The Flying Barons of Negriponte (The Aether Empire Book 1) By James Calbraith – Pump Up Your Book Tour. Genre: Historical Fantasy/Candlepunk. In the ruins of a fallen Empire, the first ever female pilot takes part in a flying boat race to free her people from the foreign oppression… They killed her father. They took her ship. But nothing will stop Ikaria’s vengeance. She and Sire Mikhael of Chiarenza set out to challenge the supremacy of the six Hexarchs, the infamous Flying Barons of Negriponte. Read excerpt and guest post by the author.