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Michelle Paver


Born
in Malawi
September 07, 1960

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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Young Adult


Michelle Paver was born in central Africa, but came to England as a child. After gaining a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University, she became a partner in a city law firm, but eventually gave that up to write full-time.

The hugely successful Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series arose from Michelle's lifelong passion for animals, anthropology and the distant past—as well as an encounter with a large bear in a remote valley in southern California. To research the books, Michelle has traveled to Finland, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Arctic Canada and the Carpathian Mountains. She has slept on reindeer skins, swum with wild orca (killer whales), and got nose-to-nose with polar bears—and, of course, wolves. ...more

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About Chronicles of Ancient Darkness —from a Spanish girl

Dear Michelle, I’m Zoe and I come from Spain, and I wanted to thank you for all your hard work on Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. You’re my favorite writer since I read Wolf Brother’s first chapter. All the descriptions and details make the story seem even more realistic. I have to confess I even cried in some parts of the book! (I don’t want to make spoiler). Hey, is it true that you saw a bear i

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“Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That's how it's always been.”
― Michelle Paver
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“Fear is the loneliest feeling. You can be in a throng of people, but if you're afraid, you're on your own.”
― Michelle Paver, Oath Breaker
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“There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff.”
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