Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of Port Alberni located on Vancouver Island, BC. However, despite the fact that Opel was born in Port Alberni, he spent a bigger part of his childhood days in Victoria, BC, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. When Kenneth Oppel turned 12 years, he made up his mind that all he wanted was to become an author. Oppel began by first penning down science fiction novels and then eventually moved to sorcery and sword tales. During the summer holidays, when Kenneth Oppel was fourteen, Oppel began to pen down a humorous narrative about a boy who was addicted to video games. The narrative eventually turned out to be a long narrative, and Kenneth Oppel was forced to rewrite the narrative for the next summer. As luck would have it, one of the family friends knew renowned author Roald Dahl in person.