It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to Sea far from the Forest and his pack. The ocean too teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground. Torak and Renn must race to save their pack-brother, battling the harsh, icy waves and merciless torrents. If they can’t find Wolf in time, the bond between them will be severed for ever…
“The ninth and last of Michelle Paver’s bestselling CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS series.. informed by the author’s practice with survival skills in wild places…The book has a map and stunning cross-hatched images, and as always conjures with complete conviction a historical, fantastical and sometimes brutal world.”
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week