Beyond the Sea of Ice
by William Sarabande
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Author: William SarabandeEdition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-04
ISBN: 1564311015
Publisher: Sunset Productions
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Book Review: fantastic intro to another Ice Age historical fiction series
Summary: 4 Stars
I only picked up Beyond the Sea of Ice: The First Americans, Book 1 (The First Americans) because I loved The Clan of the Cave Bear. Jane Auel's latter series has been on hiatus for several years and I needed another dose of prehistorical fiction to fill in the gap. William Sarabande's introduction to the First Americans series does not fail to impress. While his plot is less original and creative than Auel, his prose is always succinct, dialogue clear and does not have Auel's tendency to repeat phrases ad nauseum.
The basis of Beyond the Sea of Ice: The First Americans, Book 1 (The First Americans) is a small band of prehistorical hunter-gatherers who have survived the 'evil spirit' of what must be the world's largest mammoth. It is the Ice Age and winter has been unusually long and harsh. Starvation, exposure and enormous predators have decimated what was once a thriving tribe of early Asian peoples. What is left is an outcast adolescent girl, an elderly spirit-master of forty-five years, an injured hunter in his prime and the first domesticated wild dog. The improbably group endures the journey of a lifetime to survive, not for themselves but for the continuance of their people and traditions.
There is little to fault to this author's first work. The pacing is always appropriate, the number of character is sufficient to keep things interesting without overwhelming readers and the ending is among the most memorable in the genre. His research is not quite as thorough as Jane Auel, but superior writing and pacing more than make up for this. I expect most readers will be satisfied enough to read Book 2.
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