Darkwing (novel)
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 Darkwing first edition cover. | |
| Author | Kenneth Oppel |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Keith Thompson |
| Cover artist | Christian Alzmann |
| Language | English |
| Series | Silverwing |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | August 16, 2007 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 322 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-200744-3 |
| OCLC | 123127375 |
| Preceded by | Firewing |
Darkwing (known as Dusk in the United Kingdom) is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel. It is the prequel and fourth book of the Silverwing series, and takes place 65 million years before the events of the first book. It describes the origins of the war between the birds and the beasts.
Darkwing was first released in Canada and the United States in August 2007. It was shortly followed with its release in the United Kingdom in May 2008. Below is the release details for the first edition hardback and paperback copies in these three publication regions.
- 2007, CAN, HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-00-200744-3, Pub date August 16, 2007, Hardback
- 2007, US, Eos ISBN 978-0-06-085054-8, Pub date August 21, 2007, Hardback
- 2008, UK, Faber Children's Books ISBN 978-0-571-23832-3, Pub date May 1, 2008, Paperback
- 2008, US, Eos ISBN 978-0-06-085056-2, Pub date August 26, 2008, Paperback
- 2008, CAN, HarperCollins ISBN 978-1-55468-015-3, Pub date October 17, 2008, Paperback
