Kenneth oppel born august 31, 1967 is a canadian childrens writer. Explain using information from the book and your own ideas. The silverwing book series is a series of novels by kenneth oppel about the adventures of a. I turned 19 not too long ago and in a fit of nostalgia i ordered all the books in the series. But hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. Silverwing is an awesome story about a young bat and his adventures. Silverwing, vermithor, and tessarion, the dragon of aegon iis brother prince daeron, let loose their flames upon tumbleton, which was savagely sacked.
I love the silverwing saga by kenneth oppel however it does get kinda dark and sad in the last few books. Silverwing fanfiction archive with over 159 stories. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition by. Airborn was winner of a michael l printz honor book award, and the canadian governor generals award for childrens literature. If you have exactly 100,000 miles on the speedo, how many actual miles has that scooter run. Shade is a young bat, the runt of the silverwing colony.
Aurora and lucretia the two other female silverwing elders. Silverwing ragnaros angelus mortis 120 nightborne beast mastery hunter, 467 ilvl. The tone and artistic honor for bestsellers were compared to watership down. Shade, a young silverwing bat, is searching the countryside for his father when he discovers a huge glass building. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They encounter many other characters such as zephyr, a bat who can see through the past and future, the cannibals goth and throbb, the rat kings romulus and remus, and humans who attempt to capture or kill them. The characters of silverwing once id decided to write a book about bats, i wanted all my bat characters to be based on real species. Once id decided to write a book about bats, i wanted all my bat characters to be. Sunwing, the sequel to the book silverwing, is a a book written by the author kenneth oppel. Shades story continues in sunwing, as he travels to the far southern jungle, where he will do all he can to find. He does not know of his father, but has heard many great stories about him from his mother and the rest of the colony.
The tone and artistic ambition of this series of bestsellers has been compared to the classic animal novel watership down. Shade and all the other characters live in a normal house and have random adventures in our world almost like a family. I think children of about 10 to 12 are the perfect audience for the book. While on the trip south to the hibernaculum, shade becomes separated from his flock during a rain storm. Silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997 by harpercollins. There she meets a giant bat, goth, and together they will embark in a journey that will soon involve the fate of their world. Airborn was winner of a michael l printz honor book award, and the. Darkwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition. The main plot is a continuation of the original story first book in which young.
Silverwing sw is the first dragon usually encountered and conquered in a normal veeshans peak crawl. The book doesnt say for sure, but i think quangha has a little bit of a crush on willow. By using real bats as my inspiration, i was also able to include all sorts of factual information in the story. The humans banded marina and the colony banished her, thinking that the band was a bad omen. The first three books, taking place contemporary to publication date, are best read in order. Shade takes a dare from another young silverwing bat, and takes a peek at the sun. I love this book because it is very, very, very suspenseful. A minor character who had a major importance in this book was marina. Marina, a brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg. They are feared by all bats, and are the main enforcers of the law.
The main character, shade, is a small silverwing bat, who is frequently mocked and called runt. I saw a picture on facebook of one with exactly 100,000 miles on the speedo. 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. Sorry for any mistakes, my first language is french. Hotline is a proprietary protocol of hotline communications that provides news, chat and ftp. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darkwing the silverwing trilogy book 1.
In the third installment, firewing, he is one of the main characters. The information about bats in the story is also accurate, and its clear the author did. Determined to show how brave he is, shade breaks one of the ancient rules that governs the bats. Once running, the engine does not stop even if you switch off the immobilizers antenna and take out the key. Shade silverwing is the runt of the colony, and he lives a life of darkness, as bats were not allowed to see the sun due to an ancient battle. Then, one day, the colony goes on the yearly trip to go mate with the m. In this book a bat named dusk is different,he can fly. The main character, shade, is a small silverwing bat, who is frequently mocked. He wants to see the sun rise and simply does not understand why he must be back to the colony before first light, until the morning he narrowly misses being.
