Ghost Hunter: Bk. 6 (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) - Hardcover

Paver, Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842551752 ISBN 13: 9781842551752

Publisher: Orion Children's Books, 2009

Synopsis

As winter approaches and Souls' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the clans in the grip of terror. To fulfill his destiny, Torak must seek his lair in the Mountain of Ghosts. He must defy demons and tokoroths, and find his way through the Gorge of the Hidden People. Wolf must overcome terrible grief. Renn must make an agonizing decision. And in the final battle against the Soul-Eater, Torak must face the most heart-rending choice of all.

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Review:

The finale is a climax as intense as Tolkien's fall of Mordor, with demonic dogs, fiendish one-time children, and Soul-Eaters summoned from beyond the grave. (THE INDEPENDENT)

The final part of the brilliant Chronicles of Ancient Darkness... The saga of dark versus light is told with Paver's rigourous pace and brilliant attention to the detail of the Torak's world (THE BOOKSELLER)

...the themes of friendship and sacrifice are strong, and the descriptions of hunting, tracking and living in the world of six thousand years ago are as vivid and as interesting as ever... I'm going to miss the Forest and the clans now that the series is over. The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness are aimed at younger teens but I still love them aged nearly-sixteen, and I don't think I'll outgrow them any times soon. (SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST)

GHOST HUNTER is the final installment in Michelle Paver's wonderfulChronicles of Ancient Darkness series. These books should definitely be in every school library as they offer fantastic insights and terrific storytelling of a time long gone. (KIDSREADS)

"Whatever the individual judges thought about fantasy before they began Ghost Hunter... they were immediately captivated by Michelle's brilliantly created world, her wonderfully dramatic story and her powerful story telling. (LOVEREADING4KIDS Julia Eccleshare chair of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award 2010)

A literary treat for any young reader looking for something slightly different from the mass of children's releases (HACKWRITERS.COM)

These books are wonderful examples of how children's books at their best are motored by brilliant, seamless plotting. There is no waste- everything is taut, clean, efficient... There is a beautifully realised sense of an organic culture depicted in these books, and good and evil are measured in relation to how much these characters respect their environment (DAVID MOHAN WORDPRESS BLOG)

groundbreaking Stone Age saga (CHILDREN'S BOOKSELLER)

A stunning 6th and final episode, brings the bestselling `The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, which began so dramatically with Wolf Brother to a close. Now it is Torak's last adventure; he must travel up into the mountains and find the Mountain of Ghosts...Along with Wolf and Renn, Torak faces chilling danger on their journey as they fulfil their destiny. (Julia Eccleshare LOVEREADING4KIDS)

If I could give this series a gold medal, a shiny star and a packet of jelly tots, and Michelle Paver her heart's desire, I would. Not a word disappoints. You're transported into Torak's hunter-gatherer world, a world that existed more than six thousand years ago, and there you stay until the very last page. There's no zeitgeist about it; no fashionable tag, no hooks but the story and the characters and the writing, and they are so much more than enough. (THEBOOKBAG)

Book Description:

Dazzling entertainment, seamless storytelling - the sixth and final adventure in Torak's quest to vanquish the terrifying Soul-Eaters in Michelle Paver's bestselling Chronicles of Darkness series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1842551752
• ISBN 13: 9781842551752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256