New Releases by Michelle Paver

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALES Featuring new and original stories from: Michelle Paver Stacey Halls Bridget Collins Imogen Hermes Gowar Kiran Millwood Hargrave Andrew Michael Hurley Jess Kidd Natasha Pulley Elizabeth Macneal Susan Stokes-Chapman Laura Shepherd-Robinson Stuart Turton Catriona Ward _________ There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight. It is the time when darkness reigns. And strange things roam the earth. In this dazzling collection of new and original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring this hour to vivid, spine-tingling life. So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clocks to strike . . .

''Phenomenal. All of the stars... Easily my top read of the year so far'' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ''Profoundly wonderful storytelling'' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ''Incredible! Really was an experience like no other'' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The jungle watches. The dead remember. The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror that the past will not stay buried. For there are places in the forest where the line between the living and the dead is thinner than the skin of water. A terrifying supernatural tale from Sunday Times bestseller Michelle Paver, author of Dark Matter, Thin Air and Wakenhyrst. What readers are saying about Rainforest: ''Rarely have I finished reading a book, immediately returned to the first page and started reading again. Rainforest is utter brilliance.'' Carly Reagon ''No one does terrifying like Michelle Paver.'' Sharon Bolton ''Paver has proved once again that she is master of the ghost story. With its vivid, brilliantly realised setting and creeping dread, I found this a truly terrifying read.'' Rebecca Netley ''Intoxicatingly weird...Takes a stalker story and makes it uniquely her own. She has cemented herself as our modern day MR James.. I can''t wait to see what she does next!'' Sarah Pinborough

Liegt ein Fluch auf diesem Berg? Der Himalaya, 1935: Fünf Engländer brechen von Darjeeling aus auf, um den heiligen Gipfel des dritthöchsten Berges der Welt zu bezwingen. Je höher sie kommen, desto gespenstischer wird die Atmosphäre. Die Stimmung zwischen den Männern, vor allem zwischen den sehr ungleichen Brüdern Stephen und Kits, droht zu kippen. Immer klarer wird: Der Berg ist nicht ihr einziger Feind. Während der Wind abflaut, wächst das Grauen. Gezeichnet von den Schrecken der extremen Höhe stoßen die Männer auf ein unheimliches Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit, das nicht im Schnee begraben bleiben will ... Reinhold Messner über den Kangchenjunga als Romanschauplatz: »Für einen spannenden, mystischen Berg-Roman gibt es keinen geeigneteren Achttausender im Himalaya als den Kangchenjunga – die fünf Schatzkammern des Schnees! Was für ein Berg! Mehrfach scheiterten in den Dreißigerjahren Alpinisten bei diesem großen Vorhaben: an Höhenkrankheit, Höhenstürmen, durch Lawinentod. Der Geist der verstorbenen Bergsteiger sowie der überlieferte Fluch des Berges sind nach wie vor eine großartige Basis für einen mitreißenden, packenden Berg-Roman.«

Hermano lobo es la primera entrega de la serie «Crónicas de la prehistoria». Una historia de amistad y aventuras en la prehistoria que encantará a los niños de todas las edades. Hace miles de años, un niño llamado Torak vive feliz en el bosque, hasta el día en que un oso gigante ataca y hiere a su padre. Moribundo, éste le ordena que se dirija al Norte para encontrar la Montaña del Espíritu del Mundo, antes de que aparezca en el cielo la Luna del Sauce Rojo. Pero Torak sólo tiene doce años, desconoce qué camino tomar y no puede acudir a nadie en busca de ayuda. Sin embargo, perseguido por el enorme oso, el niño emprende el viaje acompañado de un lobezno que ha encontrado a la orilla de un río. Pronto se unirá a ellos Renn, una niña perteneciente al Clan del Cuervo, y juntos vivirán emocionantes y peligrosas aventuras que pondrán a prueba su valor, su habilidad como cazadores, su inteligencia y su naciente amistad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION “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

Äntligen – del 7 i Vargbröder-serien! Nu kommer fortsättningen som ingen vågade hoppas på. En pojke. En varg. Legenden fortsätter. Själslukarens barn är den sjunde boken i succéserien som fängslade en hel generation. Under två somrar har Torak och Renn levt lyckliga i skogen tillsammans med vargflocken. Men deras lycka krossas när Renn inser att Torak är i fara – och att hotet kommer från henne själv. När Renn mystiskt försvinner måste Torak och Ulv ge sig allra längst norrut för att hitta henne. De möter en karg värld med utsvultna isbjörnar och livsfara bakom varje hörn. Och de måste kämpa mot en fiende som är mer ondskefull än någon de tidigare mött ... Vargbröder-serien är en makalös succé! Den rafflande spänningen och den fascinerande stenåldersmiljön är unik. Sommar 2021 kommer del 8!

