Kenneth Oppel (born August 31, 1967) is a Canadian children's writer.

Oppel was born in Port Alberni, and spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also lived in Newfoundland and Labrador, England, and Ireland.

In 1985, Oppel wrote his first book Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure,

Selected works

Young adult fiction

  • Half Brother (2011)
  • The Boundless (2014)
  • The Nest (2015)
  • Every Hidden Thing (2016)
  • Ghostlight (2022)

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

  • This Dark Endeavor (2011)
  • Such Wicked Intent (2012)

Silverwing series

  • Silverwing (1997)
  • Sunwing (1999)
  • Firewing (2002)
  • Darkwing (2007); UK title, Dusk – prequel to the trilogy<!--per ISFDB-->

The novel series was adapted into a TV series titled Silverwing.

Airborn series

  • Airborn (2004)
  • Skybreaker (2005)
  • Starclimber (2008)

Overthrow series

  • Bloom (2020)
  • Hatch (2020)
  • Cosimo Cat (1990)
  • Follow That Star (1992)
  • Cosmic Snapshots (1993)
  • Galactic Snapshots (1993)
  • Emma's Emu (1995)
  • Peg and the Whale (2000)
  • Peg and the Yeti (2004)
  • The King's Taster (2009)
  • Inkling (2018)

Adult fiction

  • The Devil's Cure (2000)

References

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;Other sources <!-- before 2014-02-13 these and the official website were all simply listed under References -->

  • CM magazine profile of Oppel, incorporating material from a 1996 interview
  • Interview by ACHUKA's Canadian Correspondent, Andrea Deakin (2000)
  • Kenneth Oppel at CANSCAIP Members (archived 2010-10-17), with short autobiography
  • Red Cedar Awards Profile