The Prince of the Skies

Critics Review

• The language is mesmerizing, so lyrical and poetic. What a beautiful, thought-provoking read.

  Jennifer Ryan, bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The Kitchen Front

• I adored the character of Antoine, a man who is ingenious when flying a plane and an idiot when it comes to love. The descriptions of the life-and-death scrapes he and his aviator colleagues get into are gripping, and there’s a vivid sense of the sheer thrill of flying. It’s spellbinding!

  Gill Paul, Bestselling author of The Secret Wife

• A dreamy and exhilarating read, Antonio Iturbe pays homage to the trailblazing pilot and beloved author who inspired millions with his imagination and spirit of adventure

  Woman's Own

• an engrossing novel that vividly captures the excitement, thrills and dangers of flying in the twenties

  Choice

• Antonio Iturbe (The Librarian of Auschwitz) has written a dashing biographical fiction based on the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Iturbe writes with great verve and vividness of romantic travail and the hair-raising feats of early aviation, draws a sparkling portrait of Paris between the wars, and does imaginative justice to the life of a literary and military hero.

  Sydney Morning Herald

• The Prince of the Skies is an utterly fascinating insight into the phenomenal life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry…Antonio Iturbe has created a magical piece of writing, one that I highly recommend to all who want to…discover more about the man behind that classic tale The Little Prince. Compelling. Captivating. Spellbinding.

  www.writing.ie

• Iturbe exuberantly tells the story of author Antoine de Saint-Exupery and his passion for flying, poetry, and beautiful women. The author does a wonderful job of dramatizing how exhilarating and dangerous the early years of civil aviation were for a handful of bold and intrepid pilots. He also recreates in sparking fashion interwar French society. Saint-Ex, his colleagues, and their loves come to life in a novel that would do the author of The Little Prince proud.

  Publishers Weekly Starred Review

• Like Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, it’s a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. An important novel that will stand with other powerful testaments from the Holocaust era

  Booklist on The Librarian of Auschwitz

• No punches are pulled about the unimaginable atrocity of the death camps, a life-affirming history

  Kirkus Reviews, starred review on The Librarian of Auschwitz

• Once read, will never be forgotten . . . A hauntingly authentic Holocaust retelling

  School Library Journal on The Librarian of Auschwitz