Oath Breaker
core novel 2008 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.35 (11,631 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 224 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781842551165 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Oath Breaker continues the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series in the aftermath of Bale's murder at the hands of the Oak Mage, a loss that leaves Torak and Renn grieving and determined to understand what drove the killing. Their search for answers leads them into the Deep Forest, a remote and little-understood region where the ordinary rules of the clans do not fully apply. There they encounter warring clans whose conflicts complicate their efforts to move safely through the territory, forcing Torak and Renn to navigate shifting alliances and hostility from multiple directions at once. As they press deeper into the forest, the pair begin to uncover evidence of a wider deception orchestrated by the Oak Mage, one that reaches beyond Bale's death and threatens the fragile balance the clans have maintained.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness core; position 5 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michelle Paver
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 5 of 9: previous Outcast (2007) · next Ghost Hunter (2009)
Sources
← Chronicles of Ancient Darkness dossier · All universes
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