About the Author

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Kenneth Oppel a seulement douze ans lorsqu'il d?cide de devenir auteur. Il fait ses d?buts en ?crivant des romans de science-fiction, puis se lance dans l'?criture de contes de sorciers. L'ann?e o? il finit ses ?tudes secondaires, son premier livre, Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure, est sur les tablettes de toutes les librairies. Kenneth a poursuit ses ?tudes en cin?ma et en anglais ? l'Universit? de Toronto. ? ce jour, il a publi? plus de 20 livres pour enfants et adolescents, ainsi qu'un roman pour adultes. Il a remport? de nombreux prix prestigieux et a gagn? l'admiration de millions de jeunes lecteurs partout dans le monde. Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing et Darkwing ainsi que Brise-Ciel et Fils du ciel figurent parmi ses plus grands succ?s. Kenneth est n? en 1967 ? Port Alberni, une petite ville situ?e sur l'?le de Vancouver. Il vit maintenant ? Toronto avec sa conjointe et ses trois enfants. Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn was winner of a Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the Canadian Governor General's Award for Children's Literature; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children's Novel of the Year by the London Times. He is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavor, and The Boundless, a thriller set aboard the longest, most magnificent train ever built. His most recent book is THE NEST, a novel illustrated by Caldecott-winner Jon Klassen. Born on Vancouver Island, Oppel has lived in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, England, Ireland, and now lives in Toronto with his wife and children.