Synopses & Reviews
As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . .
Dusk
He alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned—or worse. As the leaders son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin?
Carnassial
He has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive, but will dominate the world of beasts.
From the author of the internationally acclaimed Silverwing trilogy comes an extraordinary adventure set sixty-five million years ago. Kenneth Oppel, winner of a Michael L. Printz Honor for airborn, has crafted a breathtaking animal tale that reaches out to the human in all of us.
About the Author
Kenneth Oppel is the bestselling author of Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Awardand the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award, and Airborn, which won the Governor Generals, Red MapleandRuth & Sylvia Schwartz Awards. Also a finalist for the prestigious TD Childrens Literature Award, Airbornwas a Michael L. Printz Honor Bookin the U.S. and an IBBY Honour Book. His million-copy-selling Silverwing Saga won the Mr. Christies Book Award. Oppel lives in Toronto with his family. <>.