silverwing is amazing! its creative, sophisticated, and very tasteful. the silverwing series has got to be kenneth oppel's greatest books. the plot is very simple, a young bat called "shade" is oftenly teased because of how clumsy and weak he is, so he sets off on a mission to prove himself worthy to the others but most importantly himself. out to find his father, he meets a tough female bat the about his age as well as a gigantic cannible bat (eats other bats) and his miserable sidekick. as the story unravels, more characters and places are discovered. what started out as a simple plot, becomes a complex one that links every detail together. silverwing has truly created a genre of it own. if you havent read this, you dont know what your missing! its one of the best novels ive read in my life, and its perfect for just about any age, capable of reading novels. once you start reading it, you wont want to put it down.