Booklist reviewer Sally Estes described the book as 'fantasy adventure on a grand scale,' and also praised Paver's characterizations and well-realized wilderness setting. Joined on this journey by an orphaned wolf pup that is also his spirit guide, Torak comes to realize that he is the Listener, destined to hold back the evil Shadow from overrunning the land. Torak's father commands him to take up a quest to the Mountain of the World Spirit, the only force that can defeat the demon bear. In the book Torak sees his father fatally attacked by a bear that is possessed by a demon spirit. The first book of the series, Wolf Brother, was inspired by the author's encounter with a bear while she was in Southern California. I was sitting in my garden and the glimmer of an idea suddenly came to me and in a few hours I had mapped out the entire series of six books!' Discussing the genesis of the series with Dirk Vander Ploeg in PSI Talk, Paver recalled, 'I got the inspiration for the 'Chronicles of Ancient Darkness' one afternoon at home. Her dedicated research makes her work vivid and compelling, according to numerous reviewers. To research her story, the author traveled to remote areas in Finland, living outdoors in primitive conditions. It was a time before agriculture, when people lived as hunter-gatherers. Paver's children's book series, 'Chronicles of Ancient Darkness,' is set in northeastern Europe some six thousand years ago, after the end of the last Ice Age. The British author's love of myth, folklore and history has informed all her writing, such as the 'Daughters of Eden' series, set in Jamaica, and the novel A Place in the Hills, set in the Pyrenees mountains. She succeeded in that aim, establishing herself as an author of adult fiction before beginning to write children's books. Michelle Paver earned a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University and worked for some time as a lawyer specializing in patent litigation, but she gave up that career to focus on her dream of writing full time. Three more novels in the 'Chronicles of Ancient Darkness' series. Wolf Brother was released as an audio book, HarperCollins, 2005. Soul-Eater, Katherine Tegen Books (New York, NY), in press. Spirit Walker, Katherine Tegen Books (New York, NY), 2006. Wolf Brother, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004. The Serpent's Tooth, 2005 'CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS' SERIES FOR YOUNG READERS The Shadow Catcher, Corgi (London, England), 2002.įever Hill, Bantam (London, England), 2004. Without Charity (fiction), Corgi (London, England), 2000.Ī Place in the Hills (fiction), Corgi (London, England), 2001. Gold Award, Parents' Choice List, 2005, for Wolf Brother. Formerly worked as an attorney specializing in patent litigation.

AddressesĪgent-c/o Author Mail, Katherine Tegen Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Born in Malawi immigrated to England at age three.

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