Michelle Paver — Gods And Warriors

Puffin 2012 Paperback, 294pp. This is an action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age. Young Hylas -- goatherd, Outsider, thief -- is hunted by powerful warriors who want him dead and have kidnapped his sister. Hylas is forced to flee his home, but not before a mysterious stranger gives him a bronze dagger. While on the run, Hylas must use his skill and wits to survive a shipwreck and a great white shark attack, befriend a dolphin, and help Pirra, the runaway daughter of a High Priestess. Together with Pirra, the dolphin, and the valuable bronze sword, Hylas fights to discover why he is being hunted and find his sister before the warriors find them. (ISBN: 9780141343082). Good.