Sunwing by Kenneth Oppel
When eternal darkness threatens to invade, Shade and Marina must journey to the far southern jungle to save the world in this thrilling sequel to Silverwing. Shade, a young Silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human building containing a vast forest. Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night and teeming with insects to eat. And through the glass roof, the bats can finally see the sun, free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. Is this Paradise the fulfillment of Nocturna's Promise to return the bats to the light of day? Shade and his Brightwing friend Marina aren't so sure. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade's father? It isn't long before Shade and Marina are swept up on a perilous journey that takes them to the far southern jungle--the homeland of Goth, now king of all the Vampyrum Spectrum: cannibal bats with three-foot wingspans. With the help of an abandoned owl prince and General Cortez's rat army, Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his father--and stop Goth from harnessing the dark powers of Cama Zotz to create eternal night. In this continuation of Shade's saga, Kenneth Oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of Silverwing, which Smithsonian magazine called a tour-de-force fantasy, and takes it to a new level of excitement.Kenneth Oppel a seulement douze ans lorsqu'il d?cide de devenir auteur. Il fait ses d?buts en ?crivant des romans de science-fiction, puis se lance dans l'?criture de contes de sorciers. L'ann?e o? il finit ses ?tudes secondaires, son premier livre, Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure, est sur les tablettes de toutes les librairies. Kenneth a poursuit ses ?tudes en cin?ma et en anglais ? l'Universit? de Toronto. ? ce jour, il a publi? plus de 20 livres pour enfants et adolescents, ainsi qu'un roman pour adultes. Il a remport? de nombreux prix prestigieux et a gagn? l'admiration de millions de jeunes lecteurs partout dans le monde. Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing et Darkwing ainsi que Brise-Ciel et Fils du ciel figurent parmi ses plus grands succ?s. Kenneth est n? en 1967 ? Port Alberni, une petite ville situ?e sur l'?le de Vancouver. Il vit maintenant ? Toronto avec sa conjointe et ses trois enfants.
Kenneth Oppel was born in 1967 in Port Alberni, British Columbia and spent most of his childhood in Victoria and Halifax. He has a BA from the University of Toronto (a double major in cinema studies and English). He is the best-selling author of the Silverwing series wich has sold over a million copies worldwide and has won numerous awards including the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, as well as a host of children's choice awards across the country. Kenneth lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416949978 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416949976 |
| Title | Sunwing |
| Author | Kenneth Oppel |
| Series | Silverwing Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2008-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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