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Michelle Paver


UK flag (b.1960)

Born in Malawi to a Belgian mother and a father who ran the tiny 'Nyasaland Times', Michelle Paver moved to the UK when she was three. She grew up in Wimbledon and, following a Biochemistry Degree from Oxford, she became a partner in a City law firm. Eventually, though, having submerged herself in myth and folklore (not at work) and having been chased by a bear (again, not at work), she gave up the lawyer life to follow her long-held dream of becoming a writer.
 


Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Horror, Historical
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Rainforest
 
Series
Daughters of Eden
   1. The Shadow Catcher (2002)
   2. Fever Hill (2004)
   3. The Serpent's Tooth (2005)
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Wolf Brother
   1. Wolf Brother (2004)
   2. Spirit Walker (2005)
   3. Soul Eater (2006)
   4. Outcast (2007)
   5. Oath Breaker (2008)
   6. Ghost Hunter (2009)
   7. The Viper's Daughter (2020)
   8. Skin Taker (2021)
   9. Wolfbane (2022)
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Gods and Warriors
   1. Gods and Warriors (2012)
     aka The Outsiders
   2. The Burning Shadow (2013)
   3. The Eye of the Falcon (2014)
   4. The Crocodile Tomb (2015)
   5. Warrior Bronze (2016)
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Novels
   Without Charity (2000)
   A Place in the Hills (2001)
   Dark Matter (2010)
   Thin Air (2016)
   Wakenhyrst (2019)
   Rainforest (2025)
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Award nominations
2011 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Dark Matter


Michelle Paver recommends
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Where the Dead Wait (2023)
Ally Wilkes
"An ice-cold brew of cannibalism and ghoulish horror served up by an author with a visceral feel for the extremes of polar exploration. Powerful stuff indeed!"
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The Giant Under the Snow (1968)
John Gordon
"...impossible to put down."

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