Michelle Paver
Born in Malawi in 1960 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. She is the author of the brilliantly successful children's series, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
Books
Gods and Warriors: The Outsiders
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Puffin Books
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 11+
In the first installment of a historical trilogy set during the Mycean Bronze Age, goatherd Hylas and High Priestess's daughter Pirra find themselves thrown together on a mysterious island.
Outcast
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Orion Childrens Books
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 9+
Set six thousand years ago, this story has all the drama, tension and adventure of a contemporary novel.
Soul Eater
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Hachette
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+
A complex plot puts an original slant on a good versus evil battle and will keep readers on the edge of their seats right to the last page.
Spirit Walker
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Orion
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 10+
While out hunting in the Forest, Torak encounters a man whose body and brain have been wasted by a horrifying disease
Viper's Daughter
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Zephyr
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Torak and his mate Renn have been living happily with their wolf pack in the great Forest for two years. Yet one day, Torak discovers that Renn has taken a canoe and disappeared. Why has she left, and can Torak find her? The seventh book in Paver's multi-million selling Wolf Brother is an epic new adventure for fans of the franchise or those coming to i…
Wolf Brother
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+
Twelve-year-old Torak sees his father murdered by a terrible demon in the form of a bear. With his dying breath, Torak's father tells his son that he is the only one who can stop it.