| When Shade, a young Silverwing bat, angers the owls living in his forest by attempting to see the sun -- an object owls have coveted for many generations -- he accidentally triggers a war between bats and owls that results in the destruction of his colony's roost. As the surviving Silverwings flee to their winter roost, a violent storm separates Shade from his family and blows him to a deserted island. There, he meets Marina, a beautiful Brightwing bat, who helps Shade search for his lost family.
Thanks to a mental sonic map Shade's mother left him, Shade and Marina soon learn the way to the Silverwings' new roost. But when Shade and Marina encounter a pair of malevolent vampire bats who want Shade to lead them to his colony so they can devour the Silverwings, Shade must summon the courage and strength to save his people from total annihilation. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Animal Story Yes Kind of animal - bird Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a kid If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals - mind control - can see into the future - can fly - can cast many different spells - is very quick Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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