Advantages: A wonderful book that combines history with fantasy. Disadvantages: Very Addictive
...Torak encounters Wolf, a young wolf cub who's family lie dead, drowned by a flash flood. Yet wolf is not all that he seems, and he joins Torak as his guide to the great mountains. Along the way Torak encounters the many creatures and clans that inhabit the woods, and discoveres that there is more to the world than he could possibly have imagined during his secluded life with his father. But the threat of the bear is ever present, and the quest becomes ... ...power grows. Will Torak and wolf make it in time to save all life in the forest from certain death. And why did Torak's fathere keep him secluded away from the clans for so long.
Te epic beginning to a fantastic tale, this book is a must read for fans of fantasy worldwide. It combines the real world of thousands of years ago with the world of demons and magic, with the end result a beautifully compelling story that has all of the componants of a ...
bnmnmmb 09.06.2008
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Advantages: great for all ages to read Disadvantages: possibly slow to start
I picked this book up at a train station when it first came out. It was a gift for my Girlfriend, I had never heard of it before and got it for her to read on the plain on her way to china.
2 years later I picked it up again on her recommendation and didnt put it down again until I had finished reading it.
This story is the first in a series called "The Chronicles Of Ancient Darkenss" and follows the adventures of a young boy orfan in the forrests ... ...brings to life a world long forgotten and a way of life for the hunter gather tribes of the time that compels me to go and live in the woods for a while just to see how I would get on.
I think this story could take over from the likes of Tolkein and Rowling to become one of the best adventures for both children and adults.
I hope they make it into a film but I hope they do it well. ...
pgeemus 09.01.2009 (10.01.2009)
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