A small bat s curiosity touches off a war of extermination against all his kind in this actionpacked odyssey from the author of dead water zone 1993. Shes a little bigger than shades species, with broader wings. Whats your favorite book that you yourself have written. He was almost invisible against the night sky, the streaks of silver in his thick black fur flashing in the moons glow. During the summer holidays, when kenneth oppel was fourteen, oppel began to pen down a humorous narrative about a boy who was addicted to video games. The silverwing collection book by kenneth oppel official. After breaking one of the animal worlds biggest rules and becoming a fugitive, and getting lost at sea during a migration, shade. The dark wing, a 2001 science fiction novel by walter h. Nevertheless, oppel has created a very enjoyable book with bats that have humanlike personalities, which makes it even more interesting to. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. Shade, a young silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, wants to see the sun. Firewing darkwing known as dusk in the united kingdom is a young adult fantasy novel by canadian author kenneth oppel. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play.
Silverwing by kenneth oppel scholastic books for kids. I enjoyed writing silverwing and researching bats and inventing the characters and the world of the. This truly spellbinding sequel combines breathtaking suspense with humorous character development shade becomes jealous of chinook, a handsome hunk of a bat who courts marina, thoughtprovoking science humans trap the bats, tag them with explosive devices and turn. He has written 14 novels, 9 early readerschapter books, and 6 picture books. Matt cruse is a cabin boy on the aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition.
Three of his four silverwing novels about anthroporphic bats and two of his matt cruse novels set in an alternate world where airships ply the. Silverwing is a childrens novel by canadian author kenneth oppel. Firewing is a first rate sequel to kenneth oppel s earlier awardwinning novels, silverwing and sunwing. Kenneth oppel s new novel tackles many classic themes of the youngadult genre family, identity, finding a place in the world and addresses them thoughtfully. It is the prequel and fourth book of the silverwing series, and takes place 65 million years before the events of the first book. Oppels achievement in this book is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats. Silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997 by harpercollins. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher page.
Silverwing by kenneth oppel is a really good book in my opinion. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. But hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. Silverwing 2010 read online free book by kenneth oppel. Shade, the lost baby bat of the first book, has rejoined his colony only to lose his freedom as the bats plunge into a mysterious human building they believe is paradise. Kenneth oppel 1967 is a canadian author of fantasy and science fiction novels. Him and another named bathsheba gets separated from their pack on there way to hibernaculum, but goth, a vampire bat,is trying to hunt him down.
After gliding the chiropter, with its three claws, opposing to the two claws a bat. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. Please read it amazing job good work kenneth oppel awesome bats are my favorite animals. It describes the origins of the war between the birds and the beasts. Silverwing is a bestselling fiction novel, written by kenneth oppel, published in 1997. The silverwing book series is a series of novels by kenneth oppel about the adventures of a young bat. All four books, published between 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2007, are commonly assigned in the curriculum of upper elementary and middle school grades in canada, and in some parts of the united states. Since bats dont see colours, all they would notice is the brightness of the. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of gothicesque fantasy adventure about bats. Kenneth oppel was born in port alberni, british columbia, and grew up in victoria and halifax. Between mysterious flying beasts and pirate attacks, oppel gives readers a glimpse of life aboard an airship. He also lived in newfoundland and labrador, england, and ireland. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, shade meets a remarkable cast of characters.
In kenneth oppel s silverwing books, his protagonists and antagonists are bats, indeed the entire series is centered around bats, as well aas their interactions with each other and other species list of bat species in the silverwing books edit silverwings edit. From 1995 to 1996, oppel worked as an editor atquill and quire, the trade magazine of the canadian publishing industry. Hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. However, despite the fact that opel was born in port alberni, he spent a bigger part of his childhood days in victoria, bc, and halifax, nova scotia. Oppel has created a new cast of bats, griffin and luna, to join the old favourites, shade silverwing and marina brightwing.
While on the trip south to the hibernaculum, shade becomes separated from his flock during a rain storm. In anthropomorphising them, he explores their collective dreams and aspirations, as well as their individual characters. There are fantasy sequences capable of captivating both children and adults, and one of the newest is by kenneth oppel. Kenneth oppel born august 31, 1967 is a canadian childrens writer. May 11, 2004 goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. My son loves kenneth oppel books and this book is no exception. Firewing the silverwing trilogy book 3 kindle edition. His books are marketed toward young adults but fit well within the definition of heinleinesque juveniles.
Nov 15, 2011 kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces. Immediately following the events of the first novel, shade silverwing sets out with his friends to find his missing father, cassiel, and other bats who have gone missing from their colony. A chiropter is the name for pre bats in the book darkwing by kenneth oppel. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher. With a springtight plot, it propels the reader through exciting, chilling, and deliciously satisfying adventure. As punishment, owls burn the bats roost, forcing them to migrate earlier than normal. Printz honor book award and the canadian governor generals literary award for childrens literature. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. But he is determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. Kenneth oppel is the only author i know who has dared use a young bat as a protaganist, and the reward to the reader is a beautiful glimse into a bats black and white world. In satisfying his desire to catch just a glimpse of the sun, young shade defies a punishment imposed millions of years before when bats refused to fight in the great war between the birds and the beasts.
