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Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother Audiobook Summary

“Fantasy adventure on a grand scale, with a wealth of wilderness lore and convincing characterizations.” —Booklist

Fans of Fablehaven and City of Ember will devour Michelle Paver’s bestselling fantasy series about one boy’s epic fight against evil and the wolf who guides him.

Six thousand years ago. Powerful mages stalk the land, threatening to destroy all the forest clans. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat them. Their journey together takes them through perilous terrain and into dangers they never imagined. Torak and Wolf are terrified of their mission. But if they do not battle to save their world, who will?

“Torak’s coming-of-age tale will keep the pages turning.” —Publishers Weekly

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Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother Audiobook Narrator

Ian McKellan is the narrator of Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother audiobook that was written by Michelle Paver

Michelle Paver was born in central Africa, but moved to England as a child. After earning a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University, she became a partner in a London law firm, but eventually gave that up to write full-time.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness arises from her lifelong passions for animals, anthropology, and the distant past. It was also inspired by her travels in Norway, Lapland, Iceland, and the Carpathian Mountains–and particularly by an encounter with a large bear in a remote valley in Southern California.

About the Author(s) of Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother

Michelle Paver is the author of Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother Full Details

Narrator Ian McKellan
Length 6 hours 26 minutes
Author Michelle Paver
Category
Publisher Katherine Tegen Books
Release date March 29, 2005
ISBN 9780060838959

Subjects

The publisher of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother is Katherine Tegen Books. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Historical, Juvenile Fiction, PreHistory

Additional info

The publisher of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother is Katherine Tegen Books. The imprint is Katherine Tegen Books. It is supplied by Katherine Tegen Books. The ISBN-13 is 9780060838959.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Kory

September 04, 2008

** spoiler alert ** I like this book because he kills the bear.

August Reads

August 27, 2022

3,8 estrellas en realidad.Buena novela de aventuras prehistóricas y otra de las tantas sagas juveniles que intentaron venderse como la próxima "Harry Potter", pero que se terminaron quedando ahí, a medio camino.Acá conocemos a Torak, un niño que tras la muerte de su padre a manos de un oso demoníaco deberá viajar hasta la montaña del Espíritu del Mundo con tal de vencer al asesino de su padre y salvar el bosque. Por el camino conocerá a Lobo y Renn que harán de compañeros de viaje y otros tantos personajes más que haran de enemigos.Novela que me ha parecido bastante entretenida, correcta como inicio de saga, pero que me ha resultado un pelín decepcionante dado las grandes expectativas y las buenas críticas que muchos le atribuyen. Pese a ello, insisto es una buena novela. Aunque si comparamos su estilo con el de la pluma de Rowling por supuesto sale perdiendo. Y es que Paver es una escritora competente, más no logra destacar ni envolverte en su mundo como si lo hace Rowling. Y es que pese a disfrutar de la aventura nunca llegué a sentirme inmerso o parte de ella, todo parece apreciarse desde la distancia, como una obra en la que eres espectador, más no un miembro activo de ella. Y es que la autora nunca ahonda en la psicología de sus personajes, al punto que Torak, Renn o los mismos villanos no son más que eso, nombres de personajes acartonados que pasan por la novela haciendo algo, pero con los que jamás nos vamos involucrado. Lo mismo pasa con su construcción de mundo, es cierto que se nota la buena investigación en cuanto costumbres prehistóricas, más en lo que a asuntos de clanes se refiere y descripciones de parajes la autora falla utilizando salidas tan sencillas y poco ocurrentes como clan de cuervo, clan de la foca, clan del lobo... y cuánto otro animal se te puede ocurrir. Algo tan poco original y tantas veces visto en televisión que resulta tedioso. Lo mismo con el entorno o los parajes de la novela, la autora apenas da unas pinceladas de lo que los protagonistas ven o piensan de lo que ven. Al punto que en ningún momento queda claro que eran realmente los Nanuak y cuál era su real propósito... y bien entiendo que es un libro para público infanto-juvenil pero escribir todo con el exceso de sencillez con que está escrita esta novela termina haciendote ver la historia desde la distancia, sin involucrarse realmente con los objetivos de los protagonistas.Aun así, pese a lo anterior dicho, al menos hay algunas cosas que compensan las falencias, las cuales hacen sentir que la lectura valió la pena y que me hicieron subirle la nota inicial (3 estrellas) con la que pensaba calificar está novela.1. Capítulos con el punto de vista de Lobo, el mejor personaje y el único con el que realmente llegué a conectar.2. Dos giros finales que lograron sorprenderme lo suficiente como para subirle la nota. Originalmente la novela iba para un tres sólido.3. Torak sigue el típico camino del héroe (objetos mágicos que encontrar, amigos que lo apoyan, un mal que derrotar, etc), pero pese a ello la autora logra darle algo de originalidad al cambiar el típico guía sabio por varios otros personajes que van entrando y saliendo de la trama, entre ellos el mismo Lobo, elemento importante para llegar a la montaña del Espíritu del Mundo.4. Varias de las situaciones que enfrenta Torak, exceptuando el final y el encuentro del primer Nanuak, las soluciona con Ingenio e inteligencia más que con ayuda mágica o conveniencias de guión cómo comúnmente utilizan las novelas de este tipo.5. Un final no del todo feliz, que puede entristecer a algunos, pero que le da un toque un poco más profundo y original al resto de escritos de tipo juvenil.El fin, una novela que me gustó y que probablemente continuaré con su segunda parte.¡Recomendada sobre todo a lectores primerizos y público adolescente!

