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The Land of Painted Caves

Earth’s Children, Book Six

Earth’s Children, Book Six

A Novel

Earth’s Children, Book Six

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

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Part of Earth’s Children

Part of Earth’s Children

Part of Earth’s Children

Part of Earth’s Children

Paperback $18.00

Nov 22, 2011 | 784 Pages

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Mar 29, 2011 | 768 Pages

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    About The Land of Painted Caves

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
     
    In The Land of Painted Caves, Jean M. Auel brings her ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, to an extraordinary conclusion. As the story opens, 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 Ayala 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.

    About The Land of Painted Caves

    #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.
     
    Sixth in the acclaimed Earth’s Children® series

    About The Land of Painted Caves

    The highly anticipated sixth book of Jean Auel’s Earth’s Children® series, The Land of Painted Caves, is the culmination fans have been waiting for. Continuing the story of Ayla and Jondalar, Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived more than 25,000 years ago. The Land of Painted Caves is an exquisite achievement by one of the world’s most beloved authors.

    About The Land of Painted Caves

    #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.

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    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 22, 2011 | 784 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780553383201

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 22, 2011 | 848 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553289435

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Crown
    Mar 29, 2011 | 768 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780517580516

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Mar 29, 2011 | 848 Pages | ISBN 9780307886651

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    Praise

    “Among modern epic spinners, [Jean M.] 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)
     
    “[Ayla] remains plucky, inquisitive, inventive, brave, loyal. . . . There is real sweetness in the saga’s finale, when Ayla’s legacy to the world—both hers and ours—is made clear.”—The Washington Post
     
    “[Auel builds] her characters up to legendary proportions throughout The Land of Painted Caves. . . . [Ayla’s] journey has engrossed fans and turned the series into a bestselling phenomenon.”—Los Angeles Times
     
    “Prehistory comes to astounding life. . . . [Jean M.] Auel’s descriptive powers are top-notch.”—USA Today

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