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The Plains of Passage

Earth's Children, Book Four

Earth's Children, Book Four

A Novel

Earth's Children, Book Four

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 $17.00

Jun 25, 2002 | ISBN 9780553381658

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Oct 01, 1991 | ISBN 9780553289411

Hardcover $30.00

Nov 27, 2001 | ISBN 9780609611005

Ebook $7.99

Oct 06, 2010 | ISBN 9780307767653

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    About The Plains of Passage

    Jean M. Auel’s enthralling Earth’s Children® series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla.

    With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey–away from the welcoming hearths of the Mammoth Hunters and into the unknown. Their odyssey spans a beautiful but sparsely populated and treacherous continent, the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe, casting the pair among strangers. Some will be intrigued by Ayla and Jondalar, with their many innovative skills, including the taming of wild horses and a wolf; others will avoid them, threatened by what they cannot understand; and some will threaten them. But Ayla, with no memory of her own people, and Jondalar, with a hunger to return to his, are impelled by their own deep drives to continue their trek across the spectacular heart of an unmapped world to find that place they can both call home.

    About The Plains of Passage

    Jean M. Auel’s enthralling Earth’s Children® series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla.

    With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey–away from the welcoming hearths of The Mammoth Hunters and into the unknown. Their odyssey spans a beautiful but sparsely populated and treacherous continent, the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe, casting the pair among strangers.

    Some will be intrigued by Ayla and Jondalar, with their many innovative skills, including the taming of wild horses and a wolf; others will avoid them, threatened by what they cannot understand; and some will threaten them. But Ayla, with no memory of her own people, and Jondalar, with a hunger to return to his, are impelled by their own deep drives to continue their trek across the spectacular heart of an unmapped world to find that place they can both call home.

    About The Plains of Passage

    Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla’s story continues.

    Ayla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. To the hunter-gatherers of their world–who have never seen tame animals–Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening. The mystery surrounding the woman, who speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds, is heightened by her uncanny control of a large, powerful wolf. The tall, yellow-haired man who rides by her side is also held in awe, not only for the magnificent stallion he commands, but also for his skill as a crafter of stone tools, and for the new weapon he devises, the spear-thrower.

    In the course of their cross-continental odyssey, Ayla and Jondalar encounter both savage enemies and brave friends. Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can be difficult and treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful and enlightening as well. All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination, for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jondalar must reach that place on earth they can call home.

    As sweeping and spectacular as the land she creates, Jean M. Auel’s The Plains of Passage is an astonishing novel of discovery, danger, and love, a triumph for one of the world’s most original and popular authors.

    About The Plains of Passage

    Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla’s story continues.

    Ayla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. To the hunter-gatherers of their world–who have never seen tame animals–Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening. The mystery surrounding the woman, who speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds, is heightened by her uncanny control of a large, powerful wolf. The tall, yellow-haired man who rides by her side is also held in awe, not only for the magnificent stallion he commands, but also for his skill as a crafter of stone tools, and for the new weapon he devises, the spear-thrower.

    In the course of their cross-continental odyssey, Ayla and Jondalar encounter both savage enemies and brave friends. Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can be difficult and treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful and enlightening as well. All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination, for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jondalar must reach that place on earth they can call home.

    As sweeping and spectacular as the land she creates, Jean M. Auel’s The Plains of Passage is an astonishing novel of discovery, danger, and love, a triumph for one of the world’s most original and popular authors.

    This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content:
    • An Earth’s Children® series sampler including free chapters from the other books in Jean M. Auel’s bestselling series
    • A Q&A with the author about the 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 | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Bantam
    Jun 25, 2002 | 784 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780553381658

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Bantam
    Oct 01, 1991 | 912 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553289411

    Category: Fiction

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 27, 2001 | 768 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780609611005

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Bantam
    Oct 06, 2010 | 768 Pages | ISBN 9780307767653
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