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Raven writes… Hi Michelle, I've been meaning to read through Chronicles of Ancient Darkness again (as I finally have some extra time) since I recently learned that there were three new books to read! So, so excited to buy them and continue the adventures in the world I adored as a kid. However, there's been…
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Noora writes… Dear Michelle Paver, I am a 19-year-old reader and fan from Finland. It might be quite late to express my adoration for your novels, considering the fact that your latest ones have been published over a year ago, but I would still like to try. I first stumbled upon your beautiful writing style…
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Kiara writes… Hello Michelle, I'm not sure if you're ever going to read this, but I can faintly remember that some 15 years ago when I was 10 years old, I had just finished the last book of the Chronicles of the Ancient Darkness for the first time. I could barely speak English at the…
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Ethan writes… Dear Great Aunt Michelle, I have almost finished Wolf brother and I can't wait to see what happens to Torak. your book has helped expand my imagination. But I have one question. . . is there no end to your amazing imagination ? lots of love from Ethan. Michelle Replies… Dear Ethan, congratulations…
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Sam writes… Hi Michelle, I have just finished Wolfbane and I’ve really enjoyed The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. My question is if Torak and Renn ever break up. If so, is it because of Torak twisting Renn’s wrist to get the black root from her medicine pouch? Thanks, Sam Michelle Replies… Dear Sam, I’m…
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Noemi writes… Hi Michelle, When I was younger I have started to read the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness in Hungarian. I really liked it, my sister and my mother did so, but as it turned out, we only have the first two books translated. I didn't speak any English at the time, so I had…
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Yuzu writes… Dear Michelle. I am Japanese. I love your novels! I use a translation app because my English is not good enough. I first read your novels 12 years ago. For me, the world in which Torak, Ren and Wolf live is very far away, and yet very familiar. The world you write about…
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Hazel writes… You and your Ancient Chronicles of Darkness series is the reason I fell in love with reading and writing. They are also the reason my English improved so quickly. I was ten when I found your books, a few years after my family and I moved to the States from S. Korea, and…
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Kit writes… Hello Miss Paver, I've been a fan of your Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series for 16/17 years and am recently revisiting them. Wolf Brother is the first and only book I remember reading where I was immediately sucked in by the first sentence, and Spirit Walker is the only book in recent years…
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Sam writes… When exactly is souls night is it around the winter solstice or Christmas Eve Michelle Replies… Dear Sam, Many thanks for your question. Souls’ Night occurs in the dark of the Blackthorn Moon. This means that it corresponds roughly to our Hallowe’en, ie the end of October – although of course Torak’s people…
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