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Dark forces are at work within the realms of earth and sky, and a savage new dance of life and death is about to begin....the internationally acclaimed saga of the First Americans continues in this long-awaited novel from bestseller William Sarabande. As the Ice Age draws to a close, the men and women living on the northeast coast of the North American continent struggle to adapt to their rapidly changing environment. Ancient cultures clash as warriors battle for vital hunting territories. show more When a mammoth is seen in a forest, the shaman, who is also brother to the headman, conjures wondrous and terrifying visions for his imperiled band as he goads them to hunt a beast that may be the last of its kind. Although an ancient legend promises death for the People on the day that the last mammoth dies, the shaman counters with a legendary promise of his own--that those who dare hunt, kill, and consume the flesh of the mammoth will be made invincible in battle. The hunt is successful but the headman is killed--and the shaman comes to power and takes possession of his brother's woman and daughter. Although he has no suspicion of his uncle's treachery, the eldest son of the former headman must live with the fear of the charging mammoth that caused him to feign injury rather than risk his own life to save his father's. Now, as the last mammoth walks the land, a young warrior who has lost nearly everything to his enemies must learn new ways, or die in a world where men, women, and even children dare not be less than heroes. show lessTags
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A long, tedious tale running the gamut of human emotions and fears amongst a variety of peoples facing the last Ice Age
Dertig- tot veertigduizend jaar geleden zwierven de eerste mensen over een zee van ijs op zoek naar een nieuw vaderland. Ze trokken vanuit de Aziatische ijsvlakten over de landbrug tussen Siberie en Alaska naar het oosten, op zoek naar het land van de opgaande zon. Een lange avontuurlijke reis vol ontberingen en gevaren. Wanneer Hasuu, de mooie jonge vrouw van het stamhoofd Malsum treuzelt tijdens de trektocht door het woud, wordt ze gevangen genomen door de wintergeesten, het geheimzinnige volk dat met de kou en de sneeuw is meegekomen. Ze verliest daarbij haar baby en Negauni, de jongste broer van Malsum. Gaandeweg aanvaardt ze haar nieuwe leven bij de stam van de wintergeesten, maar ze weet niet dat Negauni nog leeft en show more plannen maakt om haar te redden. Ondertussen worstelt Malsum met zijn eigen demonen. Zal hij na zijn laffe gedrag nog stamhoofd kunnen blijven en zal hij zijn vrouw nog terugzien? show less
Apr 7, 2025Dutch
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William Sarabande Sarabande is the author of the First Americas Series whose titles include, "Beyond the Sea of Ice" (1987), "Corridor of Storms" (1988), "Forbidden Land" (1989), "Walkers of the Wind" (1990), "Sacred Stones" (1991), "Thunder in the Sky" (1992), Edge of the World" (1993), Shadow of the Watching Stars" (1995) and "Face of the Rising show more Sun" (1996). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
First Americans (book 10)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Time Beyond Beginning
- Original title
- Time Beyond Beginning
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Ne'guani; M'alsum; Hasu'u; Tunraq; Young One; Mowea'qua
- Epigraph
- "There was once a world before this, and in it lived people who were not of our tribe."
~ Tuglick, Igloolik Area
Canadian Arctic Prehistory
Robert McGhee - First words
- The young one crouched within the trees.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)" ... Let it be as it was in the time beyond beginning, in the time when the Animals and the People were of one tribe and set out together for the River of the White Whales ..."
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