Lighter Than Air

by Henry Melton

Overview

Henry Melton, author of the award winning Emperor Dad, brings you a Small Towns, Big Ideas science fiction adventure from Upper Peninsula Michigan. It could be the best prank in the history of Munising High School's unofficial Prank Day. Working for a next door neighbor inventor had left Jon Kish with unlimited quantities of lighter-than-air foam, perfect for building...say, a full-sized flying saucer! High school honor demanded it. Plus with the family stress of his mother's surgery, he needed something to keep his mind occupied. But then little sister Cherry launched the runaway craft, trapping herself aboard, and events more serious than high school pranks or Mother's cancer were about to focus the world's attention on this little northern town. Winner of the Eleanor Cameron Golden Duck Award.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935236238
Publisher:	Wire Rim Books
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	347 KB

About the Author

Henry Melton is often on the road with his wife Mary Ann, a nature photographer and frequently captivated by the places he visits. This has inspired his latest series of novels; Small Towns, Big Ideas. Formerly a programmer specializing in database work and web design, he pioneered Internet use for a Fortune 500 company until the tech bubble collapse. In the early days of home computers, he created one of the earliest commercial word processing programs, and built his own computers back when that meant wiring the chips together by hand to his own schematics. Henry's short fiction has been published in many magazines and anthologies, most frequently in ANALOG. Catacomb, published in DRAGON magazine, is considered a classic, and by the continuing fan mail twenty years later, a formative influence among modern computer gaming programmers. Many of these are available for free on his website. Other than an occasional short story, most of his time is spent writing science fiction YA novels. Currently being published by Wire Rim Books are the Small Towns, Big Ideas series of books, where high school aged heroes of the here and now are confronted with classic science fiction themes. The first, Emperor Dad, was the winner of the 2008 Darrell Award for Best Novel. Sharing what he’s learned about the art, craft, and business of writing has been an on-going part of his life, from grade school readings to teaching formal classes and veranda coaching for the students of George Benson Christian College in Zambia during his 2007 trip to Africa.

Editorial Reviews

Lighter Than Air is a good read for the whole family that teenagers will love from start to finish! Ample scientific facts are scattered throughout the story, thus enriching the plot and feeding the mind. It is entertaining and exciting to read, one of Henry's best science fiction stories. There is adventure, mystery and fast pace as in all Henry's novels. I am looking forward to his new novel to read.

Liana Metal