Sunwing (2000) (edit title/settings)

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• Shade: A young Silverwing bat. Originally the tiny, awkward runt of his litter, Shade has grown over his long journey. He is now larger and has grown into his bat skills. He has learned the ability to sing pictures into the heads of other bats and owls, as well as the ability to move objects with sound.
• Marina: A Brightwing bat. She was outcast from her clan because of the band she was given by humans, which has since been torn off. She is now an accepted member of the Silverwing colony due to her integral part in Shade staying alive and finding Hibernaculum.
• Goth: A Vampyrum Spectrum bat from the jungle with a six foot wingspan and a taste for meat.
• General Cortez: The current ruler of the southern rat kingdom.
• Frieda: The eldest Silverwing bat. She is one of the many banded by humans. She has the ability to read the echo-songs stored in Tree Haven's echo chamber, the method used by the Silverwings use to pass on their colony's history, which she teaches to Shade.
• Zephyr: The blind albino bat who inhabits the cathedral spire, guiding bats along their migration path. He possesses the power to hear the past, present, and future. Knows how to use certain berries to heal minor injuries. His hearing is allegedly so sensitive that he can hear the stars.
• Ishmael: One of the bats of Statue Haven.
• Ariel: Shade's mother.
• Orestes: A young owl; the son of General Brutus, king of the owls.
• Caliban: A Mastiff bat. Leader of the make-shift colony that inhabits Statue Haven.
• King Romulus: The current ruler of the northern rat kingdom.
• Chinook: A young Silverwing bat that was a newborn with Shade. As a newborn, he picked on Shade extensively but they have become closer to being friends as their adventures continue.
• Halo Freetail: A Freetail bat, the chief elder of Bridge City.
• Cassiel: Shade's father.
• Nocturna: The creator goddess of the Silverwings.
• Voxzaco: A Vampyrum Spectrum bat; the High Priest of the colony. He uses berries to invoke visions and performs ritual sacrifices in the name of Cama Zotz.

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• Bridge City: The greatest of the bat havens. A massive colony of millions, built beneath a large bridge.
• Statue Haven: A statue used by bats as a shelter from humans that are using the bats as weapons. Located in South America, likely modelled after (or directly referring to) the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• Hibernaculum: A set of deep caves located far to the southwest of Tree Haven, where the Silverwing colony lives. Each spring the females migrate north to nurse their newborns at Tree Haven, then back to Hibernaculum in the winter to hibernate.
• Tree Haven: A massive oak tree that has been struck by lightning and hollowed out by the Silverwings to use as a nursery roost.

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• Vampyrum Spectrum: A species of bat. Goth and Throbb are examples of this species.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Silverwing, and followed by Firewing.

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1. Kenneth Oppel (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• CLA Book of the Year for Children Award (2000)

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• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Animals › Mammals › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( O ) › Oppel, Kenneth
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12