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Viper's Daughter

by Michelle Paver

Interest age: 9 to 11
Reading age: 9+

Published by Zephyr, 2020

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Historical

About this book

Torak and his friend Renn, the best shot in the forest with a bow and arrow and, now, his mate, have been living happily in the great Forest that covers the stone age-era earth for two years with their wolf pack Wolf, Darkfur and Pebble and their cubs. Yet, one day, Torak discovers that Renn has taken a canoe and disappeared downriver, leaving him. Why would she have done such a thing? Is it something to do with her mother, the Viper Mage? And what is it that Renn believes is inside her that is so terrible she would leave Torak?

The seventh book in Paver's multi-million selling Wolf Brother series which began in 2004 sees a welcome return to beloved characters Torak, Renn and Wolf. For this instalment of the adventure, Paver takes us to the arctic circle, exploring ice caves and indigenous communities that thrive in its freezing conditions. As with all the books in the series, readers learn a tremendous amount about stone age life from the depth of authentic detail that Paver weaves effortlessly into her story, whilst never sacrificing fast pace and page-turning gusto.

This is the first in three new books planned for the epic series, which reads happily on its own for new readers as well as provides a fabulous new adventure for existing fans.

About the author

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.

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