Succéserien Vargbröder i ny utgåva!Tolvårige Torak är ensam, sårad, skräckslagen och på flykt. Hans far ligger död bredvid honom, attackerad av en demon i skepnad av en björn. Och i Storskogen lurar farorna överallt ... Tillsammans med en övergiven vargunge ger sig Torak ut för att få hjälp att besegra demonen. Vargbröder utspelar sig under stenåldern och är en makalöst fängslande berättelse. Serien har sålts i över 600 000 ex i Sverige. En verklig klassiker!

A Times Best Book of 2019. ''Paver is one of Britain''s modern greats. This sinister, gothic chiller shows why'' BIG ISSUE, Books of the Year 2019. "Something has been let loose..." In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father. When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened. Maud''s battle has begun. She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen – and the even more nightmarish demons of her father''s past. Spanning five centuries, Wakenhyrst is a darkly gothic thriller about murderous obsession and one girl''s longing to fly free by the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Thin Air. Wakenhyrst is an outstanding new piece of story-telling, a tale of mystery and imagination laced with terror. It is a masterwork in the modern gothic tradition that ranges from Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Neil Gaiman and Sarah Perry.

International bestseller Michelle Paver sets the stage for an epic final battle in this riveting conclusion to Gods and Warriors, the Bronze Age adventure series Hylas has returned to his homeland, and the fate of the world rests on his shoulders: He must find the prophesized dagger of Koronos and keep the Crows from wielding it in battle, or they will rule the land forever. But he must also locate Issi, his lost sister, to keep her safe from the impending war. Torn between his duty and his family, Hylas and Pirra split up to conquer their tasks. But fate has many surprises for them, and neither challenge is as straightforward as it seems. Aided by Havoc the lioness, Echo the falcon, and many old friends, Hylas and Pirra must defeat the Crows once and for all—or lose everything trying.

When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. Nine moons later he becomes the hunter when he vows to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. Racked by guilt and grief, he follows the killer into the Deep Forest, where the World Spirit stalks the hidden valleys as a tall man with a stag''s antlers

The Himalayas, 1935. Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all. Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets.

''If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns . . .'' A country at the edge of the world. A hidden tomb. A buried secret. Hylas and Pirra have found their way to the mysterious land of Egypt in pursuit of the dagger of Koronos, only to find that the Crows have got there first. Led by Hylas''s deadly enemy, Telamon, they are determined to recover the legendary blade, by any means necessary. But the dagger now lies buried beyond the reach of mortals. If Hylas and Pirra want it back, they will have to make the most dangerous journey of all - into the realms of death itself . . . ''Spellbinding'' Telegraph The fourth novel in the bestselling Gods and Warriors series by Michelle Paver.

