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thistlechaser
Continuing reading current project: A book with a word in the title for each letter of the alphabet, checking my Kindle from oldest towards newer.
D: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. An omnibus with six books in it, the first being Wolf Brother.
Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1) by Michelle Paver.
Quick synopsis: A boy with a destiny; from birth it was known he would save the world from a nearly immortal unstoppable demon. With the help of Wolf (a real wolf) and Renn (a girl who starts out an enemy and becomes a friend), Torak has to figure out how to defeat an unkillable demon bear.
Brief opinion: I first read this in 2004 (apparently I wasn't doing reviews yet, but I made mention of loving it in two different posts). I didn't like it as much 20 years later, but that could be because I've read so many of these "young boy with a wolf friend in prehistoric times" books since then.
Plot: Torak and his father live in the Forest (written with capital F through the book) away from all the clans. One day his father is attacked by the demon (in the body of a bear), makes Torak promise to stop the demon, then dies. 12 year old Torak is left on his own in the wilds.
He finds a wolf cub (which turns out to be his spirit guide). He's captured by one of the local clans, then a girl of that clan helps him and Wolf escape.
The three travel far, to a mountain of the spirits, to try to gain their help to end the demon bear.
Writing/editing: Story-wise the writing was great and clearly the author did a ton of research on this time period, but there were some grammar issues. Lots of semicolons used incorrectly, commas missing, and for some reason "forever" was always written as two words: "for ever".
What I Liked/What I Didn’t Like: Turns out I like my prehistoric stories more realistic, less spiritual/magical. Spirits, magic, demons, curses were all real things in the story's world.
Rating: 1-Hated / 2-Disliked / 3-Okay / 4-Liked / 5-Loved: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ - I'd do three and three-quarters stars if I had an icon for that. Just a tad under "Liked".
