Firewing

by Kenneth Oppel

Book Overview

The forest heaves and splits in a terrible quake, and Griffin, a newborn Silverwing, is sucked deep into the earth. Drawn into the underworld, he must confront the ghosts of his father's past before they threaten to take him, too.

When Griffin is sucked into the Underworld, his father Shade must act fast--for legend says that if the living stumble into the land of the dead, they only have a short time before death claims them as its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416949992
• ISBN13: 9781416949992
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Review: Firewing

This great book contains and interesting plot, in which a young bat named Griffin, half brightwing, half silverwing, journeys into the underworld. Anxiously he searches for an escape rout, at the same time, saving his friend Luna.I liked to read this book, with the vivid detail and fascinating story. Clear pictures would form in my mind, clearing other thoughts and absorbing me inside the wonderful scenes. Not only does this book contian excitment, it also hooks the reader into the story, creating a fine story.

One of the best books I've ever read (and I've read a lot)

Oh Oh OH!!This is one of the best books I've ever read. All of the characters were well-defined and cute. I loved the gripping begining, action-filled plot, and the exciting (but unbelievebly sad) ending. It was just good! It was the perfect sequil (sorry) to Silverwing and Sunwing. I wish I could write more, but I'd be telling you the ending (and you don't want that).Kenneth Oppel's SILVERWING SAGA should be made into a movie.Seriously.

A True Furry Fantasy

I'm 15 years old and an above average reader for my age. This book is for 12 year year olds, they say.Yeah right.After I finish a book, I ususally sit there and digest it; maybe mention it to a friend later, and not conciously think about after a few hours. I finished 'Firewing' almost a day ago now and have not stopped thinking and talking about it. I can't seem to put it down, even though I've finished it!'Firewing' is the sequel to 'Sunwing' is the sequel to 'Silverwing'. In a nutshell, Shade Silverwing's son, Griffen, is sucked into the Underworld where he has a limited amount of time to find his - dead - friend, convince her she's dead, and try to find a way out. Meanwhile, his father comes and tries to rescue him; he also has to defend himself and his son against his enemy, Goth, but finds that it is rather hard to kill a dead-beast. Oh yeah, and the 'evil' god Cama Zots is trying to take over the Upper World (i.e., land of the living) the entire time. And there's no real food or water. And then...Well, just read the book and you'll find out all about the horrible accident at the begining, the friends everyone meets, and you even get to ponder if the gaint, canabil bats are really all that evil.If you have read "Redall," (by Brian Jacques) Shade is remarkably similar to Matthais, as he is small but brave and is trying his best at a new concept: fatherhood, while his son is trying to cope with having a father known for his heroic deeds.'Firewing' has action, suspense, friendship, and a great ending (though I'm still trying to decide if it's happy or not...) I'd reccomend this book to anyone of any age, wheather you normal read 'furry fantasies' or not.Gosh, if you like reading at all you'd like this book.

WOW!

I have read both Silverwing and Sunwing and Oppel has definatley done it again with Firewing. Although it may be hard to understand if you haven't read the first two, it is definatley a wonderful book! The suspense is incredible and makes you want to read more and more! I praise Oppel on another job well done!

Kenneth Oppal is brilliant!

Griffin, ashamed at the outcome of an utimatly fatal accident, flees into the forest, and is shortly after sucked into a dark void. Frightened and alone, he finds himself in a deadly underworld, run by the Vampyrem and their lord, Cama Zotz. All are dead there, and most oblivious to the fact. And there is no food; no water. Nobody knows he is there. All but Shade, his father. And Shade plunges into the underworld to seek his son, given but two days by the elders of his colony. But, as usual, Goth is there. Given orders by Cama Zotz to destroy Griffin, and thus take his life, he is stregthened and cloaked by Zotz. But Shade and Griffin are not without accomplices. A new cast of characters [including Frieda and another "good" cannibal bat] sets out to recieve sanctuary from a mystical tree created by Nocturna. This book is fast paced and exiting. Kenneth Oppal knows how to balance: to weigh the readers patiance. The perspective swiftly changes from Griffin to Goth to Shade and then back again, all the time satisfying the reader.