A book

 

I finished this book yesterday.

It is what is called "Advanced Reader Copy" and it is an uncorrected editors version of the book.

The book is coming out on March 29th and I couldn't wait til then to read it. This is the last book of the series.

About ten years ago, the fifth book came out and I told my hubby to order a copy from e-bay. He did and I was able to read that book about six weeks before it came out.

I thought I was going to be disappointed with this book, but that wasn't the case. I enjoyed this book.

There are some unanswered questions and I imagine we won't find out the answers since this is the last book of the series, but I am ok with that.

When these books first came out, I didn't know about them. My mom had read them from the beginning and some people at work had talked about them. I really had no interest, until I started reading the first book.

It was nice because I was able to read the first four books of the series right away and had to wait for the fifth and six, sort of. It's been nice to read the last two before they actually were out in the stores.

Clan of the Cave Bear

I became interested in these books in about 1989. I was working and some women were reading these books and I started reading Clan of the Cave Bear. I was HOOKED!! I stayed up late nights reading them.

I asked my mom if she had ever read them and she said she had and so I read her books. At the time there were only three of them published. I didn't have too long to wait for the fourth book of the series but the fifth one took twelve years!!

When the fifth book came out, my husband bid on a limited edition British Proof book from Ebay. He won the bid and I got to read Shelters of Stone almost TWO months before it was available to the public! I was so excited to read the book.

After it was available publicly, the author, Jean Auel, came to Minnesota on tour to sign her books. I went to the signing and she signed my limited addition and even commented on it and asked where I got it. I told her Ebay and she laughed!!

There is one more book due out and there is a community anxiously waiting for that book! I hope it comes out soon. These are books that are kept forever and read multiple times. I recommend reading these books.
 ETA (Feb. 27, 2011) The last book of the series comes out on March 29, 2011
Here is a list of the series of books:
*Clan of the Cave Bear 1980
*Valley of the Horses 1982
*Mammoth Hunters 1985
*Plains of Passage 1990
*Shelters of Stone 2002
*Land of Painted Caves 2011