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The Mammoth Hunters

Earth’s Children, Book 3

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The Mammoth Hunters

By: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Rowena Cooper
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Leaving the valley of horses with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi; the Mammoth Hunters. But as she settles into this new life among a people at first strange and disturbingly different, Ayla finds herself irresistibly drawn to Ranec, their master-carver. Ultimately, she is compelled to make a fateful choice between the two men.

Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth, and ritual, has become a set text in schools and colleges around the world.

©1985 Jean M. Auel (P)2004 AudioGO Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction

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"The authenticity of background detail, the lilting prose rhythms, and the appealing conceptual audacity continue to work their spell." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I love this series so much, this was fucking heart wrenching to get through. but I got there!

beauty and pain

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Absolutely love this series. Not the first time I have read it but loved it even more as an audio book. such a great storey!!

fantastic!

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loved it. great story very believable. characters really relatable and diverse. will reccomend to all

g re eat listen

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I've loved all of the books so far, but this installment of Earth's Children had me laughing and crying and feeling my heart swell with joy at times. I really loved it.

A heartwarming tale of humanity

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The Earth Children series of books embroiders a wonderful romantic story based on the Stone Age based on archeological finds and a creative writing style.
The third book, The Mammoth Hunters is beautifully created and a joy to read. This audible version is throughly enjoyable.

Creative story of the Stone Age.

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Excellent series of books but feel the narrator is not right for this series

Love Jean M Auel

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Still a good book. Still well researched and beautifully written, though I did get very sick of the she-loves-me, she-loves-me-not soap opera aspect of it. Besides that, it's a great read. Performance is also excellent, despite a few pronunciation issues.

Almost as good as Auel's other books

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I am just loving this series, one book leads me to the next, great reads!

The Mammoth Hunters

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This is the 3rd book of the Earths Children series by Jean M Auel.
I have read these book so many times that I can almost recite them!
The books are written with so much detail that you can imagine that you are there with Ayla and Jondalar.
Absolutely enthralling and captivating!

The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel

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I have read this series a few times in the past but not for many years, it was good to listen as a audiobook and enjoy it again & I really enjoyed the narration.

An old favourite revisited

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