Dusk
Author(s): Kenneth Oppel
65 million years ago: the last dinosaurs are dying out, the mammals are beginning to take over the earth and the very first bats are learning how to fly. Our young hero Dusk, a chiropter - a small arboreal glider - discovers an unusual ability. The only member of his colony capable of powered flight, Dusk becomes an outcast. But after his colony is massacred by a prowl of carnivorous felids (proto-cats), a homeless and hunted Dusk may prove to be its salvation. Set during a dynamic evolutionary moment in earth's history, "Dusk" tells the story of the very first bat, and a colony's perilous journey to find a new home.
Product Information
An engrossing, heart-stopping adventure from bestselling author Kenneth Oppel, set deep in the harsh prehistoric wilderness ...
Kenneth Oppel is the award-winning author of THE SILVERWING SAGA, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. AIRBORN won the prestigious Governor General's Award in Canada and was an IBBY Honour Book. SKYBREAKER was a New York Times bestseller and was long-listed for the Carnegie Medal. It was also The Times and The Independent's Children's Book of the Year in 2005. Kenneth Oppel lives in Canada.
General Fields
- :
- : Faber and Faber
- : Faber Children's Books
- : 0.305
- : 01 April 2008
- : 197mm X 127mm X 28mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kenneth Oppel
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 432
- : Fantasy & magical realism