Chronicles of Ancient Darkness-Michelle Paver

[Bushcraftsman]

Hey, I was just wondering who here has read any of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness books by Michelle Paver. Books so far

-Wolf Brother
-Spirit Walker
-Soul Eater
-Outcast
-Oath Breaker
-Ghost Hunter

I know these books are for kids between 8-14 or something like that but I find them really enjoyable. (the last 3 books are a better, obviously because the original audience has grown up)

If you haven't already read them I suggest you give them a try. They are about a young boy living in aboriginal Britain when we had to live off the land and were hunter gatherers. In the story they are all divided into clans etc etc it's really good.

Also for those who have already read them...do you know anything about the "Wolf Brother" film. I know Fox bought the film rights a couple years back but I have never heard anything about the film actually going into production.

Cheers

 

[Wayland]

You might find some information here.

 

[PJMCBear]

I've read them up to Outcast. I have the others, but they are on a huge 'TBR' list. Comes with joing a book swap site.

http://www.readitswapit.co.uk

Good books even for if they are aimed at the younger market.

 

[Chris the Cat]

My daughter has them all!
(bought buy me!)
They are superb!!
C da C.

 

[Cromm]

Great all round books. Very well written.

 

[Moff8]

I got the first two as audio books - I think the first one was free for some reason - and I enjoyed them both.

 

[Cyclingrelf]

Read the first 3, the others are on my wish list

 

[landyandy]

yes i've got them all and I find them really enjoyable good stuff..

 

[Bush Monkey]

Ive only read the first one and im on the look out for the rest

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

oooo may get them.

 

[mace242]

Just reading the last one. They are great. Shame that they are coming to an end. One of the big studios has the rights to them and there's meant to be a film one day.

 

[Wilderbeast]

i've read them and i think they're great!

 

[Tiley]

A lot of the kids at school read them (as I have) and find them really useful for the bushcraft sessions I run there twice a week.

They are well written and informed. I've taken school groups off to hear Michelle Paver talk on two occasions. She's a very interesting and interested author, her greatest passion being for wolves. I think that this deep-seated enthusiasm pours off the pages of the novels. They're definitely worth a look.

 

[jdlenton]

I've read all but the new I enjoyed them very much even if they are fo kids the detail is superb and the stories compelling, absorbing and great to read.

That reminds me off to amazon to get the latest one

J*

 

[Whittler Kev]

Just reading the last one. They are great. Shame that they are coming to an end. One of the big studios has the rights to them and there's meant to be a film one day.

Harry Potter here we come.

 

[Wombat]

Great books, I read spirit walker first then realised there was a series so got wolfbrother. Will get the rest in time. Glad to here they may become films.

 

[EarlyRiser]

Fantastic books, entirely absorbing from the first page. My 11 year old son put me on to them when he borrowed the first from the school library. I've read all but the most recent and thoroughly reccommend them.

Tom

 

[Big Geordie]

Mrs BG brought them home & we loved them all. A bit bushcrafty and easy escapism.
G

 

[addo]

I listened to a radio interview with the author a few weeks ago and thought they sounded interesting.
Think I'll have to start reading them after the comments too.

Me and the Mrs are going to be a right pair of teenagers what with her reading the Twillight books at the same time!

 

[chrispychris]

they are brilliant books Im 15 and have read up to oath breaker and am eagerly awaiting the next one they are very enjoyble and I feel quite an accurate view of hunter/gatherer times they are relevant to bushcrafting as the books portray many of the skills that bushcraft is built upon and I would definately reccomend these books to anyone with so much as a passing interest in the foundations and history of bushcraft and the people who used it in hunter/gatherer times