Stella, a silverwing orphan, gets captured by humans and brought to a city where she receives a band. Silverwing is the second installment of the silverwing series, following the prequel darkwing. Read silverwing, by kenneth oppel online on bookmate shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. Sunwing is the second novel in the silverwing franchise. Imagine you are one of the characters in this chapter. Silverwing by kenneth oppel is one of the best books i have ever read.
In firewing, her role is much more minor compared to the other two books in the series. The first book has been made into a successful episode, animated television miniseries, shown on the canadian cable channel teletoon and currently being shown on toon disneys jetix. Goths portly brother inlaw is not as fast or strong as he. Shade silverwing is a runt, and often mocked by his peers, who take pride in their size and strength. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Silverwing, book by kenneth oppel mass market paperback. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Ulysses, novel by irish writer james joyce, first published in book form in 1922. All that the honda silverwing fjs600 hiss immobilizer unit does is unlock the computer at initial startup. I have never read a book from a bats prospective and i thought it was a good take on the story. He goes to sleep on the floor, the cold, hard floor. Icarus tells ariel and shade of cassiels whereabouts.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. That happened to the main character in the story who is a small bat in his colony. These episodes have also been strung together to make 3 movies. Silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997. As punishment, owls burn the bats roost, forcing them to migrate earlier than normal.
Darkwing is a prequel, of sorts, taking place in prehistoric times, and could be read as a standalone. In silverwing, shade, a young silverwing bat, gets separated from his colony and must set out on a dangerous journey to find his way back to them. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, shade meets a remarkable cast of characters. Darkwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition by kenneth oppel, keith thompson. The silverwing book series is a series of novels by kenneth oppel about the adventures of a young bat. Silverwing by kenneth oppel read online on bookmate. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of gothicesque fantasy adventure about bats. All video audio comics books short stories characters the story of warcraft.
This category lists all the characters from the film the book of life. From beginning to end, all three books in the silverwing saga arewell, there arent enough words to describe them. Darkwing is a distant prequel to the silverwing trilogy and follows the journey of dusk, a chiropter whose distinct differences from the rest of his colony serve as a depiction of an early ancestor to bats. The book of life wiki is a fandom movies community. Shade, a young silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, wants to see the sun. Be aware that there are a couple scenes that may be frightening to younger children in regards to a character who. I know the reading excerpt is a little long for this one even with me condensing it down but i couldnt help but include as much of the whole scene as i could. Sieankirkwood anothercrazycanadian aniju aura astar goldenwing wolfman123. From what little information we are given of the humans. Silverwing is a classic story, 2d animation, unique plot. 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. Sharon alexander a young brightwing bat living alone on an island. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Silverwing silverwing, book 1 kenneth oppel, david frankland on.
Silverwing 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. Ulf and silverwing remained with the hightower host at tumbleton. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the. The story is set in the early paleocene epoch, shortly after the extinction of large. All the action takes place in and around dublin on a single day june 16, 1904. I enjoyed them immensely again, and have decided to hold on to them because ill surely read them again in the future. Jun 27, 2015 silverwing kenneth oppel bookclubsets shade is a young silverwing bat, known as the runt of the colony despite his fathers fame as a hunter, who finds it difficult to adjust to the rules. It is about shade, the runt of his colony and is so small that he gets bullied for it. The fact that there is an immobilizer unit on the engine is not a cause for concern.
The book also could generate good classroom discussions about differences in culture and religion. List of characters in silverwing wikifur, the furry encyclopedia. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of gothesque fantasy adventure about bats. Now anxious to sit down to a feast of silverwing before flying back home, he is a constant threat to shade and marinas safety.
