A review by thistlechaser
Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel
5.0
A prequel to a series about bats, Darkwing was perfectly fine to read if you hadn't read the other books.
Set in the very very last moments of dinosaurs, mammals are just starting to have room to expand and spread across the land. Dusk, a young "chiropter" (name author made up for a species right before modern bats), is more evolved towards being a bat than the rest of his race, and it sets him apart.
Carnassial, a felid (made up name for the species of proto-felines), is one of the first mammals in the area to eat meat.
Each of the two have to make their way in the brand new world and to try to survive being outcasts of their species.
I really enjoyed this talking animal book, other than one issue: The author would put multiple characters' dialogue into the same paragraph, so it would get hard to follow and keep track of who was saying what. Like:
"Want to go get dinner?" Bob asked. "Sure, let's get pizza."
All in all though, this was a great read.
Set in the very very last moments of dinosaurs, mammals are just starting to have room to expand and spread across the land. Dusk, a young "chiropter" (name author made up for a species right before modern bats), is more evolved towards being a bat than the rest of his race, and it sets him apart.
Carnassial, a felid (made up name for the species of proto-felines), is one of the first mammals in the area to eat meat.
Each of the two have to make their way in the brand new world and to try to survive being outcasts of their species.
I really enjoyed this talking animal book, other than one issue: The author would put multiple characters' dialogue into the same paragraph, so it would get hard to follow and keep track of who was saying what. Like:
"Want to go get dinner?" Bob asked. "Sure, let's get pizza."
All in all though, this was a great read.