Here is an unforgettable odyssey into a world of awesome mysteries, into
a distant past made vividly real, a novel that carries us back to the
exotic, primeval world we experienced in "The Clan Of The Cave Bear" --
and to beautiful Ayla, the bold woman who captivates us with her fierce
courage and questing heart. Cruelly cast out by the ancient Clan that
adopted her as a child, Ayla now travels alone in a land of glacial cold
and terrifying beasts. She is searching for the Others, a race as tall,
blond, and blue-eyed as she. But Ayla finds only a hidden valley, where
a herd of hardy steppe horses roams. Here, she is granted a unique
kinship with animals, enabling her to learn the secrets of fire and raw
survival -- but still, her need for human companionship and love remains
unfulfilled. then fate brings her a stranger, handsome Jondolar, and
Ayla is torn between fear and hope -- and carried to an awakening of
desire that would shape the future of mankind.
"Shiningly intense... Sheer storytelling skill holds the reader in a
powerful spell." -- "Publishers Weekly"