Michelle Paver

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALES Featuring new and original stories from: Michelle Paver Stacey Halls Bridget Collins Imogen Hermes Gowar Kiran Millwood Hargrave Andrew Michael Hurley Jess Kidd Natasha Pulley Elizabeth Macneal Susan Stokes-Chapman Laura Shepherd-Robinson Stuart Turton Catriona Ward _________ There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight. It is the time when darkness reigns. And strange things roam the earth. In this dazzling collection of new and original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring this hour to vivid, spine-tingling life. So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clocks to strike . . .

An experience like no other. From a writer like no other. The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror that the past will not stay buried. For there are places in the forest where the line between the living and the dead is thinner than the skin of water. A terrifying supernatural tale from Sunday Times bestseller Michelle Paver, author of Dark Matter, Thin Air and Wakenhyrst.

The Himalayas, 1935.Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all.Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets.

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALESFeaturing new and original stories from:Michelle PaverStacey HallsBridget CollinsImogen Hermes GowarKiran Millwood HargraveAndrew Michael HurleyJess KiddNatasha PulleyElizabeth MacnealSusan Stokes-ChapmanLaura Shepherd-RobinsonStuart TurtonCatriona Ward_________There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight.It is the time when darkness reigns.And strange things roam the earth.In this dazzling collection of original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring the old superstition of the witching hour to new and vivid life.Transporting you from the smog of London to the freezing mists of Svalbard, from an Irish town riddled with rumour to a sinister English boarding school, these thirteen stories will serve as your spinetingling companion to the long hours of winter.So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clock to strike . . .

An experience like no other.From a writer like no other.The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror that the past will not stay buried. For there are places in the forest where the line between the living and the dead is thinner than the skin of water. A terrifying supernatural tale from Sunday Times bestseller Michelle Paver, author of Dark Matter, Thin Air and Wakenhyrst.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR...'The novel virtually defines a new genre: literary creepy ' JEFFEREY DEAVER'Paver is the mistress of suspense' GUARDIAN'An atmospheric ghost story' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYJanuary 1937. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year. Gruhuken.But the Arctic summer is brief. As night returns to claim the land, Jack feels a creeping unease. One by one, his companions are forced to leave. He faces a stark choice. Stay or go. Soon he will see the last of the sun, as the polar night engulfs the camp in months of darkness. Soon he will reach the point of no return - when the sea will freeze, making escape impossible. And Gruhuken is not uninhabited. Jack is not alone. Something walks there in the dark...

Grand finale to the prize-winning adventure series that's changed the lives of millions of readers. Breathtaking world-building on an epic scale. Pure escapism at its best. It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to Sea far from the Forest and his pack. The ocean too teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground. Torak and Renn must race to save their pack-brother, battling the harsh, icy waves and merciless torrents. If they can't find Wolf in time, the bond between them will be severed for ever...Run wild with Wolf Brother for the last time in a Stone Age world we all want to be part of, with three-million-copy-selling author Michelle Paver, Creator of Legends.Read WOLFBANE as a standalone adventure or as part of the well-loved series.'Can easily be read as a standalone novel, so skilful is the storytelling... Paver powerfully presents a world view that's magical but never primitive' Financial Times on Skin Taker'Meticulously researched, atmospheric [...] and relentless... Introduces Paver to a new generation of readers' Guardian on Viper's Daughter

En esta cuarta entrega de la serie «Cr nicas de la Prehistoria Torak se enfrentar a la encrucijada m s dif cil de su vida. Contin a la aventura... Torak se enfrenta a la encrucijada m s terrible de su vida: los clanes descubren el tatuaje de Devorador de Almas que lleva en el pecho y lo declaran proscrito. En adelante, vagar solo y cualquiera que lo vea podr darle caza y matarlo. As , el mal volo plan urdido por Seshru, la hechicera de los V boras, tiene xito: Torak se convierte en un paria, desterrado y despreciado por todos. La nica que cree en su inocencia es Renn, que tras una serie de trepidantes peripecias logra encontrarlo. Sin embargo, su aventura no ha hecho m s que empezar, pues a Torak lo aguarda una terrible revelaci n que puede cambiar su amistad con Renn para siempre. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A thrilling story of friendship, survival, and the need to belong. For two moons Torak has hidden a terrible secret --and now it is revealed. He bears the mark of the Soul-Eater, and must pay the price. Cast out from the clans, he is alone and on the run: cut off from his best friend, Renn, and his beloved pack-brother, Wolf. He flees to the haunted reed-beds of Lake Axehead, where he is hunted by the Otter Clan, taunted by the Hidden People, and, as soul-sickness claims him, he falls prey to an even greater menace. Tormented by secrets and broken trust, he uncovers a deception that will turn his world upside down.

