5/13/2023 0 Comments Skin taker michelle paver![]() Animals hibernating for the winter, such as bears, are awoken by the Thunderstar's fall, and the destuction of the trees has freed demons from the Otherworld. Several Clans are killed by the devastation, including the Lynx and Boar Clans, and dozens of hunters from other Clans are lost. ![]() A phenomena the Clans call the Thunderstar hits, devastating the Forest. In Midwinter, the Clans are preparing for the Sunwake, a ceremony to celebrate the return of the Sun after its winter sleep when disaster strikes the Forest. And as a new evil haunts the devastated land, Torak must risk his sanity, his life and even his souls to save everything he loves. ![]() With their world in turmoil, Torak, Renn and Wolf are tested as never before. Bears woken from their dens prowl the shadowy valleys. In the Dark Time of midwinter, disaster strikes the Forest. ![]() Book eight of Michelle Paver's bestselling Wolf Brother series continues the dazzling adventure of Torak, Wolf and Renn – a story full of myth, menace, natural magic and exhilarating entertainment. In the Dark Time of midwinter, something is coming that will test the Clans as never before. ![]() Skin Taker is the eighth book in the series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. ![]()
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