"Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats."
The Times
"Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats."
The Times
"Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats."
The Times
RAINFOREST
Coming In October 2025 – Pre-Order Now
“If you liked DARK MATTER and THIN AIR” writes Michelle, “you’ll know that I love telling supernatural stories set in the wildest and most remote places on earth.
With my next book, RAINFOREST, I want to take you into the dark, unforgiving heart of the jungle. For my hero it's a refuge from the tragedy that nearly wrecked his career.
But he soon discovers that the rainforest is haunted: both by spirits of its own, and by the ghosts he's brought with him…”
THE WITCHING HOUR
An Anthology Of The Gothic & The Ghostly, With A New Short Story By Michelle
“THE WITCHING HOUR follows Sphere's previous wildly successful supernatural short story collections, THE HAUNTING SEASON and THE WINTER SPIRITS.
It will feature new tales by masters of the macabre such as Andrew Michael Hurley, Stacey Halls, Catriona Ward and many more, and each story will be loosely based on the tradition that the hour after midnight is the time when dark things walk the earth.
I'm honoured to be the thirteenth contributor to THE WITCHING HOUR, with an original ghost story of my own.”
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WAKENHYRST
Something Evil Has Awakened
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.
The Scotsman
“Michelle Paver surely has another hit on her hands” The Scotsman
London Evening Standard
“It’s a ghost story to put beside the classics of an earlier era…compelling” – London Evening Standard
The Observer
“Months after reading it, I remain obsessed with Michelle Paver’s Wakenhyrst… Spooky, twisted and unforgettable” – The Observer, Best Thrillers of the Year
The Times
“Irresistible storytelling… her finest novel yet” – The Times
The Big Issue
“Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats. This sinister, gothic chiller shows why.” – The Big Issue
Good Housekeeping
“A gripping ghost story… This is a brilliantly atmospheric read (be warned: it’s also terrifying!) with a brave, forward-thinking heroine I loved.” Good Housekeeping
The Observer
“What a story it is… Wakenhyrst is brilliant, spanning Fen devils, mystics and the lot of women in Edwardian England” – The Observer
WOLF BROTHER OMNIBUS
Special Anniversary Edition of Viper’s Daughter, Skin Taker & Wolfbane Out Now
“Michelle Paver does for the Stone Age what Hilary Mantel does for the Tudors”
"Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats."
Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
DARK MATTER
A Ghost Story
“Dark Matter is terrifying. The only novel to really get under my skin and infiltrate my nightmares.”
Juno Dawson, The Guardian
“Dark Matter is brilliant! Imagine Jack London meets Stephen King. The novel virtually defines a new genre: literary creepy. I loved it!”
Jeffery Deaver
“The ultimate test of a good ghost story is, surely, whether you feel panicked reading it in bed at midnight. Two-thirds through, I found myself suddenly afraid to look out of the windows, so I’ll call it a success!”
Emma John, The Observer
“I will fight a million battles to prove that this is one of the best audio books out there… an excellent book made completely gripping and unable-to-stop-listening-able by (Jeremy) Northam, whose narration made me literally gasp out loud on a bus during a particularly frightening passage. All I can say is, prepare to be utterly terrified.”
Rachel Mackie, The Scotsman
“Paver has created a tale of terror and beauty and wonder. Mission accomplished: at last, a story that makes you check you’ve locked all the doors, and leaves you very thankful indeed for the electric light. In a world of CGI-induced chills, a good old-fashioned ghost story can still clutch at the heart!”
Suzi Feay, The Financial Times
WOLF BROTHER
A Boy. A Wolf. A Legend For All Time.
“Like other great children’s books which also entrance adults, Wolf Brother conjures up an utterly believable, yet original world where the story grips you to the very last page.”
Sir Ian McKellen : Narrator of all nine audiobooks in the series
