Series
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Michelle Paver · 9 novels · 2004–2022
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is a series of historical fantasy novels by the British author Michelle Paver and her first books for children. The books chronicle the adventures of Torak, an adolescent boy, and his friends Renn and Wolf. The main story arc revolves around Torak and his quest to defeat the Soul Eaters, a group of power hungry mages who seek to destroy all life in the forest. Paver has called it simply "a single story: the tale of Torak's discovery of himself and his world."
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
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Stats
By decade
- 2000s6
- 2010s0
- 2020s3
Shape
9 novels
1 author
reads like:historical fantasycoming of ageour worldprehistoricadventurousmiddle grade
Mood
Bright and intense: 67% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book9 of 9 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Spirit Walkerdarkest · calmest
- Ghost Hunterbrightest
- Oath Breakermost intense