Author: Ou Heung
Publisher: Editio Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
When a reader is reincarnated into a hardcore rated-R novel as Estella, the most precious child of the villainous Kartina family, she learns that the life of a cunning archer, deadly apothecary, and bomb maker isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. After all, this is a world of violent fiction, and there’s only one ending awaiting her family… death by male lead! Armed with the knowledge of the plot and her family’s regrettable demise, Estella decides to approach the story from an entirely new angle. She pretends to be a helpless and frail sister to her older siblings Kalen, Ada, and Alya—both to protect them from their miserable fates and change the course of the future for their marks. But with the male lead Rodrigo Erhart at the top of their hit list, she has her work cut out for her. Except is saving her family all there is to do? As Estella proves her worth to Rodrigo and gains his trust, are they also catching feelings? Only time will tell in The Obsessed Hero and the Villainous Family’s Daughter!
The Obsessed Hero and the Villainous Family's Daughter
Author: Ou Heung
Publisher: Editio Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
When a reader is reincarnated into a hardcore rated-R novel as Estella, the most precious child of the villainous Kartina family, she learns that the life of a cunning archer, deadly apothecary, and bomb maker isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. After all, this is a world of violent fiction, and there’s only one ending awaiting her family… death by male lead! Armed with the knowledge of the plot and her family’s regrettable demise, Estella decides to approach the story from an entirely new angle. She pretends to be a helpless and frail sister to her older siblings Kalen, Ada, and Alya—both to protect them from their miserable fates and change the course of the future for their marks. But with the male lead Rodrigo Erhart at the top of their hit list, she has her work cut out for her. Except is saving her family all there is to do? As Estella proves her worth to Rodrigo and gains his trust, are they also catching feelings? Only time will tell in The Obsessed Hero and the Villainous Family’s Daughter!
Publisher: Editio Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
When a reader is reincarnated into a hardcore rated-R novel as Estella, the most precious child of the villainous Kartina family, she learns that the life of a cunning archer, deadly apothecary, and bomb maker isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. After all, this is a world of violent fiction, and there’s only one ending awaiting her family… death by male lead! Armed with the knowledge of the plot and her family’s regrettable demise, Estella decides to approach the story from an entirely new angle. She pretends to be a helpless and frail sister to her older siblings Kalen, Ada, and Alya—both to protect them from their miserable fates and change the course of the future for their marks. But with the male lead Rodrigo Erhart at the top of their hit list, she has her work cut out for her. Except is saving her family all there is to do? As Estella proves her worth to Rodrigo and gains his trust, are they also catching feelings? Only time will tell in The Obsessed Hero and the Villainous Family’s Daughter!
The Land of Painted Caves (with Bonus Content)
Author: Jean M. Auel
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307886654
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla’s mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. BONUS: This edition contains a reading guide and an interview with Jean M. Auel. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth’s Children® series.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307886654
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla’s mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. BONUS: This edition contains a reading guide and an interview with Jean M. Auel. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth’s Children® series.
Lovely Fellow
Author: Katie Beth
Publisher: Katie Beth
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
"let kindness spread like a wildfire." Opal Clemens is a bubbly outgoing girl with a big heart. She loves to make people happy and has a positive outlook on life. Her constant goals are to make the people around her feel joyous and loved. Koa Whiley: broken, flawed, and unworthy. He's the boy misunderstood by the world. His body is covered in scars that tell the saddest stories. With tear-stained cheeks and blind eyes, he always saw the world raging like an untamable wildfire. In everyone else’s mind he’s just a hopeless boy, but in Opal’s mind he’s just a boy in need of a friend.
