Michelle Paver

January 1937. Jack Miller is given the chance to join an arctic expedition, as communications expert, by a group of elite Oxbridge graduates. As the young men set sail from a gloomy Britain on the verge of war, little can he imagine the horrors that await him in their destination, Gruhuken, a place that cannot escape the savage echo of its past. Richard & Judy Bookclub

After dreaming for three years, Sophie Munroe finally returns to Jamaica, her childhood home, in 1903. Sophie's sister is keeping something from her, and her childhood hero Ben Kelly, is avoiding her. Soon Sophie is facing a clash of loyalties, and the prejudices of colonial society.

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...

Book 6 in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

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. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge.

Book 5 in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

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.

Book 4 of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

The evidence of an affair between Cassius, ancient Rome's greatest poet, and the woman he loved is unearthed by archeologist Antonia in the foothills of the Pyrenees where Cassius lived and died. Swept away by what she finds, Antonia has the chance to solve an age old riddle and to undo the mistakes of her own past as well. Contains some offensive language.

Since she was twelve-years-old Billie has lived wirh a secret that isolates her from family and friends. Through the Great War she tries to find peace, but realises that she has to break free of her secret - or lose any chance of happiness.

When her mother died, ten year old Madeleine was left alone with her new-born sister. Rescued by her father's family, she grew up as an outcast in London. When offered the chance to escape to Jamaica she took it and found herself in a family torn apart by obsession and betrayal.

Torak has survived the summer and his heartstopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together once more. But their reunion is short-lived.

As mid winter approaches, Torak learns that Wolf has been snatched. In a desperate bid to rescue him, Torak and Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North and step into a world of deceit, treachery and lies, coming face to face with a terrifying evil.

Another step is taken on his quest to destroy the Soul-Eaters, but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his own...

Book 3 in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

Thousands of years ago an orphan boy and his wolf cub challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world for ever. With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his beloved Wolf is lost in the process.

Yet Torak's quest is far from over. A strange sickness is threatening the Raven Clan and only the Seal Clan have the cure. Torak must face a lonely journey to the Seal Islands to find it, but what he stumbles upon there is far from what he was expecting. And all is not as it seems...

Book 2 in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

The Himalayas, 1935. Five Englishmen set off from Darjeeling, determined to conquer Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak on earth - but the mountain is not their only foe. As the wind dies, the dread grows with horrors of a past that will not stay buried. And sometimes, the truth does not set you free...

To get away from London and a failed love affair, Sarah has taken the job of writing a history of Harleston Hall. How is Charity, Sarah's grandmother, connected to the Hall, Sarah is determined to uncover the truth!

Thousands of years ago, a powerful and malevolent force conjured a demon: a demon so evil that it could only be contained in the body of a ferocious bear, a demon determined to destroy the world. Only one boy can stop it...

Twelve-year-old Torak sees his father murdered by the bear. With his dying breath, he asks his son to make him a promise. Alone, wounded, terrified and on the run, Torak must now lead the bear to the Mountain of the World Spirit - a mountain that no one has ever found before. But can Torak keep his promise?

A terrifying quest commences in a world of wolves, tree spirits and Hidden People, a world in which trusting a friend means risking your life.

Book 1 in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

The grand finale to the prize-winning adventure series that has changed the lives of millions of readers. It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to Sea far from the Forest and his pack.

The ocean too teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground. Torak and Renn must race to save their pack-brother, battling the harsh, icy waves and merciless torrents. If they can't find Wolf in time, the bond between them will be severed for ever...