Thousands of years ago an orphan boy & his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit Torak destroys the bear but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche. & Torak's quest is far from over. A strange creeping sickness silent & deadly is threatening the Ravens. Word arrives that the Seal Clan have the cure & Torak must face a lonely journey to find it. On the Seal's Island he stumbles into a world utterly unlike his own. Here life moves to the rhythms of the sea the Seals build shelters from whale bones & skim the waves in fast beautiful kayaks. & here Torak is welcomed by the kindly Seal Mage Teneris & kinsman Bale. But all is not as it seems
- Torak must keep his wits about him to judge who might be friend or foe. As in ' Wolf Brother' Michelle Paver's sheer passion for her story set in a world of myth & natural magic shines through in this skilfully woven exciting & brilliantly satisfying second instalment of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.