When her parents are killed by an earthquake, 5-year-old Ayla wanders through the forest completely alone. Cold, hungry, and badly injured by a cave lion, the little girl is as good as gone until she is discovered by a group who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. This clan, left homeless by the same disaster, have little interest in the helpless girl who comes from the tribe they refer to as the "Others." Only their medicine woman sees in Ayla a fellow human, worthy of care. She painstakingly nurses her back to health-a decision that will forever alter the physical and emotional structure of the clan. Although this story takes place roughly 35,000 years ago, its cast of characters could easily slide into any modern tale. The members of the Neanderthal clan, ruled by traditions and taboos, find themselves challenged by this outsider, who represents the physically modern Cro-Magnons. And as Ayla begins to grow and mature, her natural tendencies emerge, putting her in the middle of a brutal and dangerous power struggle.Although Jean Auel obviously takes certain liberties with the actions and motivations of all our ancestors, her extensive research into the Ice Age does shine through-especially in the detailed knowledge of plants and natural remedies used by the medicine woman and passed down to Ayla. Mostly, though, this first in the series of four is a wonderful story of survival. Ayla's personal evolution is a compelling and relevant tale. -Sara Nickerson -This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Views: 62
One did not ask the Duke and Duchess of Avondale to the same party. Lady Hathaway knew that, but her cousin the duke had changed his mind about coming, and she’d already invited the duchess, who was on her way. There was nothing to be done except wait to see what happened when the estranged couple met again. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Views: 61
What is a Borrible? Borribles are runaways who dwell in the shadows of London. Apart from their pointed ears, they look just like ordinary children. They live by their wits and a few Borrible laws--the chief one being, Don't Get Caught! The Borribles are outcasts--but they wouldn't have it any other way….The Borribles Go For BrokeOn the Great Rumble Hunt, Chalotte, a Borrible from Whitechapel, very nearly lost her life--and good friends had been left for dead--all because of the Rumble Treasure Chest. To Chalotte the treasure was evil and she had sworn never to go on another adventure. But when Chalotte and the other survivors discover that Sam the horse is in danger they know they have no choice--Borribles always help their friends. Their attempts to rescue Sam lead them into the second Great Borrible Adventure! Review"The offspring of a singular imagination."--The New York Times on The Borribles Trilogy"A modern epic. It's a brilliant invention."--Publishers Weekly on The Borribles Trilogy"Projects a gripping story through slam-bang action."--The Los Angeles Times on The Borribles Trilogy"A strong and vivid fantasy, much recommended."--The Observer on The Borribles TrilogyAbout the AuthorMichael de Larrabeiti was brought up in Battersea. He is the author of two more books about the Borribles--The Borribles and The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis--as well as many other books. He has three grown-up daughters and lives with his wife in Oxfordshire. Views: 61
Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues. A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium—maybe code words. Initial: "J.B." And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million… Views: 61
Book Description"Over the years I have been proud to write about the men and women of the
American frontier. But I have written many stories with entirely different
settings which I have long wanted to share with my readers."I have
collected some of these in YONDERING. They are glimpses of what my own life was
like during the early years. Those were the rough years; often I was hungry,
out of work and facing situations such as I have written about."Although
these stories take place in a variety of locales, they are stories of people
living under conditions similar to the way they might have lived on the
frontier. I hope you'll enjoy YONDERING."--Louis L'Amour(224 pages) Views: 61
This is the story of a secret Nazi plan to invade Ireland during world war two. It is told jumping between the past, and the exploits of a secret agent working for the British, and the present when an American author is researching for his planned book. However the information he is uncovering is dangerous and people are trying to bury it. There follows death, danger and violence and at the heart of it all the mystery of the American authors father Views: 59
The most ingenious criminal in the world came up with his most spectacular exploit. He hires for his team — a top weapons expert, who could steal and use the newest, most secret military equipment. — the best cat burgular, who could scale any heights. — a man whose extraordinary strength and ingenuity could conquer any obstacle. Faced with this audacious crime of the century, the world's politicians could only trust to UNACO and its team. Views: 59
