Shade is a young Silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he is determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a torrential storm, Shade is swept away from his family, his friends, and the only life he has ever known. Alone and frightened as winter fast approaches and temperatures plunge, Shade must make a remarkable journey to rejoin his colony to the south.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Silverwing, Silverwing Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by David Fickling Books .