The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children #4) Book

During the Ice Age when temperatures plummeted and the two human races a few scattered nomads, desperately struggled to survive the big freeze, in future Europe there was no love lost between them. Competition may be fun in sports and other contests of muscle or brain, but slow starvation is no joy, neither is becoming hard as a rock though made of flesh once. Our great ancestors ( if any other form of humans still exist, excuse me), would undoubtedly consider the Neanderthal, roaming beasts and they the first inhabitants think us the interlopers, devils for sure after all living 200,000 years is quite an accomplishment in this captivating, exotic paradise nevertheless in fact a
treacherous territory, the hairy men had a right to that opinion...obviously we prevailed... I think...Jondalar misses his family wants to go home, Ayla has none and will follow... she needs a place to settle down in. The endless journey of discovery, meeting bands of interesting people, especially pretty women, he... the woman, good looking or exciting men, rules must have been very loose then for loving couples, implored to stay often however they always leave their new friends. All the fascinating unseen before tools and weapons, to abide in the constant harsh atmosphere of the land of the blue glaciers , just to see another sunrise no place for the weak . Ayla and Jondalar find better, easier ways of hunting and fishing, so they will not become extinct . Still it starts to get tiring, the years slowly pass. The amorous duo, Ayla and Jondalar have many cold rivers to cross, the distinguished Danube in particular as a guide, with the magnificent huge sturgeon fish swimming graceful below the surface, traveling west the wet waters are painful down to the bone, mountains to climb, the mind chilling traversing of an awe- inspiring glacier too, with their menagerie of two horses they ride and a wolf, ( Ayla's precious pets) who also likes to hunt as much as the lovers...You can image how frightened strangers are seeing what looks like humans on top of a horse, impossible, arriving ...these people must be evil spirits and the vicious huge canine, these animals will someday become the modern dog ...many flee for their lives. Quite an adventurous trip, for anyone inclined to learn about cavemen in the very distant days of the impressive Mammoths stomping the plains of southern Europe. You will soon begin after reading a few pages to feel the frigid weather, as the relentless blizzards hit and soak the skins of the indomitable couple, to crush them but they go on, the numerous exotic creatures long gone eating in the vast grasslands, some dangerous others only beautiful and peaceful. Weird plants, gigantic trees gaudy flowers ...yes it sadly has disappeared ...and can now only be enjoyed in books today.