Skin Taker
core novel 2021 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.39 (1,681 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 256 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781789542424 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
Skin Taker continues the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series after a meteorite strikes the forest with devastating force, destroying the First Tree, a place of deep significance to the clans, and releasing demons that had long been contained. In the chaos that follows, a new and unfamiliar threat known as the Skin Takers begins to emerge, operating under the direction of Naiginn, the demon-possessed tokoroth whose manipulation of Renn already troubled Torak in the previous book. As the Skin Takers' activity spreads, Torak, Renn, and Wolf must work to understand what these new enemies are capable of and how they connect to Naiginn's broader ambitions, even as the destruction of the First Tree leaves the clans more vulnerable than they have been in years.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness core; position 8 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 8 of 9: previous Viper's Daughter (2020) · next Wolfbane (2022)
Sources
← Chronicles of Ancient Darkness dossier · All universes
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