Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Set in North-West Europe, six thousand years ago, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is an amazing book. Written by Michelle Paver, an author who really knows how to write!

It's about a boy called Torak who sees his father being killed by a bear possessed by a demon. He realises he can talk to wolves when he stumbles across a young cub, which he then calls "Wolf". He meets a young girl called Renn and they have to complete around six quests. It's a wonderful story with love, hatred and a bunch of people dying just to keep you happy.

Since it's based around 6000 BC, the characters believe in rather strange religions, what's funny, though, is that most of the time, it's real. So the weird rituals and gods they believe in exist.

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good story about magic and darkness.

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