Una ghost story che mette i brividi, alla scoperta dei fantasmi della notte artica e di quelli della propria mente. In un giorno del 1937, in un locale londinese vicino allo Strand gremito di gente perbene, Jack Miller, giovane fisico, va incontro al suo destino. Un destino che ha il volto di Algie Carlisle, un giovanotto grassoccio con le lentiggini e i capelli rossi, Hugo Charteris-Black, un tipo magrolino con l’aria da inquisitore, Teddy Wintringham, pipa e sguardo penetrante, e Gus Balfour, affascinante eroe biondo che sembra uscito da un giornale per ragazzi. Giovani come lui, eppure totalmente diversi, poiché non indossano come Jack un misero vestito da sei ghinee, ma pantaloni Oxford e giacca di tweed, e non hanno studiato a Londra, ma a Oxford e a Cambridge. Spinto da una cronica mancanza di quattrini e da una ineliminabile irrequietezza, Jack accetta la proposta dei quattro: fargli da operatore radio in una spedizione tra i ghiacci dell’Alto Artico che, come tutte le avventure concepite da ragazzi inglesi della buona società, viene ammantata di scopi scientifici: studiare la geologia e le condizioni meteorologiche di quella terra estrema. Provveduto agli approvvigionamenti, consultate le mappe e fissato il luogo del campo base, la spedizione ha inizio. Sotto una cattiva stella, tuttavia: il padre di Teddy Wintringham muore e il giovane erede, «terribilmente sconvolto», prende la decisione di rinunciare all’avventura. Raggiunta la Norvegia, i quattro ragazzi rimasti si imbarcano su una nave capitanata dal signor Eriksson, un cacciatore di foche e di pelli, indurito da una vita trascorsa per mare e da dozzine d’inverni passati nell’Artico, che non esita a mostrare un grave turbamento non appena i giovani inglesi gli indicano la meta da raggiungere: Gruhuken. Durante la traversata, in compagnia di otto cani husky e sotto la luce del sole di mezzanotte, una tragedia funesta la bellezza del viaggio: Hugo Charteris-Black inciampa in una fune arrotolata e si frattura una gamba. Trasportato in un ospedale lungo la costa, viene rimpatriato in Inghilterra. La nave, però, prosegue la sua traversata fino a raggiungere il luogo prefissato: una baia disabitata nell’arcipelago delle Svalbard, un puro, limpido, angolo di paradiso per i giovani inglesi, un posto perseguitato dalla sfortuna, dove «succedono... delle cose» secondo il signor Eriksson, che provvede ad allontanarsi rapidamente con nave ed equipaggio. Lí, su quel pendio dove a ovest non c’è nulla fino alla Groenlandia, a est l’Oceano Artico e a nord il Polo, vale a dire dell’altro nulla, le notti si allungano a una velocità allarmante. Poi quando gli uccelli se ne vanno, e sulle scogliere scende il silenzio che precede la notte polare, Gus Balfour si ammala seriamente e Algie Carlisle è costretto a richiamare Eriksson e a trasportare l’amico lontano da Gruhunken. Nella baia non resta che Jack Miller. Ma non è solo. Una parte di lui, una parte molto antica, sa che un essere si aggira nella lunga notte di Gruhuken, e sa anche che quell’essere non è vivo. «Terrificante... Come una bestia selvaggia che ti afferra alla gola». The Times «Immaginate un incontro tra Jack London e Stephen King». Jeffrey Deaver «La materia oscura è un romanzo spaventoso e splendido. Narrato come diario del protagonista, è la storia dei danni psicologici con i quali un fantasma - chiunque o qualunque cosa esso sia - devasta la psiche di un uomo». The Times «Paver riesce a creare e descrivere un''ambientazione geografica e atmosferica eccezionale; fin dalle prime pagine si comincia a sentire il soffio del gelido vento artico e ad aver un gran freddo». The Bookseller

''If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns . . .'' A country at the edge of the world. A hidden tomb. A buried secret. Hylas and Pirra have found their way to the mysterious land of Egypt in pursuit of the dagger of Koronos, only to find that the Crows have got there first. Led by Hylas''s deadly enemy, Telamon, they are determined to recover the legendary blade, by any means necessary. But the dagger now lies buried beyond the reach of mortals. If Hylas and Pirra want it back, they will have to make the most dangerous journey of all - into the realms of death itself . . . ''Spellbinding'' Telegraph The fourth novel in the bestselling Gods and Warriors series by Michelle Paver.

This series is set in Europe during the Stone Age. The main character is a teenage boy named Torak from the Wolf Clan. Together with his friends Renn (from the Raven clan) and Wolf (a lone wolf cub with whom he can communicate), he goes on a mission to defeat the evil Soul-Eaters. Readers will love the mixture of action and historically realistic scenes.

Fans of epic adventure will love the life-or-death stakes in the third Gods and Warriors book The eruption of the volcano has shrouded the sun in ash, and the harsh winter is never-ending. With no trace of his lost sister to be found, Hylas takes ship for Keftiu, to find Pirra and free her from captivity. But the Crows are also coming to Keftiu, led by the power-hungry Telamon. And Telamon knows what Hylas doesn’t: that in the chaos of the volcanic eruption, Pirra took the Crows’ prophesized dagger. Aided by Havoc, the lion cub, and Echo, a falcon of the Goddess, Hylas and Pirra will face the Crows once again, in a terrifying epic battle to save the land—or destroy it. Readers of Rick Riordan, T.A. Barron, and John Flanagan will love this exciting Bronze Age series.

