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  • 17-07-2008 06:20PM
    #1
    StormWarrior
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    Last week I read Jean Auel's "Clan of the Cave Bear" and I LOVED it! I read 2 of the sequels but they didn't really match up. I'm on a quest to find more neanderthal-based novels now, can anyone recommend any?


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  • #2
    Red Hand
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    William Golding (of Lord of the Flies fame) wrote a book involving Neanderthals called (if I remember correctly!), The Inheritors. Pretty good.

    Jean Auel is...ok. The plot and storyline is excellent, but she lacks talent as regards her writing skills, and characterisation. I think the whole series could have been much better done as the idea was great.


  • #3
    Honey-ec
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    "Sex among the cavepeople" is how I believe Ms. Auel's work is referred to by a character in Stephen King's "Bag of Bones".

    I've never actually read her myself.


  • #4
    Red Hand
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    Haha, that's true.:) Methinks she was trying to compensate for her lack of writing talent.


  • #5
    StormWarrior
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    It's true that the sequels are more about sex and romance, but Clan of the Cave Bear itself isn't, it is very gritty and I really recommend it to anyone. Thanks for the suggestion Jeremiah, I will try that one.


  • #6
    starflake
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    Hi
    I've started to read the clan of the cave bear today. Shall I continue? is it worth the read. Have bought the Mammoth Hunters too and one other of the books. It's a pity they're not great!


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  • #7
    Dades
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    Stephen Baxter has a small series of books written about Mammoths!


  • #8
    StormWarrior
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    starflake wrote: »
    Hi
    I've started to read the clan of the cave bear today. Shall I continue? is it worth the read. Have bought the Mammoth Hunters too and one other of the books. It's a pity they're not great!

    I absolutely love Clan of the Cave bear, I have read it several times since then and bought the dvd. The sequels are not so great in my opinion, but definitely carry on with Clan of the Cave bear.


  • #9
    Manach
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    Based on a scifi parallel world scenario, there is Robert Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax Series. Basic premise is an earth where evolution took a slightly different turn.


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