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Transcendence

Written by: Shay Savage
Narrated by: Chris Chambers
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It's said that women and men are from two different planets when it comes to communication, but how can they overcome the obstacles of prehistoric times when one of them simply doesn't have the ability to comprehend language?

Ehd's a caveman living on his own in a harsh wilderness. He's strong and intelligent but completely alone. When he finds a beautiful, young woman in his pit trap, it's obvious to him that she is meant to be his mate. He doesn't know where she came from; she's wearing some pretty odd clothing, and she makes a lot of noises with her mouth that give him a headache. Still, he's determined to fulfill his purpose in life - provide for her, protect her, and put a baby in her.

Elizabeth doesn't know where she is or exactly how she got there. She's confused and distressed by her predicament, and there's a caveman hauling her back to his cave home. She's not at all interested in Ehd's primitive advances, and she just can't seem to get him to listen. No matter what she tries, getting her point across to this primitive but beautiful man is a constant - and often hilarious - struggle.

With only each other for company, they must rely on one another to fight the dangers of the wild and prepare for the winter months. As they struggle to coexist, theirs becomes a love story that transcends language and time.

Contains mature themes.

©2014 Shay Savage (P)2018 Tantor
Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Science Fiction Time Travel
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I really enjoyed hearing this from the Neanderthal’s thought process and had a very interesting ending to it and epilogue

Told from a Neanderthal perspective

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I loved the story it was very intriguing with the concept of time travel pack to caveman times. There is almost no dialogue in this book, but it still captivated my attention.
If you enjoy it, I also highly recommend the novella called, “Luffs” which is in Beh’s point of view.
My only complaint is the narrator of the story. Some of his pronunciations (Although correct) had me laughing out loud just because of the way he says them.
Overall 10/10. Super captivating story and excellent ending.

Absolutely loved it!.

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Ok, this one made me cry. Beautiful character, beautiful love story. Best book for people looking for language barrier trope.

A truly beautiful love story

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I was really moved by how compassionate the both characters were, consistently through the book. There were struggles in communication, but it seemed both were eventually able to identify the underlying good intentions of eachothers actions. I think the story very clearly identified the need for human companionship and the teamwork necessary to get through the difficulties of life.

I do think he should have been able to pick up on language and its practical applications after a life time together. Like talking about going hunting across the lake "tomorrow"... I'm not sure how to communicate and coordinate that between a large group with grunts, but ok. It did clearly seem like he just preferred silence in general and that definitely is a personality type.

Yes there's a lot of sex, but honestly if you are both sexually viable adults thrown together to survive and emotionally lean on eachother through strife, and the story is being told from the perspective of a heterosexual male in a time of very little extra curricular activities or light! It makes sense to me. Similarly, his association between sex and being accepted by his mate, and with holding of sex as feeling rejected and unwanted rung true to me.

I liked it

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Really well done and fascinating. The POV being from the caveman made this absolutely amazing.
The way things are described is just mind blowing because you know what it is but at the same time if you hadn’t seen it before the descent makes sense.
Both the writing at the sorry telling are amazing.

Told from caveman POV

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