THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE

THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR

Book 1 of the series. Five-year-old Ayla, a Cro-Magnon orphan, is cared for by the medicine woman of the Neanderthal clan who nurses her back to health, but as Ayla matures she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous power struggle.

THE LAND OF THE PAINTED CAVES

Book 6 of the series, sequel to 'The Shelters of Stone' (6248). Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth Cave community's spiritual leaders and healers.

THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS

Book 3 of the Earth's Children series, sequel to ‘The Valley Of Horses’, (8802). Leaving the Valley of Horses with her lover, Jondalar, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi - the mammoth hunters. Soon, she finds herself drawn to Ranec, their master carver, and must choose between the two men.

THE SHELTERS OF STONE

Book 5 of the Earth's Children series: Sequel to 'The Plains Of Passage' (3294). Ayla and Jondalar have trekked across Europe to reach Jondalars home. At first his tribe are wary of Ayla but gradually she starts to learn their ways and fit in, at the same time she is able to teach them a great deal.

THE VALLEY OF HORSES

Book 2 of the series, sequel to ‘The Clan Of The Cave Bear’ (8801). Leaving the safety of the clan who raised her, the beautiful Ayla sets out alone on an epic journey of discovery. In the Valley of Horses she finds refuge and contentment, and an awakening to a desire she could not imagine.