A small bat s curiosity leads to an actionpacked odyssey in the acclaimed silverwing trilogy from kenneth oppel, now available as a collectible boxed set. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. All four books, published between 1997, 1998, 2002. Oppel began by first penning down science fiction novels and then eventually moved to sorcery and sword tales. All the different kinds of bats in his silverwing series are based on real bat species. His books for children include the barnes and the brains series. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. While his bat books were quite good, airborn has the rare quality of slipping readers into his imagined universe. Young readers in particular should be able to identify with shade, whose longings and affections are remarkably human and always understandable. The silverwing collection a small bat s curiosity leads to an actionpacked odyssey in the acclaimed silverwing trilogy from kenneth oppel, now available as a collectible boxed set.
After breaking one of the animal worlds biggest rules and becoming a fugitive, and getting lost at sea during a migration, shade goes. In 1985, oppel wrote his first book colins fantastic video adventure, while at st. This first powerful novel successfully creates a new fantasyworld, and a. Meanwhile, the vampyrum spectrum bat goth has his own sinister goals to complete. Kenneth oppel gives a batseye view of the horrors of animal testing in sunwing, the sequel to his popular and awardwinning novel for middle readers, silverwing. But when he tries to find an exit, shade quickly realizes that instead of a paradise, the building is really a prison.
Silverwing series the silverwing book series is a series of novels by kenneth oppel about the adventures of a young bat. You do not need to read the silverwing books first, because it tells a seperate story to dusk. I liked this book a lot, but found it a bit disturbing at times. Silverwing by kenneth oppel, first edition abebooks. Kenneth oppel, best known for writing about bats, seems to be channelling the spirit of jules verne in airborn, a wildly imaginative new fantasy book. Kenneth oppel, who had his first book published when he was 18, really hit his stride a dozen years later with silverwing, the first volume in a thrilling adventure trilogy set in the nocturnal world of bats that immediately captured the attention of middle readers and award juries alikemore. Kenneth oppel we had a family friend who knew roald dahl one of my favourite authors and this friend offered to show dahl my story. A small bats curiosity touches off a war of extermination against all his kind in this actionpacked odyssey from the author of dead water zone 1993.
Kenneth oppel is the author of the silverwing series, about the adventures of a young bat, and the airborn series, following the exploits of a young airship student in an alternative reality in which airplanes were never invented. Oppel was born in port alberni, and spent his childhood in victoria, british columbia and halifax, nova scotia. Canadian library association book of the year for children silver birch award. May 28, 2010 shade, a young silverwing bat, is searching the countryside for his father when he discovers a huge glass building. Sunwing silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997 by harpercollins. The silverwing trilogy books by kenneth oppel from simon. Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppels bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. Good book at first it started out boring but it gets way more interesting trust me. Silverwing shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony.
Kenneth oppel gives a bat seye view of the horrors of animal testing in sunwing, the sequel to his popular and awardwinning novel for middle readers, silverwing. Author of silverwing, airborn, half brother, this dark endeavour, the boundless, the nest, every hidden thing and inkling, coming fall 2018. Shade, a young silverwing bat, is the runt of his colony. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of gothesque fantasy adventure about bats. They were unable to fly with their sails, instead they could use them to glide from one tree to another in a close distance. Zephyr is also an oracle, and accurately predicts the events of the book before they.
Kenneth oppel has 52 books on goodreads with 2573 ratings. Darkwing, a fictional bat monster associated with kamen rider knight. Its one of those stories that can be easily imagined as a reality, even if we do have planes and not airships. The main character, shade, is a small silverwing bat, who is frequently mocked and called runt.
He flapped harder, picking up speed as he homed in on the musical whine. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sunwing. Skimming over the banks of the stream, shade heard the beetle warming up its wings. Oppel moved to england and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students papers.
Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. He studied at the university of toronto where he now lives with his wife and two children. Nov 15, 2011 shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. Marina is based on an eastern red bat, a type of bat that, like shades species, is common in eastern canada. Sunwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher page. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of silverwing by kenneth oppel. When he flies inside, he finds a forest haven where, safe from predatory owls, hundreds of bats are finally living in the sunlight. Griffin, a young bat, is sucked into the underworld, and his father follows to rescue him. Oppel really hits his stride in this book, mixing science with science fiction and wrapping it in a fantasy tortilla.
Shade a newborn runt in silverwing, son of ariel and cassiel, father of griffin, mate of marina. The tone and artistic ambition of this series of bestsellers has been compared to the classic animal novel watership down. Airborn and skybreaker, the first two books in the series, have been among our bestselling and mosthonored titles, and we think youll find this one just as thrilling if not more so. Synopsis after being reunited with his colony after a long and. This first powerful novel successfully creates a new fantasyworld, and a convincing simulation of bat life. Silverwing 2010 read online free book by kenneth oppel in. Kenneth oppel is the only author i know who has dared use a young bat as a protaganist, and the reward to the reader is a beautiful glimse into a bat s black and white world. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, and hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum. He wrote four books for the silverwing novel series. Kenneth oppel his awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Apr 27, 2016 it took about 8 months for him to write each of his silverwing books, but 18 months to write airborn. Determined to show how brave he is, shade breaks one of the ancient rules that governs the bats. Silverwing is an engaging story about a bat named shade who is caught up in an adventure that is mysterious and incredible at the same time.
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