1: Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel

1: Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel

The first novel in the award-winning, bestselling Silverwing saga. An epic and dangerous journey deep into the fascinating kingdom of bats - it's up to Shade, the runt of the newborns, to save his colony ...

SILVERWING is top-notch fantasy adventure writingGo for it. * Daily Telegraph *
cracking stories, brimming with adventure, redolent of great mythical sagas of the past, alive with invention, thoughtful - at times profound and probing - and never faltering when it comes to thrills and page-turning power. * Carousel *
Fast faced, cliff-hanging action . . . Recommend this one. * School Library Journal *
Totally compelling . . . an excellent adventure story. * The Scotsman *
Oppel's achievement is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats. This first powerful novel successfully creates a new fantasy world. * Literary Review *
A JONATHAN LIVINGSTONE SEAGULL of the bat community . . . this epic journey is gripping, and details of bat life are inventively and convincingly imagined. * Publisher's Weekly *
FIREWING: 'The third book in a riveting saga about bats ... capable of enthralling both 9-11s, as well as an older audience.' * Achuka website *
A fascinating, gripping adventure story * Teen Titles *

Kenneth Oppel wrote his first novel at the age of 15, and enterprisingly sent it to his favourite writer, Roald Dahl. Publication soon followed, and since then he has written more than a dozen books, including an adult novel, THE DEVIL'S CURE, and the bestselling SILVERWING saga, for which he has won many prizes in his native Canada. He now lives and works in Toronto with his wife and two children.

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ISBN 13	9780340743485
ISBN 10	0340743484
Title	1: Silverwing
Author	Kenneth Oppel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Children's Group
Year published	1999-08-19
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.