New Releases by Michelle Paver

A boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The sixth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by renowned author Michelle Paver. As winter approaches and Souls'' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the clans in a grip of terror. To fulfill his destiny, Torak seeks his lair in the Mountain of Ghosts. Accompanied by Renn and Wolf, Torak must defy demons and tokoroths, and find his way through the Gorge of the Hidden People. Wolf must overcome terrible grief and Renn must make an agonizing decision. And in the final battle against the Soul-Eater, Torak will face the most heart-rending choice of all ... Audio edition also available, read by Sir Ian McKellen.

A boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The fourth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by renowned author Michelle Paver. Cast out from the clans and hunted by all, Torak is on the run. Cut off even from Wolf and Renn, he takes refuge in unknown territory - the haunted reedbeds of Lake Axehead, where he is menaced by the Hidden People. But other threats lurk nearby and his battle with the Soul-Eaters is far from over ... As he fights for his life, Torak uncovers a deception too awful to contemplate, one that shakes him to the core and shatters the world as he knows it. Audio edition also available, read by Sir Ian McKellen.

Loup a disparu. Il chassait avec Torak, son frère de meute, quand d''inquiétants humains l''ont enlevé. Torak s''est alors lancé à sa poursuite, sans se soucier des périls qui l''attendent. Il devra quitter la Forêt. Se perdre dans le désert de glace. Affronter des tempêtes de neige. Se jeter dans l''œil de la Vipère pour défier les démons. Et combattre, enfin, les redoutables assassins de son père : les Mangeurs d''Ame. Des mages si puissants qu''aucun être ne peut les menacer sans risquer sa vie. Même l''Esprit-qui-marche. Même Torak.

When Wolf is taken by the Soul-Eaters, Torak must infiltrate their clan to bring him back.

As the Moon of No Dark waxes large, the clans fall prey to a horrifying sickness. Fear stalks the Forest. No one knows the cause—and only Torak can find the cure. His quest takes him across the sea to the mysterious islands of the Seal Clan. Here, Torak battles an unseen menace and uncovers a betrayal that will change his life—forever.

When Wolf is taken by the Soul-Eaters, Torak must infiltrate their clan to bring him back.

Torak est un garçon à part. Un garçon qui sait parler aux loups. Un garçon qui doit affronter les Mangeurs d''Ames... au risque de perdre la vie. Le Clan du Loup, auquel il appartient, est menacé par une terrible maladie et la peur ronge la Forêt tout entière. Cet été-là, l''air est irrespirable, comme empoisonné. Nul ne connaît la cause de cette épidémie et seul Torak peut trouver l''antidote. Sa quête le conduit de l''autre côté de la mer, vers les mystérieuses îles du Clan du Phoque. Là-bas, Torak va braver un invisible danger et découvrir un terrible secret. Un secret qui changera sa vie à tout jamais.

The epic journey of boy and wolf begins Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, 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?

Dieser Titel ist der 2. von 6 geplanten Bänden der Chronik der Dunklen Wälder (BA 3/05). Torak aus dem Wolfsclan, der nach seinem Sieg über den dämonischen Bären im Rabenclan lebt, steht eine neue Aufgabe bevor: Eine tödliche Krankheit, die angeblich von den dämonischen Seelenessern verbreitet wird, um die Menschen auszurotten, bedroht alle Waldbewohner. Wolf macht sich alleine auf den Weg zum Robbenclan am Meer, da nur dieser ein Heilmittel kennen soll. Auf seinem gefahrvollen Weg wird er erst vom Robbenclan gefangen genommen, bevor der dortige Schamane ihm glaubt. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt, denn der Trank muss in der kurz bevorstehenden Mittsommernacht hergestellt werden, mit einem seltenen Heilkraut, das Torak noch beschaffen muss. Zum Glück kommen ihm das Mädchen Renn vom Rabenclan und sein geliebter Gefährte, der junge Wolf, zu Hilfe, da er den Robbenclan-Leuten nicht traut. Wie in Band 1 vermischt die Autorin prähistorische Fakten mit Elementen des Fantasy-Genres zu einer enorm spannenden Erzählung, die auch bei männlichen Fantasy-Lesern ankommen wird. Unbedingt anschaffen!. - Eine tödliche Krankheit bedroht alle Waldbewohner. Torak macht sich auf den gefahrvollen Weg zum Robbenclan am Meer, da nur dieser ein Heilmittel gegen diese Krankheit kennt, die angeblich von den dämonischen Seelenessern verbreitet wird, um die Menschheit auszurotten. Ob Torak rechtzeitig zurückkommt? Ab 11.

Nothing about Sophie Monroe is ''appropriate''. She''s too outspoken, too determined, and her childhood hero, Ben Kelly, grew up in appalling poverty in the London slums. Her only haven is Eden, the hauntingly beautiful plantation in Jamaica, where her sister Madeleine leads a charmed existence with her husband and children.

''Eden - it''s where your life began, Madeleine. It''s a place where the current of life runs stronger than anywhere else. In Eden the sun shines more fiercely, the rain strikes harder, and the trees are so green that it hurts your eyes. Eden is beauty and ugliness and joy and madness and decay. Beneath the great old silk-cotton tree, where the orchids and lianas hang right down to the ground, and the fireflies glitter like spangles from dusk till dawn...'' Madeleine is left to bring up her younger sister in a remote cottage on the west coast of Scotland after her mother, Rose, has died in childbirth. Tainted by the discovery that she is illegitimate, Madeleine is plunged into poverty in London before marrying out of desperation a wealthy cousin of her father''s, who does not know her true identity. And thus she comes to live at the old family estate of Eden in the hills of Jamaica, often talked about by her mother - a beautiful, decaying house with its overgrown garden, lush sugar plantation and myriads of secrets. Rose had loved Eden more than anything, and now Madeleine has to take her place there.

When Sarah first saw Harlaston Hall, its grandeur unnerved her. How could this mansion have anything to do with her family, and in particular with her grandmother Charity? But as she became immersed in the story of the house, it became vital that she uncovered the truth.