En esta cuarta entrega de la serie «Crónicas de la Prehistoria» Torak se enfrentará a la encrucijada más difícil de su vida. Continúa la aventura... Torak se enfrenta a la encrucijada más terrible de su vida: los clanes descubren el tatuaje de Devorador de Almas que lleva en el pecho y lo declaran proscrito. En adelante, vagará solo y cualquiera que lo vea podrá darle caza y matarlo. Así, el malévolo plan urdido por Seshru, la hechicera de los Víboras, tiene éxito: Torak se convierte en un paria, desterrado y despreciado por todos. La única que cree en su inocencia es Renn, que tras una serie de trepidantes peripecias logra encontrarlo. Sin embargo, su aventura no ha hecho más que empezar, pues a Torak lo aguarda una terrible revelación que puede cambiar su amistad con Renn para siempre.

Hermano lobo es la primera entrega de la serie «Crónicas de la prehistoria». Una historia de amistad y aventuras en la prehistoria que encantará a los niños de todas las edades. Hace miles de años, un niño llamado Torak vive feliz en el bosque, hasta el día en que un oso gigante ataca y hiere a su padre. Moribundo, éste le ordena que se dirija al Norte para encontrar la Montaña del Espíritu del Mundo, antes de que aparezca en el cielo la Luna del Sauce Rojo. Pero Torak sólo tiene doce años, desconoce qué camino tomar y no puede acudir a nadie en busca de ayuda. Sin embargo, perseguido por el enorme oso, el niño emprende el viaje acompañado de un lobezno que ha encontrado a la orilla de un río. Pronto se unirá a ellos Renn, una niña perteneciente al Clan del Cuervo, y juntos vivirán emocionantes y peligrosas aventuras que pondrán a prueba su valor, su habilidad como cazadores, su inteligencia y su naciente amistad. La crítica ha dicho... « Hermano Lobo es el tipo de novela que sueñas con leer y que es tan difícil encontrar.» The Times «Impresionante.» The Guardian

Sexta y última entrega de la apasionante serie «Crónicas de la Prehistoria», que ha sido incluida por The Times entre los cien mejores libros de la década. Una historia sobre la supervivencia y el poder de la amistad en la que Torak llegará al final de su viaje. La Noche de las Almas está cada vez más cerca. Eostra, la hechicera de los Búhos Reales, mantiene aterrorizados a los clanes en su intento de dominar el mundo de los vivos y de los muertos. Así, Torak debe abandonar el Bosque para buscar la guarida de la Devoradora de Almas en la Montaña de los Fantasmas. En compañía de Renn, emprende un peligroso viaje a través de parajes helados, durante el cual ambos descubrirán la fuerza de su vínculo y hallarán nuevas alianzas que los impulsarán a seguir adelante. Lobo, su fiel hermano de camada, tendrá que superar el dolor más atroz y evitar que la malvada hechicera le arrebate aquello que más quiere.

Hylas wist niet wat hij zag. Tijdens de winter had hij veel gruwelijke dingen meegemaakt, maar dit was met niets te vergelijken. De Zee had alles vernietigd: hutten, boten, bomen, dieren, mensen. Het was akelig stil op het strand. Waar hij ook keek lagen rottende hopen aangespoelde resten. Een vuilgrijze golf likte aan zijn laarzen, en hij ademde de verstikkende stank van de dood in. Het was bijna onmogelijk dat Pirra en Heibel het hadden overleefd. Het is 3500 jaar geleden in een land aan de Middellandse Zee. Hylas is ontsnapt aan de duistere mijnen van Thalakrea en is aangekomen op het strand van Keftioe, dat door de Grote Golf is verwoest. Zijn zusje heeft hij nog steeds niet gevonden en sinds hij Pirra en de leeuwenwelp Heibel op een schip naar Keftioe heeft gezet, willen ze niets meer met hem te maken hebben. Maar Hylas is vastberaden om hen te vinden. Intussen groeit de dreiging van de zwarte krijgers, de Kraaien. Meer dan ooit wordt de moed van Hylas op de proef gesteld. Hylas en het oog van de valk is het derde boek in een adembenemende avonturenserie van Michelle Paver, die zich afspeelt in het Bronzen Tijdperk: een tijd van stamhoofden, strijdwagens en oude magie. VAN DE AUTEUR VAN Torak en Wolf

