Dusk by Kenneth Oppel (From Worcester News)

Dusk by Kenneth Oppel

1:11pm Friday 26th February 2010 in

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This book can be purchased from Faber and Faber, price £6.99 (paperback).

65 million years ago: the last dinosaurs are dying out, the mammals are beginning to take over the earth and the very first bats are learning how to fly. Our young hero Dusk, a chiropter - a small arboreal glider - discovers an unusual ability. The only member of his colony capable of powered flight, Dusk becomes an outcast. But after his colony is massacred by a prowl of carnivorous felids (proto-cats), a homeless and hunted Dusk may prove to be its salvation.

Set during a dynamic evolutionary moment in earth's history, "Dusk" tells the story of the very first bat, and a colony's perilous journey to find a new home.

This book is being reviewed by the Reading Group at the Chantry High School, Martley.