Book description
Thousands of years ago an orphan boy and his wolf cub companion
challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever.
With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his
beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche. And Torak's quest is far
from over. A strange, creeping sickness, silent and deadly, is
threatening the Ravens. Word arrives that the Seal Clan have the cure
and Torak must face a lonely journey to find it. On the Seal's Island he
stumbles into a world utterly unlike his own. Here life moves to the
rhythms of the sea, the Seals build shelters from whale bones and skim
the waves in fast, beautiful kayaks. And here Torak is welcomed by the
kindly Seal Mage, Teneris, and kinsman, Bale. But all is not as it seems
- Torak must keep his wits about him to judge who might be friend or
foe. As in 'Wolf Brother' Michelle Paver's sheer passion for her story
set in a world of myth and natural magic, shines through in this
skilfully woven, exciting and brilliantly satisfying second instalment
of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. Born in Malawi to a Belgian
mother and a father who ran the tiny 'Nyasaland Times', Michelle Paver
moved to the UK when she was three. She was brought up in Wimbledon and,
following a Biochemistry Degree from Oxford, she became a partner in a
big City law firm. She gave up the City to follow her long-held dream of
becoming a writer. Successfully published as an adult author, the
CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS are her first - brilliant - books for
children.
