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Summary: Compelling. A real glimpse into the past.
Review: In the tradition of Clan of the Cave Bear, William Sarabande's First Americans series is a must read for anyone interested in pre-history. Well written and well researched, Sarabande weaves rich tales of a pre-historic Adam and Eve and their descendents. Loved every book and wait impatiently for the next installment.
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Summary: Most likely they did act like this.
Review: Petty, catty, backstabbing, powerhungry, cruel, spitefull, and vindictive to a certain extent in a hunter-gatherer culture, but mabey not to the extreme degree in this book.
A good first outing and a breakthrough work of pre-historic fiction.
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Summary: exceptionally good!
Review: Since this is a paperback original, some people think the quality is automatically going to be three stars at best. This novel is a great surprise, with excellent writing, likable but complex characters, and a great story. You'll love everyone, especially Aar (the first domesticated dog).
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Summary: Almost Biblical
Review: The author must have put much thought into the framework of the story. It tells a story, but also give the reader an opportunity to "read between the lines." Full of action, drama, heartbreak and sex it is almost Biblical. The characters come alive and we see how many of today's applied beliefs and governmental systems may have come to be. Even though this story took place eons ago, the strain of society, getting along, argumental debates and electing a leader are all aspects that the reader can apply and see at work today. Please, don't let me scare you by saying that this book is "almost Biblical". Although I am of Christian faith, I always wondered about other parts of the world from the beginning, the differences in religions today and amazingly... I see that many have more in common than they realize. This book give us a clear understanding on how people gathered answers to the unanswerable. I'm on book four now and have enjoyed each book equally thus far. I highly recommend these first four of the series for anyone who enjoys fiction and has interests in Philosophy, Social and Anthropological History. It's not in anyway "Chick Flick Romanced" instead it's pretty hardcore.
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Summary: Almost Biblical
Review: The author must have put much thought into the framework of the story. It tells a story, but also give the reader an opportunity to "read between the lines." Full of action, drama, heartbreak and sex it is almost Biblical. The characters come alive and we see how many of today's applied beliefs and governmental systems may have come to be. Even though this story took place eons ago, the strain of society, getting along, argumental debates and electing a leader are all aspects that the reader can apply and see at work today. Please, don't let me scare you by saying that this book is "almost Biblical". Although I am of Christian faith, I always wondered about other parts of the world from the beginning, the differences in religions today and amazingly... I see that many have more in common than they realize. This book give us a clear understanding on how people gathered answers to the unanswerable. I'm on book four now and have enjoyed each book equally thus far. I highly recommend these first four of the series for anyone who enjoys fiction and has interests in Philosophy, Social and Anthropological History. It's not in anyway "Chick Flick Romanced" instead it's pretty hardcore.
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Summary: Almost Biblical
Review: The author must have put much thought into the framework of the story. It tells a story, but also give the reader an opportunity to "read between the lines." Full of action, drama, heartbreak and sex it is almost Biblical. The characters come alive and we see how many of today's applied beliefs and governmental systems may have come to be. Even though this story took place eons ago, the strain of society, getting along, argumental debates and electing a leader are all aspects that the reader can apply and see at work today. Please, don't let me scare you by saying that this book is "almost Biblical". Although I am of Christian faith, I always wondered about other parts of the world from the beginning, the differences in religions today and amazingly... I see that many have more in common than they realize. This book give us a clear understanding on how people gathered answers to the unanswerable. I'm on book four now and have enjoyed each book equally thus far. I highly recommend these first four of the series for anyone who enjoys fiction and has interests in Philosophy, Social and Anthropological History. It's not in anyway "Chick Flick Romanced" instead it's pretty hardcore.
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Summary: Beautiful.
Review: The first page captivated my attention. Absolutely beautiful descriptions. I just love pre historical novels !! You gotto get this book if you do too. IIt was difficult to get all his books here, but I did eventually. And it was well worth it too. ALL of them are GREAT !!
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Summary: Takes your breath away
Review: This book was written so good, I was convinced that the author was there during that time. You can easily visualize what William is trying to convey to his readers. I own every book from the series, and I have to keep replacing them with new ones!
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Summary: Lacking.
Review: This is not the worst book I ever read, nor the worst book I ever finished; the best I can say for it is that it held my attention while I was reading it. I took nothing away from it; it's the cheap action thriller of the prehistoric fiction genre, except of course that most of the fun in the cheap action thriller comes from its tendency not to take itself too seriously - a trait that Beyond the Sea of Ice certainly does not share. Despite its tendency to regard itself as epic fiction in the highest degree, it's not an intelligent read by any means, and while I don't expect earth-shattering conclusions from every piece I read, I also like to have engaging characters in my fluff, something I found painfully absent from this book. Sarabande's work suffers from the people-perfection syndrome and centers on characters without dimension. Their motivations are murky; at many points, they undertake the actions set to them not because they are people with motivations and goals of their own but because the script tells them to. If this book were a movie, it'd be the kind I might rent out of curiosity, watch once, go "okay then" and never see again. The idea that Torka and Lonit become the Adam and Eve of prehistoric American civilization hurts me in ways I don't even think I can communicate.
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Summary: This book held me spellbound all the way to the end!
Review: This is the best book in the series, in my opinion. It is interesting, spellbounding, and crammed-packed with detail. The author has a great knowledge of prehistoric man and this book starts a great series that details the coming of Man into America. I read this right after I read the Earth's Children Series by Jean Auel. Read that series after this one, you will love them both. Before I read these books, I had no interest in prehistoric man, but now I plan to read all books on this topic. Maybe it will happen to you too!
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