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In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth's Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla's mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth's Children® series

Ayla,unha nena Cro-Magnon de cinco anos queda soa no mundo tras unterremoto que fai desaparecer a súa tribo.Atacada por un ´león das cavernas, un grupo de neanderthalensesrescátaa dunha morte segura. Iza, a curandeira, acóllea como fillaadoptiva e lle transmite os seus coñecemento.Mog-ur, o gran meigo neanderthalense, percibe na nena a pegada dundos espíritos máis poderosos, o do león das cavernas, pero para oresto do clan sempre será unha estraña, una nena loura e de ollosazuis que posúe unha linguaxe vocálica insólita e unha habilidadeexcepcional para cazar, actividade prohibida para as mulleres do Clan.

Primera novela donde Ayla, una niña cromañón huérfana, vive aventuras en la fascinante Edad de Hielo.Un terremoto, en la última fase de la Era Glacial, deja a la pequeña Ayla, de cinco años, aislada de su tribu. Afortunadamente encuentra refugio entre los miembros del clan, un grupo de Neandertales. Valiente e indomable, la joven inspira al principio sorpresa, luego cautela, hasta que, por fin, es aceptada. Sobre todo, Iza, la curadera y Creb, el Hombre Santo, cuidan de ella. Sólo el futuro líder del clan, Broud, sigue mirándola con recelo, y hará todo lo posible para destruirla. Pero Ayla está protegida por el tótem del León Cavernario, un espíritu fuerte que la escogió por ser una superviviente.Este año se cumplen 30 años de la primera publicación de El clan del oso cavernario, la primera novela de la saga LOS HIJOS DE LA TIERRA®.Para celebrar este feliz acontecimiento se publica esta edición especial, limitada y numerada, en una versión revisada y con nuevas ilustracione

The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar's people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their clothes, customs, artifacts, even their homes—formed in great cliffs of vertical limestone—are a source of wonder to her. And in the woman Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the Ninth Cave (and the one who initiated Jondalar into the Gift of Pleasure), she meets a fellow healer with whom to share her knowledge and skills. But as Ayla and Jondalar prepare for the formal mating at the Summer Meeting, there are difficulties. Not all the Zelandonii are welcoming. Some fear Ayla's unfamiliar ways and abhor her relationship with those they call flatheads and she calls Clan. Some even oppose her mating with Jondalar, and make their displeasure known. Ayla has to call on all her skills, intelligence, knowledge, and instincts to find her way in this complicated society, to prepare for the birth of her child, and to decide whether she will accept new challenges and play a significant role in the destiny of the Zelandonii. Jean Auel is at her very best in this superbly textured creation of a prehistoric society. The Shelters of Stone is a sweeping story of love and danger, with all the wonderful detail—based on meticulous research— that makes her novels unique. It is a triumphant continuation of the Earth's Children® saga that began with The Clan of the Cave Bear. And it includes an amazing rhythmic poem that describes the birth of Earth's Children and plays its own role in the narrative of The Shelters of Stone.

Der packende zweite Band des Zyklus "Die Kinder der Erde". Aylas Geschichte geht weiter. Sie trifft Jondalar, einen Mann aus dem Volk der "Anderen", und aus anfänglicher Abneigung entsteht Freundschaft und eine tiefe Liebe. Zusammen begeben sich die beiden auf eine lange und gefährliche Reise durch das spätere Europa.

Després del seu llarg viatge a través d’Europa, l’Ayla i en Jondalar arriben finalment a la seva llar, la Novena Cova dels Zelandoniis, al sud-oest de França, antic assentament de l’Edat de Pedra.Al principi, la família d’en Jondalar mira amb recel l’Ayla, la dona bella i jove que els ha portat el seu fill, criada pel Clan i que, per acabar-ho d’adobar, va acompanyada de dos cavalls i un llop domesticats. Però, ben aviat, l’Ayla començarà a familiaritzar-se amb els costums i la forma de vida dels zelandoniis, i per a l’Ayla és una gran satisfacció conèixer la Zelandoni, la cap espiritual de la Novena Cova; amb ella podrà compartir els seus coneixements i pràctiques en el camp de les medecines i la curació.

Der Welterfolg von Jean M. Auel! Die Urzeit vor 30 000 Jahren: Das junge Mädchen Ayla irrt verlassen durch die gefährliche Wildnis der vorzeitlichen Erde. Der «Clan des Bären», ein Stamm von Urmenschen, nimmt sie auf. Doch Ayla ist nicht wie die anderen Stammesmitglieder. Sie ist blond, schlank und lernt überdurchschnittlich schnell .

Leaving the valley of horses with her lover, Jondalar, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi: the mammoth hunters. Soon, she finds herself drawn to Ranec, their master carver, a

Ayla leaves the safety of the Clan who raised her and sets out alone on an epic journey of discovery. A hostile land awaits her, and her need for human companionship and love remains unfulfilled.

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel's magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza's way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of the Cave Bear and its sequel, The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel continues the breathtaking epic journey of the woman called Ayla. Riding Whinney with Jondalar, the man she loves, and followed by the mare's colt, Ayla ventures into the land of the Mamutoi--the Mammoth Hunters. She has finally found the Others she has been seeking. Though Ayla must learn their different customs and language, she is adopted because of her remarkable hunting ability, singular healing skills, and uncanny fire-making technique. Bringing back the single pup of a lone wolf she has killed, Ayla shows the way she tames animals. She finds women friends and painful memories of the Clan she left behind, and meets Ranec, the dark-skinned, magnetic master carver of ivory, whom she cannot refuse--inciting Jondalar to a fierce jealousy that he tries to control by avoiding her. Unfamiliar with the ways of the Others, Ayla misunderstands, and thinking Jondalar no longer loves her, she turns more to Ranec. Throughout the icy winter the tension mounts, but warming weather will bring the great mammoth hunt and the mating rituals of the Summer Meeting, when Ayla must choose to remain with Ranec and the Mamutoi, or to follow Jondalar on a long journey into an unknown future.