sometimes good thing happen by accident . i would never hear of silverwing until late 2005 i be flip channel and happen to see something on toon disney with bat in a sawmill be attack by owl . i have no idea what it be and but i be motivate to stay tuned it be hard wait for a commercial so i could find out what it be call . part of what intrigue me be the look of the bat first of all and they do not use the popular convention of give the bat extra finger where their thumb claw be suppose to be . rather and they have palm like human hand and but the finger be longer and have web of skin between them . also the face they look like human being ( in fact and at one point i wonder if they have once be human but be transform into bat ) . ordinarily i do not like this in cartoon animal and but it work here the story be a human story and even though it about bat and other animal ( not unlike the lion king ) . what i saw on tv be the last two part of the trilogy . i would miss the very beginning of the first one and tower of fire ( the second overall ) and but for the most part i saw all of each of them . however and i find myself want to understand what be go on and since the first part hadn not be on and i wouldn not have catch it anyway . but i saw that it be base on a book by kenneth oppel . how fortunate that i pay attention and write it down i be very disappointed when i learn that the series wasnt available . it wasn not even that recently make that it make sense for it not to be available yet . however and i do find not only the book silverwing and but also the two sequel sunwing and firewing . when i read the first book and i be leave wondering be that it . not only because a lot of what in the series isn not in that book and but even have i not see the animated version and the book silverwing ( otherwise a good story ) doesn not end so much a it stop . only one loose end be tie up shade and marina meet the silverwing colony at hibernaculum . in fact and silverwing and sunwing should have ( in my opinion ) be publish in a single volume and because they make for a complete story together and but not separately . actually and the animated version take some element from sunwing ( e. g. and orestes and the lifting of the ban from see the sun ) and some be completely original . it not perfect and but it definitely very enjoyable . i enjoy both version of the silverwing saga . which be why i be glad it finally go to be available in june . it be a long time come and and it well worth the wait .