The Silverwing Collection (Boxed Set) - (Silverwing Trilogy) by Kenneth Oppel (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A small bat's curiosity leads to an action-packed odyssey in the acclaimed Silverwing trilogy from Kenneth Oppel, now available as a collectible boxed set.

Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, and he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum. But when a fierce storm separates Shade from his colony, he soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life--and that journey is just the beginning of an epic trilogy of adventure, wonder, and suspense.

Ideal for fans of Tolkien and fantasy, this boxed set includes paperback editions of Silverwing, Sunwing, and Firewing.

Review Quotes

"Action-packed and suspenseful." - Booklist

"Fans of the first two books will find that this new adventure, with its compelling geography and cosmology of the Underworld, takes them places Silverwing and Sunwing never dreamed of." -- Horn Book

"A tour-de-force fantasy; a can't-put-down adventure for readers from age eight all the way to adult."-- "Smithsonian"

"An absorbing adventure story...gripping."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Do not miss this rip-roaring adventure by a very talented young writer."-- "VOYA"

"Oppel's writing is beautiful in its evocation of the bat world..."-- "Kirkus"

"Plenty of rousing action..."-- "School Library Journal"

"Readers with a penchant for losing themselves in fantasy worlds will revel in Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing . . . A richly imagined work."-- "The Globe and Mail"

"Replete with appealing characters, scary adversaries, bat lore, natural history, unanswered questions, and conflicting theologies, the story takes on a promising sweep...."-- "Kirkus"

"Shade's dangerous adventures make a memorable impact."-- "The Horn Book"

"Sunwing soars!"-- "Quill and Quire"

"The perfect adventure for a noble hero...."-- "School Library Journal"

"The plot is fast-ppaced and the characters well-defined."-- "VOYA"