Silverwing

Oppel, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0006481795 / ISBN 13: 9780006481799

Published by HarperCollins World, 1999

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP65268061

Synopsis:

Shade is a young Silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he is determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a torrential storm, Shade is swept away from his family, his friends, and the only life he has ever known. Alone and frightened as winter fast approaches and temperatures plunge, Shade must make a remarkable journey to rejoin his colony to the south.

Review: SILVERWING is top-notch fantasy adventure writing. Go 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)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Silverwing
Publisher: HarperCollins World
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good