Legenden fortsätter!En pojke. En varg. Ett episkt äventyr. Vargbröder-serien utspelar sig under stenåldern i en fascinerande värld av demoner, spänning och mörker. Varje del kan läsas fristående.En ond demon är på jakt efter Ulv. Han flyr, men sveps ut till havs. Torak och Renn måste kämpa sig fram bland isflak och stormande vågor. Hela tiden hotade av havets jägare som lurar under ytan …Om de inte hittar Ulv i tid kommer bandet mellan Torak och Ulv att brista för alltid.Följ med Torak, Renn och Ulv på deras allra sista äventyr! En resa som måste upplevas, ända till slutet.Nu får en ny generation chansen att uppleva äventyret. Vargbröder – Isdemonens hämnd är den nionde och sista delen i den otroligt spännande serien.

Segunda entrega de la apasionante serie de aventuras prehist ricas «Cr nicas de la Prehistoria . Acompa a a Torak en su viaje hacia la isla del Clan de la foca. Meses despu s de derrotar al oso sanguinario que mat a su padre, Torak cree haber encontrado por fin en el Clan del Cuervo un entorno seguro y a salvo de los Devoradores de Almas. Sin embargo, su tranquilidad dura muy poco: una misteriosa enfermedad empieza a propagarse por el Bosque y el p nico cunde entre los clanes. Desesperado, Torak opta por emprender un peligroso viaje hacia una lejana isla, donde al parecer se conoce un remedio secreto contra la terrible epidemia. Tras superar azarosas peripecias a riesgo de su propia vida, en la isla del Clan de la Foca lo esperan el enigm tico hechicero Tenris, el anhelado reencuentro con Lobo y su amiga Renn y, m s importante a n, un sorprendente descubrimiento sobre s mismo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Fast-paced and exciting adventure that will enthrall every reader." --Erin Hunter, author of the New York Times bestselling Warriors series The second thrilling book in Michelle Paver's bestselling fantasy series is a must-have for fans of Brandon Mull and Jeanne DuPrau. As the Moon of No Dark looms over the land, the clans fall prey to a horrifying sickness. Fear stalks the Forest. No one knows the cause--and only Torak can find the cure. His quest takes him across the sea to the mysterious islands of the Seal Clan, where Torak will battle an unseen menace and uncover a betrayal that will change his life--forever. Crackling with suspense and ominous magic on every page. "Torak's bravery against insurmountable dangers makes him an engaging and memorable hero" --VOYA

Hermano lobo es la primera entrega de la serie «Cr nicas de la prehistoria . Una historia de amistad y aventuras en la prehistoria que encantar a los ni os de todas las edades. Hace miles de a os, un ni o llamado Torak vive feliz en el bosque, hasta el d a en que un oso gigante ataca y hiere a su padre. Moribundo, ste le ordena que se dirija al Norte para encontrar la Monta a del Esp ritu del Mundo, antes de que aparezca en el cielo la Luna del Sauce Rojo. Pero Torak s lo tiene doce a os, desconoce qu camino tomar y no puede acudir a nadie en busca de ayuda. Sin embargo, perseguido por el enorme oso, el ni o emprende el viaje acompa ado de un lobezno que ha encontrado a la orilla de un r o. Pronto se unir a ellos Renn, una ni a perteneciente al Clan del Cuervo, y juntos vivir n emocionantes y peligrosas aventuras que pondr n a prueba su valor, su habilidad como cazadores, su inteligencia y su naciente amistad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Fantasy adventure on a grand scale, with a wealth of wilderness lore and convincing characterizations." --Booklist Fans of Fablehaven and City of Ember will devour Michelle Paver's bestselling fantasy series about one boy's epic fight against evil and the wolf who guides him. Six thousand years ago. Powerful mages stalk the land, threatening to destroy all the forest clans. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat them. Their journey together takes them through perilous terrain and into dangers they never imagined. Torak and Wolf are terrified of their mission. But if they do not battle to save their world, who will? "Torak's coming-of-age tale will keep the pages turning." --Publishers Weekly

