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Kenneth Oppel (born 31 August 1967) is a Canadian author. Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, he spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has also lived in England and Ireland.
Oppel's first published book, Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure (1985), was written while he was a high school student in Victoria. Oppel forwarded the newly completed manuscript to his favorite author, Roald Dahl, who in turn recommended it to his agent. Oppel went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema studies and English at the University of Toronto, writing The Live-Forever Machine (1992) during his final year. Oppel moved to England and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students' papers. Oppel worked as an editor at Quill and Quire, the trade magazine of the Canadian publishing industry, from 1995 to 1996.
He is probably best known for his trilogy of Silverwing, Sunwing, and Firewing. His most recent books are Airborn (2004) and its sequel, Skybreaker (2005).
The author has won several literary awards, including the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for English language children's literature (for Airborn, which topped the bestseller list) and The Times Children's Novel of 2005 (for Skybreaker, a New York Times bestseller, named a 2006 Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association).
Oppel is married to Philippa Sheppard, and has three children, Sophia, Nat and Julia. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Bibliography
Children's novels
- Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure (1985)
- The Live-Forever Machine (1992)
- Dead Water Zone (1992)
- Cosmic Snapshots (1993)
- Galactic Snapshots (1993)
- Silverwing (1997)
- Emma's Emu (1999)
- Sunwing (1999)
- Firewing (2002)
- Airborn (2004)
- Skybreaker (2005)
Picture books
- Cosimo Cat (1990)
- Follow That Star (1992)
- Peg and the Whale (2000)
- Peg and the Yeti (2004)
Adult novels
- The Devil's Cure #435 times 32 (2000)
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