Otto writes… Hi, just wanted to reach out to say that the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness were a pretty transformative part of my childhood. I remember reading the Finnish translation of Wolf Brother in just about a day. Having grown up running around the forests of rural Finland, it all just clicked immediately. Outcast ended…

Darren writes… Hi Michelle I am a Year 5 teacher in Cambridgeshire. One of my favourite writing activities is the children writing to their favourite author. This year, I have 2 boys who have written to you! Is there a preferred address we can send them to? Best wishes Darren Smith English Lead Middlefield Primary…

Ján writes… Dear Mrs. Paver: In December 2023 I bought the Slovak translation of your book, Dark Matter, which intrigued me. In August 1988 we carried out a small expedition to Svalbard lasting about 20 days. We were five rock climbers from Nitra, Slovakia, and two scientists – parasitologists – from the Comenius University in…

Jennifer writes… Morning, will there be a new book release soon? Michelle Replies… Hello, Jennifer.  I do have a new book in the making, but I’m afraid it won’t be out this year, as there’s still lots of work choosing the cover, and so on.  Any further news on this will of course be posted…

Daniel writes… I don't have a question but I wanted to message and tell you about my experience with your books. I've never been a huge reader, my mom read all the Harry Potter books to my sister and I when we were kids and there were some others but it wasn't really "my thing".…

Adrian writes… Hello, Have you written any short stories and do you have any plans for writing a book of ghost or on other subjects, short stories at some point in the future? Thank you. Adrian Banfield. Michelle Replies… Hello, Adrian.  I haven’t written any short stories, whether supernatural or not – and that’s not…

Milan writes… Hello Michelle! I read your series "Chronicles of ancient darkness" as a kid and always loved it. I loved the presence of nature in these books and how immersive they were. It has also taught me a lot! I just learned that you have added three new books to the series and I'm…

Zaneta writes… Hi Michelle, I have at last read all nine books of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness starting with Wolf Brother and Ending with Wolfbane. They are very good, very well written and very exciting to read. I like your understanding of how ancient people lived and what they believed in. I felt so…

Ezio writes… Hello my name is Ezio, I am 13 years old and I live in Nice in the south of France. I read your novel (Chronicle of Dark Times) I really loved this book, these adventures are fascinating. I was very disappointed when I learned that the sequel was not released. I would like…

Xián writes… Hello, I'm Xián, I'm from Galicia, Spain, I don't know much English, but I try, I'm going to start reading Brother Wolf in high school I wanted to know what inspired you to make Brother Wolf. Michelle Replies… Hello, Xian. You can find the full story of what inspired me to write Wolf…