Romeo and Juliet with a mutation instead of a family feud. Two children on the verge of adolescence, greatly in love with each other, discover the adult world that will tear them apart. Living in a Sime world, the young man grows up to become a Sime – a mutant human who must kill a Gen every month to survive. The young woman grows up to become Gen, the human prey of all Simes. But, despite the social and physical Need to Kill, the young man refuses to Kill this young woman, his best friend. We watch this pair try to find a place they can live together. Wherever they go, either Rimon or Kadi is considered inhuman and sentenced to die. Until they find Fort Freedom. The inhabitants of Fort Freedom are the children of Gens, who turned Sime and managed to escape into Sime Territory. We see them forced to kill to live – and hating that need. Rimon and Kadi try to teach others to live without killing. Tragically, we see experiment after experiment fail – except for a very few. This community comes to call the act of Not-Killing "Channeling" – taking life from Gens and give it to other Simes – and this young man discovers himself to be the first Channel. He does not know that this has happened many times in the past. He does not know it will happen many times after his death. He dies young and in agony, a tragic figure who spreads tragedy among all those who follow him because of all he does not know about channeling. Views: 58
Caro, gallant and adventurous, is one of two Australian sisters who have come to post-war England to seek their fortunes. Courted long and hopelessly by a young scientist, Ted Tice, she is to find that love brings passion, sorrow, betrayal and finally hope. The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. But as the decades pass and the characters weave in and out of each other's lives, love, death and two slow-burning secrets wait in ambush for them. Views: 57
Alone in the desert, Daiya is faced with a dilemma that will determine her fate. If she can successfully resolve it she will join the Net of her village, but if she fails, her life will be spent with the feared Merged Ones. Confused and torn between worlds near and far, Daiya harbors a secret of her people, and must find a way to move beyond her discoveries to a safe place where she can survive. Views: 57
This book is the eighth volume in the Plantagenet Saga, and the action takes place in the reign of Edward the Second, and charts the events precipitated by Edward's attachments to and preference for handsome young men. His queen the beautiful Isabella was not to forgive or forget her humiliation. The country was in turmoil. Robert the Bruce had beaten the English at Bannockburn. The King was making deadly enemies throughout the country, but did not realise that the most deadly of these was the Queen. Alluring, powerful, and ruthless, she waited until she took a lover Roger de Mortimer, and together they worked to overthrow the man who had humiliated her. While Edward plunges along the road on which his follies had set him, and which ends with the most horrific murder in history. Views: 56
It is the time of the Locust. 'Fear death from the air, and avoid the North -' Eighty years have passed since Lord tegeus-Cromis broke the yoke of Canna Moidart, since the horror of the geteit chemosit. The Reborn Men, awoken from their long sleep, have inherited the Evening Cultures. In the wastelands to the north and west of Virconium a city is being built. But not by men. In the Time of the Locust a paralysing menace threatens to turn the inhabitants of the Pastel City into hideous, mindless insects.. Views: 56
OUT COLDIn the frozen Beartooth Mountains, Fargo is rescued by a kindly wilderness woman named Mary Harper and her children. But when the brutal Cudgel Stein and his gang decide they want what the Harpers have, the Trailsman is going to give the snowbound sidewinders what they deserve... Views: 56
She toasted life and drank to love until the wine turned bitter, and she had to begin once again...From the Kansas heartland to Manhattan's gilded towers, here is the triumphant saga of a woman torn between new love, old attachments and a family in search of its roots. Janet Stevens - Vogue supermodel, loving wife and mother...until her perfect world shattered and she had to pick up the pieces one by one. Bill McNeil - every woman's dream, Janet's nightmare - the man she thought she couldn't live without. Allan Blum - he had passion, patience and the key to the past she could no longer deny. Nicole McNeil - she was her mother's guide to the promised land, the first to embrace her forefather's faith. Views: 55
The vision of Liza Flynn was burned into my mind. My heart pounded. Here it was. Just what I had always been seeking. The big thrill.I was going to find who killed her husband and the prize would be the loveliest woman I had ever seen. A woman who'd never been touched, really. I could look at her and sense that it was all there, waiting. The hellfire and the thrill and the excitement. It was going to be pure hell for the guy who really woke her up. And I was the guy that was going to do it! Views: 55
