This boy does not want to take on a quest but has to in order to save the world. Torak, the main character, begins the series as a naive, defensive, and curious boy of twelve. The titles of the books were announced as: Viper's Daughter, Skin Taker and Wolfbane. In 2019, Paver announced that she would be returning to the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness with three further books, set after the end of the main series, once again following Torak, Renn and Wolf.

Later books introduce an additional third-person narrative from the perspective of Dark.įor the book Ghost Hunter (2009) she won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a book award judged by a panel of British children's writers. The story is told primarily from three different third-person narratives: Torak, Renn and Wolf. Torak's quest, along with Renn and Wolf, is to defeat the Soul Eaters, a group of former clan mages who have turned to evil, and who seek to control the forest. A girl named Renn, who is part of the Raven Clan, befriends them and supports them throughout the series. The main character, Torak, alone in the world, meets a lone, scared wolf cub, Wolf with whom he can communicate (having spent around three months in a wolf den as a baby). The books are set 6000 years ago in prehistoric Europe during the Stone Age. In October 2013, Nick Hirschkorn's production company Feel Films picked up the film rights, with Will Davies attached as screenwriter. Wolf Brother became a national bestseller in the United States, and the rights to the series were bought by 20th Century Fox to be made into major motion pictures. Since the release of the first book in the series, Wolf Brother, the series has gained critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide.

Paver has called it simply 'a single story: the tale of Torak's discovery of himself and his world.' The main story arc revolves around Torak and his quest to defeat the Soul Eaters, a group of power hungry mages who seek out to destroy all life in the forest. The books chronicle the adventures of Torak, an adolescent boy, and his friends Renn and Wolf. Print ( hardcover & paperback), audiobook ( CD & cassette)Ĭhronicles of Ancient Darkness is a series of historical fantasy novels by the British author Michelle Paver her first books for children.

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