Ghost Hunter
core novel 2009 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.41 (10,367 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 245 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781842551172 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Ghost Hunter continues the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series as Eostra, the last surviving Soul Eater, unleashes a shadow sickness that spreads rapidly among the forest clans, sickening hunters and threatening to unravel the order the clans have maintained since the earlier defeat of the Soul Eaters. With conventional remedies failing and the sickness worsening, Torak comes to understand that stopping it will mean confronting the world of the dead directly. His path leads him to the Mountain of Ghosts, a place tied to old fears and older grief, where he must face restless spirits, including the tormented ghost of his own father, whose fate has haunted Torak since the earlier loss. Renn and Wolf remain close as Torak prepares for a confrontation unlike any he has faced before, reckoning with both the living threat Eostra poses and the unresolved sorrow of his father's death.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness core; position 6 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michelle Paver
Awards (verified)
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, 2010: won
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness): A nine-novel middle-grade saga set six thousand years ago in prehistoric Europe, following the orphaned boy Torak and his wolf companion. The first six novels (2004-2009) tell one continuous story; a further three novels (2020-2022) continue the same characters and world. Ghost Hunter, the sixth novel, won the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: position 6 of 9: previous Oath Breaker (2008) · next Viper's Daughter (2020)
Sources
- Chronicles of Ancient Darkness - Wikipedia
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winners list
- Ghost Hunter - Michelle Paver (author site)
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