the Mumsbys split, Myrtle as a captor and Arthur with Jack’s crew and readers must follow both stories to see how everything will fall into place.
May 05 2009 | Read Full Review of Larklight: A Rousing Tale of ...An aggregated and normalized score based on 62 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes