Firewing

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Firewing
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Firewing first edition cover.
Author Kenneth Oppel
Language English
Series Silverwing series
Genre Children's, Fantasy novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
April 18, 2002
Publication place Canada
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages329 pages
ISBN 978-0-00-639194-4
OCLC 49250078
Preceded by Sunwing  
Followed by Darkwing  

Firewing is a children's book written by the Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel. It is the third book in the series which also consists of: Silverwing , Sunwing and the prequel, Darkwing .

Contents

Publication history

Firewing was first released in Canada in April 2002. It was followed with its release in the United Kingdom and the United States in September 2002 and February 2003, respectively. Below is the release details for the first edition hardback and paperback copies in these three publication regions.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews praised Oppel's writing, calling it "beautiful in its evocation of the bat world". However, they noted a "problem with voice in the story", noting some poorly-worded sections. They added, "Such inelegant writing is unfortunate in the midst of a fine tale". [1]

School Library Journal's John Peters did not discuss Oppel's writing. Peters said the novel has "plenty of rousing action; special effects on a grand scale; a leavening of humor as well as stimulating thoughts on the nature of life, death, the afterlife, loyalty, courage, honesty, and other essential topics more than compensate for iffy internal logic". [2]

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References

  1. "Firewing". Kirkus Reviews . 2002-12-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. Peters, John (February 2003). Firewing. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-0-689-84993-0. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-21 via Chicago Public Library.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)