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ⓘ About Michelle Paver
Michelle Paver is a well known British novelist and writer of children’s books, who is famous for writing fantasy, historical fiction, and horror stories. She is particularly famous for writing the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness book series, which is a historical fantasy series set in Europe’s pre-agricultural Stone Age. Paver won the Children’s Fiction Prize for the series’ final installment. In addition to her world-famous novel series, Paver has written two other novel series, the Daughters of Eden series and the Gods & Warriors series. Author Paver was born on September 07, 1960, in Malawi, Central Africa. Her father was a South African citizen, while her mother was of Belgian descent.
All Book Series by Michelle Paver
The Witching Hour: Haunting Tales for Long Dark Nights
Single-title series · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Michelle Paver?
Michelle Paver is a well known British novelist and writer of children's books, who is famous for writing fantasy, historical fiction, and horror stories. She is particularly famous for writing the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness book series, which is a historical fantasy series set in Europe's pre-agricultural Stone Age. Paver won the Children's Fiction Prize for the series' final installment.
Which Michelle Paver series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Daughters Of Eden Trilogy series, the earliest of Michelle Paver's multi-book series: it opens with The Shadow Catcher (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2005, ending with The Serpent's Tooth (2005). Michelle Paver's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Michelle Paver written?
Michelle Paver has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2025. 17 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series with 9 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Michelle Paver's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Michelle Paver's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Daughters Of Eden Trilogy (2002–2005, 3 books), Chronicles of Ancient Darkness (2004–2022, 9 books) and Gods and Warriors (2012–2016, 5 books).
How are Michelle Paver's books organised into series?
This guide splits Michelle Paver's 24 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness (9 books, 2004–2022); Gods and Warriors (5 books, 2012–2016); Daughters Of Eden Trilogy (3 books, 2002–2005).