Before there were bats like Shade, Marina or even Goth, there was a young chiropter a small arboreal glider named Dusk. . . . It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth s evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. What he does know is that he is different from the other newborn chiropters. Not content to use his large sails to glide down from the giant sequoia tree, Dusk discovers that if he flaps quickly enough, he can fly. But ...
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Before there were bats like Shade, Marina or even Goth, there was a young chiropter a small arboreal glider named Dusk. . . . It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth s evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. What he does know is that he is different from the other newborn chiropters. Not content to use his large sails to glide down from the giant sequoia tree, Dusk discovers that if he flaps quickly enough, he can fly. But this strange gift that makes him feel like an outcast from the colony will also make him its saviour. After most of the colony is savagely massacred by the felids the earth s first mammalian carnivores Dusk must lead his fellow chiropters to a new home, and a new life. Against a tableau of disappearing dinosaurs and the ascent of the mammal kingdom, Oppel has created an adventure fantasy that sets the stage for the birth of the bats, the story of the forebears of Shade, the beloved hero of the Silverwing series. As with all Silverwing books, it is impossible to simply read Oppel s Darkwing; each of us enters a world of convincing characters, warring theologies, incredible natural history and a story that roars through head, heart and imagination. A tale that can be read as a stand- lone or as a prequel, Darkwing will be a welcome new classic for the millions of Kenneth Oppel fans."
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Very Good+ 0002007444. Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 336 pages; 2007 EOS: Harpercollins. Larger trade size paperback in glossy pictorial wraps. Uncorrected Proof/ ARC. Prepublication 1st printing. Tightly bound and very neat; feels and appears unread with just trace shelf evidence to externals. VG++ to NF.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0002007444. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Signed by author on title page.; North 49; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0002007444. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Flat-signed by author on title page.; North 49; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall; Signed by Author.
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Very Good in Very Good+, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 9; signed by Kenneth Oppel on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; removable "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover.
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Near Fine. Book Advance Reading Copy of the Uncorrected Proofs The Toronto author won the Governor General Award for Children's fiction in 2004 for Airborn. 324pp. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Slight rubbing to jacket edges.
first time i have read a book by oppel but I am now going to read his other books. This book took place about 65 million years ago. About how different animals might have been like after the dinosaurs died off. How they might have lived. The characters in the book were great. I really liked dusk and was rooting for him. there can be deeper meaning how everyone can be different it is good. you dont have to hate differences. Just could not put it down.