Beyond the Sea of Ice: The First Americans, Book 1 (The First Americans)
by William Sarabande
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Author: William SarabandeEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1987-11-01
ISBN: 0553268899
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Domain
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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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Stunningly visual, extraordinarily detailed, powerfully dramatic, here is the first volume of a remarkable new series . . .The First Americans.??When humans first walked the world, when nature ruled the earth and sky, a proud tribe is threatened by a series of natural disasters.??A bold young hunter named Torka, who lost his wife and child to a killer mammoth, leads the survivors over the glacial tundra on a desperate eastward odyssey to the save their clan.??Through attacks of savage animals and encounters with strangers not unlike themselves, they must brave the hardships of a foreign landscape and learn to live in an exotic new world of mystery and danger.??Toward the land where the sun rises they must travel.Beyond The Sea Of Ice,??toward a new day for their clan--and an awesome future for the American.Contemporary Books
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