Publisher: Katie Beth
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
"let kindness spread like a wildfire." Opal Clemens is a bubbly outgoing girl with a big heart. She loves to make people happy and has a positive outlook on life. Her constant goals are to make the people around her feel joyous and loved. Koa Whiley: broken, flawed, and unworthy. He's the boy misunderstood by the world. His body is covered in scars that tell the saddest stories. With tear-stained cheeks and blind eyes, he always saw the world raging like an untamable wildfire. In everyone else’s mind he’s just a hopeless boy, but in Opal’s mind he’s just a boy in need of a friend.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Enhanced Edition)
Author: Jean M. Auel
Publisher: Bantam Dell
ISBN: 0345529324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
This enhanced eBook includes: • Eight never-before-seen video interviews with Jean M. Auel where she discusses The Clan of the Cave Bear and the Earth’s Children® series: “You Must Be Able to Change in Order to Survive,” “Jondalar and Ayla,” “On Language," “Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals: The Crossbreeding Question,” “On Research (and Glaciers),” “The Domestication of Horses and Wolves,” “The Painted Caves,” and “What Is It Like Finishing a Series?” • An excerpt from The Land of Painted Caves • An Earth’s Children® series sampler • A text Q&A with Jean M. Auel • The full text of the novel This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.
Publisher: Bantam Dell
ISBN: 0345529324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
This enhanced eBook includes: • Eight never-before-seen video interviews with Jean M. Auel where she discusses The Clan of the Cave Bear and the Earth’s Children® series: “You Must Be Able to Change in Order to Survive,” “Jondalar and Ayla,” “On Language," “Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals: The Crossbreeding Question,” “On Research (and Glaciers),” “The Domestication of Horses and Wolves,” “The Painted Caves,” and “What Is It Like Finishing a Series?” • An excerpt from The Land of Painted Caves • An Earth’s Children® series sampler • A text Q&A with Jean M. Auel • The full text of the novel This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.
The Valley of Horses
Author: Jean M. Auel
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553381660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman. Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the Others, tall and fair like herself. The short summer gives her little time to look, and when she finds a sheltered valley with a herd of hardy steppe horses, she decides to stay and prepare for the long glacial winter ahead. Living with the Clan has taught Ayla many skills but not real hunting. She finally knows she can survive when she traps a horse, which gives her meat and a warm pelt for the winter, but fate has bestowed a greater gift, an orphaned foal with whom she develops a unique kinship. One winter extends to more; she discovers a way to make fire more quickly and a wounded cave lion cub joins her unusual family, but her beloved animals don’t fulfill her restless need for human companionship. Then she hears the sound of a man screaming in pain. She saves tall, handsome Jondalar, who brings her a language to speak and an awakening of love and desire, but Ayla is torn between her fear of leaving her valley and her hope of living with her own kind.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553381660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman. Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the Others, tall and fair like herself. The short summer gives her little time to look, and when she finds a sheltered valley with a herd of hardy steppe horses, she decides to stay and prepare for the long glacial winter ahead. Living with the Clan has taught Ayla many skills but not real hunting. She finally knows she can survive when she traps a horse, which gives her meat and a warm pelt for the winter, but fate has bestowed a greater gift, an orphaned foal with whom she develops a unique kinship. One winter extends to more; she discovers a way to make fire more quickly and a wounded cave lion cub joins her unusual family, but her beloved animals don’t fulfill her restless need for human companionship. Then she hears the sound of a man screaming in pain. She saves tall, handsome Jondalar, who brings her a language to speak and an awakening of love and desire, but Ayla is torn between her fear of leaving her valley and her hope of living with her own kind.
Crier's War
Author: Nina Varela
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062823965
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution. Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of Thrones and Westworld. After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will. Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla. Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062823965
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution. Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of Thrones and Westworld. After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will. Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla. Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.