Bill switzer a young heroic silverwing bat whom zephyr taught how to use echo projection. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition by oppel, kenneth. In the second book, shade claims marina as his mate. I have recut all episodes of bardels silverwing animated series into a 2hour movie which is designed to be as close to kenneth oppels book as possible. Silverwing is a bestselling fiction novel, written by kenneth oppel, published in 1997. Shade, goth, marina, and everyone else are the most amazing and unexpected characters you will ever meetand their adventures are the most intense you will ever find. The information about bats in the story is also accurate, and its clear the author did his homework about bats before writing the book.
I felt this book had a lot of adventure and some sad and happy parts. Silverwing book ottawa public library bibliocommons. Shade stays with marina and finds his colony at hibernaculum. He wrote four books for the silverwing novel series. Jarod constantly praises chinook for his hunting abilities. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. It was important to me that my characters seem like real animals, and not just cartoon creations. Kenneth opel is a really good author, he writes with emotion and he really feels for his characters.
This production was in no way affiliated with, approved by, or authorized by kenneth oppel, bardel entertainment or anyone else associated with silverwing. When willow stays with the nguyens, he has to give up his side of the cot so willow can sleep comfortably. Sunwing the second book was very enjoyable as well, with many dramatic twists and turns that kept me on the edge of. A small bats curiosity leads to an actionpacked odyssey in the acclaimed silverwing trilogy from kenneth oppel, now available as a collectible boxed set. This book is about a young bat named shade, the runt of his colony. Along the way, hell meet up with bats of different speciessome friendly, some not. Hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. But he is determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to hi. Silverwing contributed her flames to the funeral pyre of king aenys i targaryen, together with the dragons quicksilver and vermithor. Silverwing brought me through a flood of adventures. Buy the mass market paperback book silverwing by kenneth oppel at indigo.
Its another book where the protagonist learns who he is, and oppel does a fresh take on it by making the main characters bats. They encounter many other characters such as zephyr, a bat who can see through the past and. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. The stylistically dense and exhilarating novel is generally regarded as a masterpiece and is constructed as a parallel to homers odyssey. List of characters in silverwing wikifur, the furry. The encyclopedia of all things silverwing, bats, and the like that anyone can edit polls forums recent changes categories new pages wanted pages administrators users help welcome, silverwing fanatics and casual fans, to silverwing wiki, the silverwing wikia, the defintive source for silverwing information. A smithsonian notable book for children, silverwing combines action, fantasy and factual information. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of. This first book in the classic silverwing sagaa smithsonian notable book for childrenis reissued with new cover art. Rewriting, and translation, of an old fanfic ive done in 2008. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher page. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy kenneth oppel on.
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. Unfortunately, he is spotted by a deadly owl, and barely escapes with his life. According to legend, silverwing hatched from the dragons egg that was placed in the cradle of alysanne targaryen by her sister rhaena in 36 ac. Shade will have to learn quickly which ones to trust if hes ever going to see his family again. The first book was adapted into an animated television miniseries, shown on teletoon and jetix. The book is a fictional adventure book which would delight any reader whose interests are fantasy.
Silverwing was kept unchained beyond the town walls, free to fly and hunt. I have read stories about silverwings going over 100,000 miles and more. When he flies inside, he finds a forest haven where, safe from predatory owls, hundreds of bats are finally living in the sunlight. After breaking one of the animal worlds biggest rules and becoming a fugitive, and getting lost at sea during a migration, shade goes. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Silverwing novel simple english wikipedia, the free. Kenneth oppel really gets me into the book from the start to the finish. Shade silverwing, also known as shade is the main protagonist in kenneth oppels silverwing series he is the son of ariel silverwing and cassiel silverwing and later the father of griffin silverwing and becoming mate to marina brightwing he is the protagonist of the novel silverwing as well as its sequel, sunwing. While these characters are not particularly well rounded, readers will sympathize with the. Silverwing is the first installment of the silverwing series, though it is chronologically preceded by the prequel darkwing. When he gets lost during a perilous migration he must prove his strength to find his flock again. Oppel was born in port alberni, and spent his childhood in victoria, british columbia and. There is more information available on owl at wikipedia.
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