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Michelle Paver


Born
in Malawi
September 07, 1960

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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Young Adult


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

The hugely successful Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series arose from Michelle's lifelong passion for animals, anthropology and the distant past—as well as an encounter with a large bear in a remote valley in southern California. To research the books, Michelle has traveled to Finland, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Arctic Canada and the Carpathian Mountains. She has slept on reindeer skins, swum with wild orca (killer whales), and got nose-to-nose with polar bears—and, of course, wolves. ...more

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Film adaptation – another take?

Hi Michelle,
I have always absolutely adored The Chronicles of ancient darkness. I devoured them when I was 11 and from there went on a mission to make all my friends read them too – my yr 6 school teacher even adored the books so, he attempted to name his daughter after Renn (his wife vetoed sadly).

Anyway, while I was reading them, it was as if I was watching – it was cinematic, truly brilliant w

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“Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That's how it's always been.”
― Michelle Paver
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“Fear is the loneliest feeling. You can be in a throng of people, but if you're afraid, you're on your own.”
― Michelle Paver, Oath Breaker
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“There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff.”
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