Sunwing: The Graphic Novel

By Kenneth Oppel, Christopher Steininger

On Sale: 11/3/2026
The adventure continues! The second book in the million-copy-selling Silverwing trilogy is brought to vivid life by graphic artist Christopher Steininger In this epic graphic novel adaptation of the acclaimed and beloved Sunwing, Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there? Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night, teeming with insect food and free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But Shade and his friend Marina aren’t so sure this is paradise. Shade has seen humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade’s father? Before long Shade and Marina are on a perilous journey to the far southern jungle, where the cannibal bat Goth rules as king of all his kind. Now Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his father—and stop Goth from creating eternal night. Don’t miss where the adventure all begins in Silverwing: The Graphic Novel.
ISBN: 9781443473804
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Nov 3, 2026
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 240
Trim Size: 4.710 in (w) x 7.170 in (h) x 1.040 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Animals

Kenneth Oppel

Biography

KENNETH OPPEL is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Airborn won the Governor General’s Literary Award and was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Oppel is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavour, The Boundless, The Nest, Inkling and the Bloom trilogy. His latest novels are Ghostlight and Best of All Worlds, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and named Children’s Book of the Year by the Times.

Christopher Steininger

Biography

CHRISTOPHER STEININGER is an artist and illustrator who has done concept work and storyboards for film and video games. Other comic work includes Modo: Ember’s End and the upcoming In Search of Hannibal and Age of Ichor.

The adventure continues! The second book in the million-copy-selling Silverwing trilogy is brought to vivid life by graphic artist Christopher Steininger In this epic graphic novel adaptation of the acclaimed and beloved Sunwing, Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there? Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night, teeming with insect food and free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But Shade and his friend Marina aren’t so sure this is paradise. Shade has seen humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade’s father? Before long Shade and Marina are on a perilous journey to the far southern jungle, where the cannibal bat Goth rules as king of all his kind. Now Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his father—and stop Goth from creating eternal night. Don’t miss where the adventure all begins in Silverwing: The Graphic Novel.

ISBN: 9781443473804
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Nov 3, 2026
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 240
Trim Size: 4.710 in (w) x 7.170 in (h) x 1.040 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Animals

Kenneth Oppel

Biography

KENNETH OPPEL is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Airborn won the Governor General’s Literary Award and was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Oppel is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavour, The Boundless, The Nest, Inkling and the Bloom trilogy. His latest novels are Ghostlight and Best of All Worlds, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and named Children’s Book of the Year by the Times.

Christopher Steininger

Biography

CHRISTOPHER STEININGER is an artist and illustrator who has done concept work and storyboards for film and video games. Other comic work includes Modo: Ember’s End and the upcoming In Search of Hannibal and Age of Ichor.