He reveals to Torak that at the time of his death, Torak’s father had been engaged in a quest to defeat the Soul Eaters, a gang of renegade mages using evil magic to take over the forest. Many critics also commented on the story's oddest aspect, of telling a few chapters of the book from the point of view of a wolf. Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. On his journey, Fa tells him, Torak will find a “guide,” but he must avoid other people at all costs. Wolf Brother is the kind of story you dream of reading about and all too rarely find…The vivid prose leaps off the page.

Magical, imaginative, vividly-told and rich in detail, young readers will find Torak's tale completely engrossing. It opens up your eyes to a whole new world and i guarantee that you will never think of a book the same way again! The kind of story you dream of reading and all too rarely find…The descriptions of an ancient world are wonderful. When Fa dies, Torak of the Wolf Clan thinks he has been left alone to defeat the demon bear who killed his Fa. Through the whispering spruce trees comes an evil more terrible than any clan can imagine, let alone defeat.

The prophecy states that the Listener, who talks with silence and fights with air, will offer his heart's blood to the World Spirit and thereby kill the demon-bear. She was brought up in Wimbledon and, following a Biochemistry Degree from Oxford, she became a partner in a big City law firm.

Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Torak realizes that Wolf is his heart's blood, and as Wolf carries off the Nanuak, Hord and the demon-bear are engulfed by the ensuing avalanche and Torak gives the three pieces of Nanuak to the Mountain Spirit.It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Somehow, I had to find a way of finishing WOLF BROTHER, making a start on SPIRIT WALKER, AND writing THE SERPENT’S TOOTH.

Fin-Kedinn and Saeunn, the Mage of the Raven Clan, hail Torak as the “Listener” foretold in a clan prophecy. Then a dark, malevolent force conjures a demon contained in the body of a ferocious bear that will slay everything it sees - a demon determined to destroy the world. He knew that he badly needed food, and that his arm hurt, and his eyes were scratchy with tiredness, but he couldn’t really feel it. She is the author of the brilliantly successful children's series, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.Torak wakes up hours later and looks for Wolf, but he only hears his howl in the distance, along with the howls of other wolves. With his dying breath, Torak's father tells his son that he is the only one who can stop it - he must lead the bear to the mountain of the World Spirit, and beg the spirit's help to overcome it.

I swear, by my blood on this blade, and by each of my three souls that I will find the Mountain of the World Spirit. In pre-agricultural Europe, the people of the Forest live in clans, each represented by a particular animal or life form. The audiobook for this and the entire Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series is narrated by Sir Ian McKellen (pictured with Michelle meeting a wolf!

Torak is unexpectedly attacked by Hord, who believes he must be the one to take the Nanuak to the Mountain because he helped one of the Soul-Eaters to create the bear. Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "Readers will have a real feeling for what life in the wild must have been like, and will be looking forward to Torak's further exploits. One of the earliest reviews, posted by the UK newspaper The Guardian, said that the book was a "rattling read, and has a nicely detailed setting and covers enough reader interests – friendship, adventure – even pets.