The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children, Book 5)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jean M. Auel（琼·M·奥尔） 著
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 2003-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553289428
• 定价 67.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 928页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Earth's Children

【内容简介】

TheSheltersofStoneopensasAylaandJondalar,alongwiththeiranimalfriends,Wolf,Whinney,andRacer,completetheirepicjourneyacrossEuropeandaregreetedbyJondalar'speople:theZelandonii.ThepeopleoftheNinthCaveoftheZelandoniifascinateAyla.Theirclothes,customs,artifacts,eventheirhomes—formedingreatcliffsofverticallimestone—areasourceofwondertoher.AndinthewomanZelandoni,thespiritualleaderoftheNinthCave(andtheonewhoinitiatedJondalarintotheGiftofPleasure),shemeetsafellowhealerwithwhomtoshareherknowledgeandskills.

ButasAylaandJondalarpreparefortheformalmatingattheSummerMeeting,therearedifficulties.NotalltheZelandoniiarewelcoming.SomefearAyla'sunfamiliarwaysandabhorherrelationshipwiththosetheycallflatheadsandshecallsClan.SomeevenopposehermatingwithJondalar,andmaketheirdispleasureknown.Aylahastocallonallherskills,intelligence,knowledge,andinstinctstofindherwayinthiscomplicatedsociety,toprepareforthebirthofherchild,andtodecidewhethershewillacceptnewchallengesandplayasignificantroleinthedestinyoftheZelandonii.

JeanAuelisatherverybestinthissuperblytexturedcreationofaprehistoricsociety.TheSheltersofStoneisasweepingstoryofloveanddanger,withallthewonderfuldetail—basedonmeticulousresearch—thatmakeshernovelsunique.ItisatriumphantcontinuationoftheEarth'sChildren?sagathatbeganwithTheClanoftheCaveBear.AnditincludesanamazingrhythmicpoemthatdescribesthebirthofEarth'sChildrenandplaysitsownroleinthenarrativeofTheSheltersofStone.

【作者简介】

JeanM.Auelisaninternationalphenomenon.HerEarth'sChildren?serieshassoldmorethan45millioncopiesworldwideandincludesTheClanoftheCaveBear,TheValleyofHorses,TheMammothHunters,ThePlainsofPassage,TheSheltersofStone,andTheLandofPaintedCaves.Herextensiveresearchhasearnedhertherespectofarchaeologistsandanthropologistsaroundtheworld.ShehashonorarydegreesfromfouruniversitiesandwashonoredbytheFrenchgovernment'sMinistryofCulturewiththemedalofan"OfficerintheOrderofArtsandLetters".Sheliveswithherhusband,Ray,inOregon.