Viper's Daughter
core novel 2020 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.30 (2,377 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 203 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781789542394 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
Viper's Daughter continues the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series two summers after the Soul Eaters' order was finally defeated, in a period of relative peace that Torak, Renn, and Wolf have used to settle into a quieter life together. That peace is shattered when Renn mysteriously vanishes without warning, leaving Torak and Wolf to search for clues about what happened to her and why she left so abruptly. As Torak investigates, he discovers that Renn has a previously unknown half-brother named Naiginn, a demon-possessed tokoroth whose influence over her runs deeper than Torak initially realizes. Following Renn's trail leads Torak and Wolf far into the Far North, an unfamiliar and unforgiving region where the customs and dangers differ sharply from the forest they know.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness core; position 7 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 7 of 9: previous Ghost Hunter (2009) · next Skin Taker (2021)
Sources
← Chronicles of Ancient Darkness dossier · All universes
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