Editing Firewing (section)

== Reception ==
''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' praised Oppel's writing, calling it "beautiful in its evocation of the bat world". However, they noted a "problem with voice in the story", noting some poorly-worded sections. They added, "Such inelegant writing is unfortunate in the midst of a fine tale".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-12-01 |title=Firewing |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kenneth-oppel/firewing/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208065236/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kenneth-oppel/firewing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[School Library Journal]]'''s John Peters did not discuss Oppel's writing. Peters said the novel has "plenty of rousing action; special effects on a grand scale; a leavening of humor as well as stimulating thoughts on the nature of life, death, the afterlife, loyalty, courage, honesty, and other essential topics more than compensate for iffy internal logic".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Peters |first=John |title=Firewing |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C913960 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=[[School Library Journal]] |date=February 2003 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-689-84993-0 |via=[[Chicago Public Library]] |archive-date=2024-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222001721/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C913960 |url-status=live }}</ref>