Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father,
discovers a mysterious Human-made building containing a vast
forest. Could his father be there? Home to thousands of
bats, the indoor forest is warm as a summer night, teeming
with insect food, and free from the tyranny of the deadly
owls. But Shade and his friend Marina aren't so sure this is
paradise. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take
away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And
where is Shade's father?
Before long Shade and Marina are
on a perilous journey to the far southern jungle, where the
vampire bat Goth rules as king of all the cannibal bats. Now
Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his father --
and stop Goth from creating eternal night.