Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness Omnibus Edition

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1-3

by Michelle Paver

This title carries you back to a world steeped in natural magic and elemental terror. This volume contains the first three 'Chronicles of Ancient Darkness' adventures.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Adventure, Historical

800 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

my children and i all enjoy reading these books. They are placed in a different time and almost world from ours. We find it interesting to see how these people interact with animals, magic, and the land. Also, the main young character makes mistakes, but does try his best to fix them. he is learning to be kind in a world he does not always fit into.

[Laura Jelenkovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Assolutamente splendido.

[16WithersM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolf brother is a adventurer story. I like the book
The book was exciting story and sometimes tense
Torak and wolf went to the spirit mountain with the 3 Nanak and the bear that got a trap demon in and the spirit mountain kills the bear but wolf has gone.
The book is a fantasy story
It ends in a cliff hanger to the next book
I recommend this book.

[Ell Jarl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used to adore this book series as a kid, felt a bit nostalgic and started to re dead the series.
The world and characters have definitely made a imprint on who I am today, there connection and respect to nature.

To read it with adult eyes I can definitely se some some holes in the storylines and could wish they where a bit more elaborated, and I wish there could've been a bit more imagination with wolfs name...
But then again it's a children's book. So it don't really matter,
I still love it with all my heart.

[Carmina Rocheleau]

Wonderful books about a boy and a wolf. The adventures the boy goes through all starting when a monster/demond bear kills his father. Finding something so fimiliar to him: a young wolf becomes his only family. As a baby being raised with wolves with out any memorie of it this wolf pup brings back his unnatural talent of comunicating with a wolf. a journy begins, the two travel far and wide to find so the the young boy can find who he is and do what he must to protect his world. a young girl and a new tribe allow this young boy to join and be a part of the family. this book is a wonderful story of boy and his wolf. great for young teens. I like how it is shown from both the wolf and the boys perspective at times. i cried at the end of wolf brothers, just so heart warming the bond between the boy and his wolf

[A Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! A series worthy of Harry Potter to sink my teeth into. Although I'm only halfway through Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, it has all the hallmarks of a great adventure story - compelling plot, characters with heart, and a prehistoric world brought vividly to life by a gifted writer. I can smell the forest and taste the sea and feel their pain. And now I must have a pet wolf. Definitely on my list of favourites. Now I just need to find out Torak's and Wolf's fate...

[Melissa Calton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is such a brilliant read, I could quite easily say it's my favourite book.

I find the plot of this story so clever and the writing style really does it justice. I found myself so entranced while reading, hours would go by in what felt like minutes.

Even though there are a lot of books following from the first, they are all just as enjoyable as each other.

I don't think there is any part of this book that I could fault and it really is a book I could never get bored of.

[Tyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review here.

[Tractor Boy · Rating 4 out of 5]

well good

[Rcmisson]

The book is very interesting . Cant wait to see what happens next

[Chloe Dubberley · Rating 5 out of 5]

i have read the first one and am halfway through the second i love them they are hard to put down Michelle Paver

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adventurous...

[Jesse Naylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed every moment of reading these books. The world is beautifully described, it's so immersive. In many ways Torak is an outsider just as the audience is, and I love learning about the lore and magic of the world, which feels so real. I love the worldview and relationship with animals, plants and nature that the characters have. One of my favourite things is when it shifts to Wolf's perspective, and the way that it's so palpable because Wolf describes the world through the perspective of a wolf. For example, calling the moon the 'Bright White Eye' and the stars 'all her little cubs'. I read these books for the first time when I was 9, and I've re-read them many times since, practically on an annual basis for the last few years. I still get excited at the adventures they go on, the mistakes they make, the things they learn. These are some of my favourite books ever. Someone please get Torak the hunter-gatherer equivalent of therapy <3

[Scarygargoyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hoo boy does Michelle Paver do her research. However, not once in the entire series does it ever feel like you're being lectured on the lives of ancient Europeans, instead it feels more like being fully immersed in the world of the main characters. The story itself is fairly simple but has compelling characters and a few downright scary villains. Despite being a kids book, it doesn't shy away from the everyday violence of life in a hunter-gatherer society, but generally avoids the over-the-top-gore of some YA books. Characters do die in this series, as do animals, and the books portray this in a straight forward and realistic way.

This series also has some of the best writing for animal characters I've ever read. Wolf is neither anthropomorphized to the point of being a furry human, or dumbed down to the point of being an accessory to the main characters. Instead he feels like a very different sort of person. The chapters told from his point of view are just as interesting and fun to read as the one's featuring the human characters. Along with Wolf, we regularly get spots from different animal's POV, and all of them feel entirely accurate (personal favorites are the raven and angry bear from later books). Honestly I almost wish there could have been more animals, or at least a few more animal characters so we could have gotten entire chapters devoted to them, like we did with Wolf.

[Jacky Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Occasionally, another autor's writing resonates so strongly that I feel as if I know her. Michelle Paver is one of those - her characters bristle with the same warrior energy as my own and the way she brings their worlds alive by focussing on what they eat, wear and say is a sensory feast. I adore her connection to nature and the way each clan lives according to the attributes of their clan animal. Genius!

This fabuous trilogy follows the first three adventures in the life of Torak - a boy orphaned within the first few chapters, left to survive in the extremely unfriendly and unforgiving world of post ice-age northern Europe. He makes friends along the way - the first a wolf he rescues, the second a brilliantly drawn, fiesty girl who captures him. During their journey, he discovers his unique powers and she reluctantly discovers her calling is as Mage, not Warrior.

I'm not giving anything more away about the plot - just my recommendation that you download or borrow the first book (Wolf Brother) and then try to resist the urge to buy all the rest in one sitting - the omnibus books make it easier to do.

I hope you enjoy your time spent in Torak's world as much as I did.

[Gav451 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am reading this to my 8 year old son at the moment. We are both really enjoying it. Very fast paced. Never a dull moment.

UPDATE : So we have finished the first book of the three. A wonderful read, actionpacked, episodic, gritty and fun. The youngest loved tyhis as much as his older brother when it was read to him. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it to his as well and the book worked in a way that means I really want to see how the tale proceeds.

This is different, fun and positive. A great book for all ages.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was really boring and i was waiting for it to get a little better but i never did. This book is like reading about siblings having to deal with problems in life and how they awlays get into fights throuhgout the story. It is kind of sad thorughtout the story but it get's adventurous as well and you forget that it is a sad story. I recommend you start with the second story not the first one because the second one is where stuff really happens to the characters.

[Amanda Schell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love all the different tribes and cultures created in this entire series. I could easily just move right into the book and live happily ever after!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Torak and Renn and their prehistoric, Shamanic lives. Paver researched the elements she wrote into the book, and reading about her experiences was also a good read.

I enjoyed reading about the challenges Torak faced and how he dealt with them and the setting for each of the books was brought vividly to life.

[ThatOneAnonymousGuy · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[Chrystal Ho · Rating 4 out of 5]

one of the first books i ever picked up on my own