Darkwing

As this book leads up to Silverwing, it should not be read based off those books and instead, should be regarded as a book before then. That said, this book is quite interesting, I'm sure the implications of evolution must have ticked a few parents off(you know why), but it's great regardless of something that shouldn't even be an issue to begin with.

The perspective is a nice touch, as well as the plot's progression.

I've not read much of it, but if I finish it and have more to say, this review will be edited.

This book takes you to another realm, where the young 'chiropter' who wants to fly - as a result is shunned from his colony. Nowhere as lame as my terrible plot outline describes, I enjoyed this book as a teenage fantasy novel.

I found Darkwing to be excessively violent and fairly disturbing. There's definitely a Darwinian theme running through the book; everything seems to be killing and eating everything else. If you can overlook the violence, Darkwing is a fairly readable and enjoyable book. Readers of animal fantasy who aren't disturbed by the violence, and especially fans of Oppel's other books, will probably enjoy Darkwing.

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The prequel to the silverwing trilogy, Darkwing takes place during the reign of the saurians, giant reptilian creatures that ruled the earth. Our story starts with Dusk, the world's first bat. From the moment he was born, he was recognized as different. The beasts had made a pact, that they would hunt down and kill all saurian eggs. When the last egg is destroyed, Carnissial still craves flesh, and is shunned for that. Carnissial attacks the homeplace of Dusk, and he must fly to help the rest of his family. Why is this strange? The rest of Dusk's family are chiropters, and they can only glide.

Another amazing book by Kenneth Oppel. Intruiging and fantastic are some of the few woeds that come close to having the ability to describe this show more book. Even if you haven't read the Silverwing trilogy, this book is just as good as a standalone. A must-read for those that read all the time, or only read enough books to get by. show less

A very interesting prequel to the silverwing series, I liked having dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals involved instead of being set in modern day.

From the author of the acclaimed Silverwing trilogy comes an extraordinary adventure set 65 million years age. Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing species.

This is a very good book for young reader. 65 Million years ago creatures had to find a way to life with each other. It`s not like the Silverwing Trilogie, but Kenneth Oppel really makes you interested in the life of not only bats. At the end it gets really exciting.