Dusk continues to fly, but out of fear of being shunned, keeps it a secret.Ĭarnassial is a Felid (Miacis) who also has a strong desire. This leads to him being regarded as a freak by the rest of the colony, though his parents and sister, Sylph, warmly accept him for it. He has difficulty learning this, though while the rest of his brethren have simple sails, Dusk has wings and an urge to fly that proves difficult to suppress.
The mammals, who were once at the Saurians' mercy, decided to form The Pact: unable to wage war against them on their own terms, they decided to band together to exterminate the remaining Saurians by destroying their eggs.ĭusk is a young Chiropter (a fictional, hypothetical species intended to represent a primitive bat) learning to glide. While a few have managed to survive the aftermath, they still suffer from climatic change and food shortage. when a natural disaster has wiped out most of the dinosaurs (referred to as "Saurians" within the context of the story). The story is set 65 million years ago, at the very beginning of the Paleocene epoch. It described the origins of the war of the birds and the beasts, which plays a significant role in the original trilogy. It is a prequel to the Silverwing trilogy and fourth installment to the series overall, taking place 65 million years prior to those books. Darkwing (known as Dusk in the United Kingdom) is a young adult fantasy novel by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel.
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