About the Book

Dusk, a young chiropter – a breed known for arboreal gliding – discovers an unusual ability . . . The only member of his colony capable of powered flight, he is cast out into the harsh prehistoric wilderness. But after his colony is massacred by a prowl of carnivorous felids (proto-cats) could a homeless and hunted Dusk prove to be its only salvation?

From best-selling author Kenneth Oppel, comes a heart-stopping prehistoric adventure – the story of the very first bat.

Dusk was shortlisted for the LA Times Book Prize in the Young Adult Fiction category.

About the Author

Kenneth Oppel is the award-winning author of over twenty children’s books, including The Silverwing Trilogy, which has sold over a million copies worldwide, Airborn and Skybreaker, the Times and the Independent’s Children’s Book of the Year in 2005. Kenneth lives in Canada.