For fans of Nancy Farmer and Lloyd Alexander comes international bestselling author Michelle Paver’s second novel in the Bronze Age adventure series. While searching for his kidnapped sister, Outsider Hylas takes a dangerous detour when he’s captured as a slave and sent to the copper mines of Thalakrea. Hylas faces brutal overseers and lethal cave-ins while evading his enemies, the Crows. With the aid of an orphaned lion cub and his friend Pirra, Hylas must escape the mines and shatter the power of the Crows for good. But the prophecy is still at work and Hylas cannot escape its grasp, especially when the anger of the oldest god is awakened.

Un froid immense s''est abattu sur la Forêt. Eostra, la dernière mangeuse d''âme, a figé dans la glace le monde de Torak, Renn et Loup. Alors Torak se met en marche vers la Montagne des Morts où Eostra se cache en attendant de s''emparer de son âme. Il veut l''affronter, seul. C''est compter sans Renn et Loup qui se lancent à sa poursuite, au péril de leurs vies.

Niemand anders dan de twaalfjarige jongen Torak kan het Kwaad stoppen, maar hij is gewond en op de vlucht. Hij is een buitenstaander, net als zijn vader, en hij heeft nog nooit andere mensen ontmoet. Nu is zijn vader vermoord door een enorme beer en wordt Torak achtervolgd. Hij moet zien te overleven met als enige bondgenoot een wolfsjong en als enige wapens zijn vaardigheden als jager en verzamelaar.

Déus i guerrers és el primer volum de la nova saga de Michelle Paver, autora d''èxit als Estats Units amb més de 2,5 milions de llibres venuts. Una novel·la d''aventures situada en el turbulent món de l''edat de bronze; una època en què el domini dels metalls marcava la diferència entre la supervivència i la desaparició, entre el poder i la submissió. Entre grans dosis d''acció, carruatges, vaixells, esclaus, guerrers, mites, amor i màgia, un noi i una noia lluiten per sobreviure.

Bale est mort. L''un des derniers mangeurs d''Ame l''a assassiné. Torak se sent coupable. Il n''aurait pas dû le laisser seul. Fou de remords et de tristesse, Torak jure de venger son ami. Traquer le terrible mage ne lui fait pas peur. Il entre dans la Forêt Profonde à la recherche du monstre. Mais les lieux sont dangereux. Le Mangeur d''Ame fait tout pour que les Clans qui y vivent se déchirent. Et il n''est pas loin d''y parvenir.

When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time.

Hylas a grandi dans les Montagnes de Grèce, sur une terre sauvage, baignée de soleil. Pirra est la fille de la Grande Prêtresse. Elle a toujours vécu à l''écart du monde. Ils ne devaient jamais se rencontrer. Mais un point commun les réunit : tous deux sont en fuite. Elle, pour éviter un mariage qu''elle n''a pas désiré. Lui, pour échapper à des guerriers sanguinaires. Leur survie, ils la devront l''un à l''autre. Ainsi qu''à la Mer et ses créatures, parmi lesquelles un dauphin, un frère.

''If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns...'' Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things: The Gods exist. Magic is real. Somebody wants him dead. Hunted and alone, Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister. His quest takes him across the hostile mountains and treacherous seas of Ancient Greece. His only friend is a girl on the run. His only guide is a wild dolphin. And his murderous enemies are closing in... ''Electrifying'' - Independent on Sunday ''The reader''s attention is caught from the first line...spellbinding'' - Telegraph ''Set to become another children''s classic'' - Books for Keeps Michelle Paver was born in Malawi in 1960 and moved to England when she was three. After gaining a degree in biochemistry from Oxford, she became a partner in a City law firm, but gave that up to write full-time. To research her stories about animals and the distant past, she has travelled in the Arctic, the Mediterranean and Egypt, swum with dolphins and killer whales, and encountered bears, boars and wolves. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, the final book of which won the 2010 Guardian Children''s Fiction Prize.