Tercera entrega de «Cr nicas de la prehistoria , una emocionante serie de aventuras prehist ricas que ya cuenta con un numeroso grupo de j venes lectores. Los protagonistas deber n recurrir en esta aventura a todo su coraje e ingenio para salvar a su amigo. Torak, Renn y Lobo viven unos d as apacibles tras superar las azarosas peripecias de su ltima aventura. Sin embargo, cuando por fin han logrado reunirse, muy pronto se ven enfrentados a la peor pesadilla imaginable: durante una rutinaria partida de caza, los Devoradores de Almas secuestran a Lobo con mal volos designios. As , para seguir la pista de su entra able amigo, Torak tiene que recurrir a su reci n descubierto poder de trasladar su esp ritu al cuerpo de diversos animales, aunque el uso de este portentoso don tiene terribles consecuencias que pueden costarle muy caras a nuestro joven h roe. El desenlace se librar en el lejano y helado Norte, donde nuestros intr pidos protagonistas deber n recurrir a todo su ingenio y coraje en un entorno inh spito y plagado de peligros indescriptibles. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Fast-paced and exciting adventure that will enthrall every reader." --Erin Hunter, author of the New York Times bestselling Warriors series Readers who love the Spirit Animal books will flock to the third volume in Michelle Paver's bestselling fantasy series about a courageous boy who fights evil alongside a loyal wolf. It's winter, and Wolf, Torak's beloved pack-brother, has been captured by an unknown foe. In a desperate bid to rescue him, Torak and Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North. As they battle for survival amid howling blizzards and the ever-present menace of the great white bear, their friendship is tested to the breaking point, and Torak is forced to get closer to his enemies than ever before. "Compelling from first page to last." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Run wild with Wolf Brother in a Stone Age world we all want to be a part of with million-copy-selling author, Michelle Paver. Danger, magic and non stop adventure await Torak, Renn and Wolf. The Clans will be tested as never before, as they battle to find ways to survive and thrive in their beloved Forest. In the Dark Time of midwinter, disaster strikes the Forest. Chaos rules. Bears woken from their dens prowl the shadowy valleys. Desperate clans battle for survival. Only demons thrive.With their world in turmoil, Torak, Renn and Wolf are tested as never before. And as a new evil haunts the devastated land, Torak must risk his sanity, his life and even his souls to save everything he loves...SKIN TAKER: read it as a standalone or part of the series and be carried back to the Stone Age, to nature, drawing you deeper into an astonishing environment and adventure which began with WOLF BROTHER and has captivated millions of readers.'Can easily be read as a standalone novel, so skilful is the storytelling... Paver powerfully presents a world view that's magical but never primitive' Financial Times'It transports us a long way from the here and now' Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week'This book is a novel to be cherished, treasured and loved by every young generation to come' LoveReading4Kids

Legenden fortsätter!En pojke. En varg. Ett episkt äventyr. Vargbröder-serien utspelar sig under stenåldern i en fascinerande värld av demoner, spänning och mörker. Varje del kan läsas fristående.Under den mörka midvintern kommer katastrofen. En åsksten faller ner från himlen, och efteråt är ingenting sig likt. Torak och Renn känner inte igen sin skog. Björnar vaknar mitt i vintern och klanerna kämpar mot varandra.Torak, Renn och Ulv prövas hårdare än någonsin förut. När en ny ondska hotar tvingas Torak riskera allt: liv, själar och förstånd, för att rädda sitt hem och dem han bryr sig om.Nu får en ny generation chansen att uppleva äventyret. Vargbröder – Hotet från åskstenen är den åttonde delen i den otroligt spännande serien.

Torak, Renn and Wolf battle for their lives in the Far North in a brand new Wolf Brother adventure where they must use all their skills and knowledge of nature to survive.

Äntligen – del 7 i Vargbröder-serien! Nu kommer fortsättningen som ingen vågade hoppas på.En pojke. En varg. Legenden fortsätter. Själslukarens barn är den sjunde boken i succéserien som fängslade en hel generation.Under två somrar har Torak och Renn levt lyckliga i skogen tillsammans med vargflocken. Men deras lycka krossas när Renn inser att Torak är i fara – och att hotet kommer från henne själv.När Renn mystiskt försvinner måste Torak och Ulv ge sig allra längst norrut för att hitta henne. De möter en karg värld med utsvultna isbjörnar och livsfara bakom varje hörn. Och de måste kämpa mot en fiende som är mer ondskefull än någon de tidigare mött …Vargbröder-serien är en makalös succé! Den rafflande spänningen och den fascinerande stenåldersmiljön är unik. Sommar 2021 kommer del 8!

Succéserien Vargbröder i ny utgåva!Tolvårige Torak är ensam, sårad, skräckslagen och på flykt. Hans far ligger död bredvid honom, attackerad av en demon i skepnad av en björn. Och i Storskogen lurar farorna överallt … Tillsammans med en övergiven vargunge ger sig Torak ut för att få hjälp att besegra demonen. Vargbröder utspelar sig under stenåldern och är en makalöst fängslande berättelse. Serien har sålts i över 600 000 ex i Sverige.En verklig klassiker!

Del fem i den andlöst spännande Vargbröder-serien!En av Toraks närmaste vänner blir dödad, och Torak svär att hämnas. När han var fredlös blev Torak jagad av alla – nu är det han som är jägaren. Jakten på mördaren tar honom och Renn till Djupa Skogen, en okänd och vild trakt där faror lurar överallt …Vargbröder – Ondskans schaman är den femte delen i den otroligt spännande serien. Vad du än gör – missa den inte!

Del fyra i den andlöst spännande Vargbröder-serien!Torak bär på en hemlighet som är så fruktansvärd att ingen kan få veta. Men Korpklanen upptäcker vad Torak försöker dölja, och Torak blir utstött. Från och med nu kan ingen hjälpa honom. Inte Renn, inte ens Ulv. Han är helt ensam, på flykt i vildmarken. Hur ska han klara sig? Han jagas av Utterklanen och kämpar mot förvirring och galenskap.Vargbröder – Jagad av klanerna är den fjärde delen i den otroligt spännande serien. Vad du än gör – missa den inte!