Silverwing : The Graphic Novel

Author: Oppel, Kenneth

Reading age: from c 9 years

Published on 11 September 2025 by Guppy Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 224 pages, colour illustrations
153 x 227 x 14 | 532g

‘Steininger’s art transforms a tale that was already rich in soaring heights and breathless hazards into an even more vivid and vertiginous odyssey’ – Kirkus ReviewsShade the young silverwing bat is determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum. But when a fierce storm catches him in its grasp, Shade is separated from his colony and left alone. On his journey back to his family, Shade meets other winged loners. Marina the brightwing bat, Zephyr the mystical albino bat with an unusual gift, and Goth the carnivorous vampire bat. Shade needs all the help he can get, but with a long and perilous flight ahead, how will he know who to trust?