Kenneth Oppel

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, and has been nominated for the award one additional time (2026).

Oppel is married to Philippa Sheppard, a Shakespeare scholar and instructor at the University of Toronto.

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

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

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

Other The Live-Forever Machine (1990) Dead Water Zone (1992)

Children's fiction

Barnes and the Brains A Bad Case of Ghosts (1993) A Strange Case of Magic (1994), or A Bad Case of Magic A Crazy Case of Robots (1994), or A Bad Case of Robots An Incredible Case of Dinosaurs (1994), or A Bad Case of Dinosaurs A Weird Case of Super-Goo (1997), or A Bad Case of Super-Goo A Creepy Case of Vampires (2002)

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)