Ghost Hunter, Michelle Paver

Synopsis: As winter approaches and Souls' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the clans in the grip of terror.

To fulfil his destiny, Torak must seek his lair in the Mountain of Ghosts. He must defy demons and tokoroths, and find his way through the Gorge of the Hidden People. Wolf must overcome terrible grief. Renn must make an agonizing decision.

And in the final battle against the Soul-Eater, Torak must face the most heart-rending choice of all.

My Thoughts: I picked up this book on a whim, not realising that it was the sixth and final book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.

That didn't matter at all.

The writing is so strong that I wasn't confused at any stage and was immediately swept into the story as Torak and Renn battle Eostra and the darkness that she brings with her.

I loved the way that Paver had written Wolf's sections, she pulls the reader into the animal's viewpoint effortlessly and makes them look at the world in a different way. I also liked the way that she paralleled the story of the humans with that of the wolves.

My only problem with it was that Eostra is defeated rather easily, after all the build-up I was expecting more of an epic battle.

Overall though, this is an interesting novel and Paver has an easy, flowing style that makes it difficult to put down.

I can't wait to go back and read the first five!

*****