A Gift of My Own
Author: Josie Giuseppa Basile
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452539804
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
There is a distinct voice that wants to be heard in "A Gift of My Own." Whether this story is familiar or foreign territory it is intriguing and personal to the reader. You will take this journey with Josie. This story is hard to believe, but it is truth. She becomes a friend, and you will share in her experiences. She asks questions of the authenticity of God, heaven, hell, and the meaning of life. Josie finds the answers in the most amazing way. The honesty and simplicity of Josie's journey at various low points in her life are sure to resonate with readers. She says, Answers I discovered are universal and same truths, same messages taught from the great masters Jesus, Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. Josie shares their compassion for others and their love of humanity within "A Gift of My Own." As Josie discovers herself, you too will discover yourself through her experiences. There is meaning, passion, and a purpose to her journey. There is an acceptance in the path she walked. She is a source of inspiration to others. After reading "A Gift of My Own," you come away wanting to search for your own purpose in life. Her messages are sound. " A Gift of My Own" is the gift that keeps on giving. It is a return trip to the inner self.
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452539804
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
There is a distinct voice that wants to be heard in "A Gift of My Own." Whether this story is familiar or foreign territory it is intriguing and personal to the reader. You will take this journey with Josie. This story is hard to believe, but it is truth. She becomes a friend, and you will share in her experiences. She asks questions of the authenticity of God, heaven, hell, and the meaning of life. Josie finds the answers in the most amazing way. The honesty and simplicity of Josie's journey at various low points in her life are sure to resonate with readers. She says, Answers I discovered are universal and same truths, same messages taught from the great masters Jesus, Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. Josie shares their compassion for others and their love of humanity within "A Gift of My Own." As Josie discovers herself, you too will discover yourself through her experiences. There is meaning, passion, and a purpose to her journey. There is an acceptance in the path she walked. She is a source of inspiration to others. After reading "A Gift of My Own," you come away wanting to search for your own purpose in life. Her messages are sound. " A Gift of My Own" is the gift that keeps on giving. It is a return trip to the inner self.
Truth
Author: Linda Fay Black
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645368521
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
I am a very blessed woman. Throughout my life, I have had some spiritual experiences. With some of these experiences, I didn't even know what they were until I became older. As you read this book, Truth, it could possibly help you see how the Holy Spirit has been with you. He is with us all the time. He is so full of love and forgiveness. The feeling I wish for this book to convey to you is to know that you can have a personal relationship with the Blessed Mother. She will always bring you to her son and help you be closer to him, God our Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, and all the beautiful saints and angels. It will convey the TRUTH as written. This book is for God, our loving Father. He just used my life as an example to be shared and gave me the talent to be his author.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645368521
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
I am a very blessed woman. Throughout my life, I have had some spiritual experiences. With some of these experiences, I didn't even know what they were until I became older. As you read this book, Truth, it could possibly help you see how the Holy Spirit has been with you. He is with us all the time. He is so full of love and forgiveness. The feeling I wish for this book to convey to you is to know that you can have a personal relationship with the Blessed Mother. She will always bring you to her son and help you be closer to him, God our Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, and all the beautiful saints and angels. It will convey the TRUTH as written. This book is for God, our loving Father. He just used my life as an example to be shared and gave me the talent to be his author.
Cor Amare
Author: Pepper Winters
Publisher: Pepper Winters
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The stunning conclusion to the forbidden romance, The Luna Duet, by New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters... I made the worst mistake of my life when I was twenty-two. I let love and fear destroy everything I ever wanted, and now I have a choice to make. Run and hide or stay and face the consequences. I’d always known I wasn’t allowed to love her. I’d always accepted that I wasn’t allowed to keep her. But that didn’t stop me. I broke every rule and choked on every secret to have her. The only problem is, those secrets aren’t just hunting me anymore, they’ve found me. I can’t run. I can’t hide. For a moment, I had it all. I had all my dreams and the girl I would kill for. But now, I have to pay the price. I have to pay… And I won’t survive. A story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with dark, heavy subjects and is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author’s website.