Daniel

September 19, 2015

Moram da priznma knjiga je mnogo bolja nego sto sam ocekivao. Kao prvo atmosfera je odlicna, stvarno te uspesno prebacuje u ogromnu i hladnu sumu punu opasnosti ali lepote. Likova nema punao ali su fino definisani i imaju fin razvoj tokom price. I iako je u sustini knjiga za decu imam osecaj da je racnija i strasnija nego mnoge grim dark novele iako nema puno krvi, jako malo nasilja ali to nekako jos vise istice u prvi plan kada se nesto strasno dogodi.Slobodno probajte, necete se razocarati.

Alayne

March 15, 2021

I know that technically this is a y/r book but, like Harry Potter adults can read it too. I really enjoyed this book it was very well written and I’m looking forward to reading the others in this series.

Katie

April 05, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed this. A great compelling middle grade novel, with fantastic world building. I'd highly recommend.

Delta

January 18, 2016

Wolf Brother is a prehistoric wilderness survival adventure that pits a 12-year-old boy and his wolf companion against an evil spirit bear that threatens the survival of the forest and all of the clans. This was a very enjoyable read for me, and I will look for more by this author. (suitable for pre-teens through adult)

Bookworm

February 26, 2013

I picked this book up in a charity shop. I'd seen this book many times but never read it. I, not thinking about purchasing it, started to read and was immediately trailblazing each word. It's reminded me strongly of another series of books called Earth's Children written by Jean M. Auel. Even though it says this is 9–12 fiction, it's still a great book for many people alike. I like how the author showed different POV between Torak and Wolf. Also like how Wolf thinks, (to Wolf Torak is known as Tall Tailess because Torak can speak Wolf but he has no tail). The way Michelle Paver describes the scenes is brilliant and in some parts very scary (for me)! The relationship between Torak and Wolf gets more significant as the book goes on, so much so, that when danger came towards them, I prayed that nothing would happen to them! I recommend this because it's a great story and plot which is different from normal books. Also the setting is amazing too!

Marga

January 12, 2023

¿Cómo he vivido tantos años sin conocer esta saga? Me ha parecido espectacular. He llorado, he sufrido y he reído en un viaje apasionante, junto con Torak y Lobo (ala, ya está, ¡me he vuelto a enamorar de otro peludo!) por los bosques de la Finlandia de hace 6000 años. El libro no se hace pesado en ningún momento, los personajes son perfectos, incluso el malo maloso. La ambientación es bestial, cosa que, como ahora estoy en pleno invierno, no ha ayudado a que pase menos frío. La trama tiene los hilos bien cogidos, todo lo que ocurre tiene un porqué, sin olvidar una velocidad acorde con los hechos.La labor de investigación de la autora, por lo que he visto, ha llevado mucho tiempo, ha implicado muchos viajes y muchas personas. “Hay veces que se tarda sólo unos tres segundos en retroceder seis mil años”, dice la propia escritora al final del libro, mientras andaba por los mismos bosques en los que se sitúan los clanes que aparecen en la novela.Es un comienzo de una saga de seis obras, pero la verdad es que no me ha dejado con la sensación de que faltara algo, como me ha sucedido con otros principios. Estoy segura de que voy a ir a por el siguiente en un futuro muy cercano, quiero volver a sentir los lametones de Lobo. Si os gusta leer sobre nuestros ancestros, os lo aconsejo; si os gusta leer sobre animales en libertad, también os invito a disfrutarlo. Si os gustaron los libros de J.M. Auel “Los hijos de la Tierra”, por supuesto, aunque es un poco más juvenil, me ha recordado mucho a cuando acompañaba a Ayla siendo adolescente. Lo de la edad es lo de menos, creo que puede gustar desde que se tiene una lectura fluida hasta más allá de la jubilación. Tiene una lectura fácil y ligera, lo recomiendo totalmente.

Emily

August 15, 2010

When you start reading the first paragraph of Wolf Brother, you're hooked. You keep turning pages, and learn of the setting, set back 6,000 years ago in the continent of europe. Your eyes follow the lines of the page, and realize the continent is not separated into countries, but clans, named after native wildlife. You flip the page to the next chapter, and learn of the main character of this story, Torak. You discover that his father was killed by a mysterious demon animal, and Torak is left alone at only twelve summers(12 years) old. You feel the paper in between your fingers when Torak takes it upon himself to avenge his father, to find the being that committed the crime. Now you stop. It is your decision. Do you set the book down, and continue what you were doing before you jumped into the adventure of wolf brother? Or do you continue on with flipping page after page, reading about Torak's difficulties, the friends he makes, suspenseful moments, and surprises during his journey? You may think it is impossible for a book to be this good. But no! Just ask anyone who has read the book or heck, the whole series! they will tell you it was a "10" on the "how awesome this book was " scale.

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