Book description
Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the
Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all
too short-lived. As mid winter approaches Torak learns the worst from
the White Fox clan - Wolf has been snatched. In a desperate bid to
rescue him, Torak and Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far
North. They tread a deadly dangerous path as they step into a world of
deceit, treachery and lies and come face to face with the the most
powerful and feared mages alive. Cruel Thiazzi, the Oak Tree Mage,
Seshru the Viper Mage, beautiful and manipulative, and Nef the gruff Bat
Mage - here too is Eostra, the mysterious Masked One - all of them bound
by their desire for all creatures to bow before them. Under the dark
wings of night Torak confronts vengeful ice bears, mistrust, broken
promises and a terrifying evil. Another step is taken on his quest to
destroy the Soul-Eaters, but with it comes the burden of an utterly
chilling secret of his own... 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.
