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The Shelters of Stone

Earth's Children, Book 5

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The Shelters of Stone

Written by: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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 After their epic journey across Europe, Ayla and Jondalar have reached his home, the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone-age settlement in the region known today as southwest France. Jondalar's family greet him warmly, but they are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses.

Ayla has much to learn from the Zelandonii and much to teach them. She is intrigued by their clothes, their crafts, and their home, and wants to learn their customs and the ways that they live, so that she will fit in. She is delighted when she meets Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the people, a fellow healer with whom she can share medicinal skills and knowledge. The Zelandonii are surprised to learn she was found and raised by the Clan, the ones that they call flatheads and think of as animals, and are skeptical when she tells them they are people.

After the rigors and dangers that have characterized her extraordinary life so far, Ayla yearns for peace and tranquility, to be Jondalar's mate, and to have children. But her unique spiritual gifts cannot be ignored, and even as she gives birth to her eagerly-awaited child, she is coming to accept that she has a greater role to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii.

©2004 Jean M. Auel (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

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"Burr is adept at reading the detailed descriptions of Cro-Magnon artifacts without losing our interest and at creating varied portrayals of the many characters. A fine performance of a long-awaited book." ( AudioFile)
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I was LOVING the previous audio versions, I've read the entire series several times, and thought I had found GOLD having the series read to me, but MAN OH man WTF?? The narrator was doing JUST FINE up until THIS book. I should wait before I rate/review this book as I'm only 30 minutes in. Jondalars voice didn't change so why did she feel the need to change Aylas voice to sound like she was Russian???
I'm very disappointed and this is ultimately going to ruin the experience for me.. ugh I hope she doesn't do it for theblast book. oh God pls no.

what happend to Aylas voice??????

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Well put together through the entire series. Her writing takes the reader on a journey with her expiration of each scene.
Well done very well done.

Rolly

Excellent seies

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the research and dedication to it to be as accurate and realistic as possible, while extrapolating the unknowns to be as believable as possible is excellently done. a marvelous story, told well by the reader.

dedication to research keeps you engaged

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The entire series is well written and captivating. The story telling by Sandra Barr is done so well you can imagine all the different characters.

Incredible story.

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i love these books, but was a little thrown off by the main character suddenly having an accent. I understand why the character would, but why now, a few books in?

character voice change

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