Michelle Paver — Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

London, Orion, 2004-2020. First edition. Cloth. A very smart six volume set from Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, signed by the author. Six volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Written by Michelle Paver, a British novelist best known for her children's historical fantasy series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, set in prehistoric Europe Five volumes from the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, with an exclusive extract from Ottaker's. This set contains: Wolf Brother, exclusive free extract for readers aged nine and above. Being a sampler of the first four chapters of the first volume in the series. Wolf Brother, 2004. First volume in the series. In pre-agricultural Europe, the people of the Forest live in clans, each represented by a particular animal or life form. Torak and his father, of the Wolf Clan, live in seclusion, far away from any other Clan. But when Torak"s father is mortally wounded by a bear which has been possessed by a demon, he tells Torak to swear an oath to find the Mountain of the World Spirit. Spirit Walker, 2005. Second volume in the series. Six months after the events of Wolf Brother, Torak is now living with the Raven Clan. When one of the clan members becomes sick and attempts to kill himself, Torak suspects that the sickness has been created by the Soul-Eaters. Soul Eater, 2006. Third volume in the series. When Wolf gets snagged by a group of strangers, Torak and Renn track his captors northwards. During their journey, Torak spirit walks as a raven, and discovers that the Soul Eaters are the ones who have captured Wolf. Outcast, 2007. Fourth volume in the series. It is revealed that in the previous book, the Soul Eaters marked Torak with the Soul Eater symbol. When the symbol is noticed on a hunt by another boy named Aki, the decision is made to banish him from the clans. Viper's Daughter, 2020. Seventh volume in the series. Two summers after the final defeat of the Soul Eaters, Torak and Renn have been living their own life apart from the Clans, with Wolf, Darkfur and their growing pack of new cubs. However, their happiness is broken when Renn disappears without warning. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. With 'signed copy' sticker to the front board of Spirit Walker and Outcast. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.