Michelle Paver recounts the same event twice (or sometimes even three times) from either Torak's or Renn's perspectives and then Wolf's, alternating chapters between these different voices. As I love wolves, I was interested in this book when I saw the title and certainly the wolf character has exceeded my expectations. I found the book fascinating in the way that it is set 6000 years in the past (the author must have done a lot of research), and the descriptions of open woodland create a very detailed landscape. The main characters are Torak, Wolf, Renn the neice of Fin-Kedinn (loves hunting) Fin-Kedinn the Raven Clan leader and Hord a young man who wants to be the best at everything. They also worship their clan animal or tree. Clan members have tattoos to distinguish themselves from other clans. One nice thing about the book is that each person belongs to a clan (eg. Renn (one of the Ravens), helps him to evade the other clan members by concealing them in the Raven cemetary. But Torak does not wait to find out if they are going to sacrifice him or not, and escapes. Fin-Kedinn (the raven Clan leader) calls a clan meeting to decide what to do with their captive. The clan's mage (a wizard of sorts) says Torak is the 'listener' who will save the forest from the demon bear.

He finds a wolf cub near a river and adopts him but soon after, Torak and Wolf are captured by the Raven Clan. Torak is alone, wounded and terrified after the death of his father by a demon bear.

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