From extensive research about how the people of Northern Europe may have lived more than six thousand years ago, Michelle Paver has fashioned a remarkable debut novel for children. Wolf Brother is the first instalment of her six-book Chronicles of Ancient Darkness sequence. The book begins dramatically with the death of Torak's father, from mortal wounds inflicted by a giant bear. His dying words bind Torak to a quest to find the mythical Mountain of the World Spirit. Only there will Torak find the strength needed to defeat the demonic creature and killer of men.