Publisher: Pepper Winters
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The stunning conclusion to the forbidden romance, The Luna Duet, by New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters... I made the worst mistake of my life when I was twenty-two. I let love and fear destroy everything I ever wanted, and now I have a choice to make. Run and hide or stay and face the consequences. I’d always known I wasn’t allowed to love her. I’d always accepted that I wasn’t allowed to keep her. But that didn’t stop me. I broke every rule and choked on every secret to have her. The only problem is, those secrets aren’t just hunting me anymore, they’ve found me. I can’t run. I can’t hide. For a moment, I had it all. I had all my dreams and the girl I would kill for. But now, I have to pay the price. I have to pay… And I won’t survive. A story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with dark, heavy subjects and is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author’s website.
The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle
Author: Jean M. Auel
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345546008
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5589
Book Description
A literary phenomenon, Jean M. Auel’s prehistoric odyssey is one of the best-loved sagas of our time. Employing meticulous research and the consummate artistry of a master storyteller, Auel paints a vivid panorama of the dawn of modern humans. Through Ayla, an orphaned girl who grows into a beautiful and courageous young woman, we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world, home to the Clan of the Cave Bear. Now, for the first time, all six novels in the Earth’s Children® series are available in one convenient eBook bundle: THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR THE VALLEY OF HORSES THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE THE SHELTERS OF STONE THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES A natural disaster leaves a young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become the Clan’s next leader sees Ayla’s differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge. Praise for the Earth’s Children® series “Auel is a highly imaginative writer. She humanizes prehistory and gives it immediacy and clarity.”—The New York Times Book Review “Storytelling in the grand tradition . . . From the violent panorama of spring on the steppes to musicians jamming on a mammoth-bone marimba, Auel’s books are a stunning example of world building. They join the short list of books, like James Clavell’s Shogun and Frank Herbert’s Dune, that depict exotic societies so vividly that readers almost regard them as ‘survival manuals.’ ”—Vogue “Jean Auel has established herself as one of our premier storytellers. . . . Her narrative skill is supreme.”—Chicago Tribune “Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best.”—Los Angeles Times “Readers who fell in love with little Ayla will no doubt revel in her prehistoric womanhood.”—People “Lively and interesting, enhanced greatly by the vividly colored backdrop of early humanity . . . Auel is a prodigious researcher.”—The Washington Post Book World “Among modern epic spinners, Auel has few peers. . . . She deftly creates a whole world, giving a sense of the origins of class, ethnic, and cultural differences that alternately divide and fascinate us today.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345546008
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5589
Book Description
A literary phenomenon, Jean M. Auel’s prehistoric odyssey is one of the best-loved sagas of our time. Employing meticulous research and the consummate artistry of a master storyteller, Auel paints a vivid panorama of the dawn of modern humans. Through Ayla, an orphaned girl who grows into a beautiful and courageous young woman, we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world, home to the Clan of the Cave Bear. Now, for the first time, all six novels in the Earth’s Children® series are available in one convenient eBook bundle: THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR THE VALLEY OF HORSES THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE THE SHELTERS OF STONE THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES A natural disaster leaves a young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become the Clan’s next leader sees Ayla’s differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge. Praise for the Earth’s Children® series “Auel is a highly imaginative writer. She humanizes prehistory and gives it immediacy and clarity.”—The New York Times Book Review “Storytelling in the grand tradition . . . From the violent panorama of spring on the steppes to musicians jamming on a mammoth-bone marimba, Auel’s books are a stunning example of world building. They join the short list of books, like James Clavell’s Shogun and Frank Herbert’s Dune, that depict exotic societies so vividly that readers almost regard them as ‘survival manuals.’ ”—Vogue “Jean Auel has established herself as one of our premier storytellers. . . . Her narrative skill is supreme.”—Chicago Tribune “Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best.”—Los Angeles Times “Readers who fell in love with little Ayla will no doubt revel in her prehistoric womanhood.”—People “Lively and interesting, enhanced greatly by the vividly colored backdrop of early humanity . . . Auel is a prodigious researcher.”—The Washington Post Book World “Among modern epic spinners, Auel has few peers. . . . She deftly creates a whole world, giving a sense of the origins of class, ethnic, and cultural differences that alternately divide and fascinate us today.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)