Airborne is a book unlike any other. It blends elements of science fiction and fantasy, romance and steampunk, adventure and tragedy, all the time drawing on important social issues of our day: identity, prejudice, militarism, and cultural conflict. The male lead character is Siphero, a traumatized military engineering savant who suffers discrimination for his pacifist views. The female lead character is Awesha, a fiercely independent heiress who...