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description: The first war that man fought was not with himself but with an ancient and misunderstood race. In an age of ice and extinction, only one species of the People will survive to inherit the earth. 'Song of the Steppes' is an epic adventure set 30,000 years ago. The story centers on one Bri of the Caribou Dreaming, a creative and courageous Cro-Magnon maiden, who, in the aftermath of a terrible family tragedy, and in the face of incredible odds, must embark on an unprecedented quest in order to rescue her mother and infant brother from the clutches of a cruel Neanderthal chieftain who intends to wage a war to reclaim his old hunting grounds from her People. Along the way, Bri will forge the most unlikely of alliances and undergo an arduous initiation, finally coming to understand her own destiny as a healer and a leader of her People. They are a People who existed long before the conception of time, before something vital and sacred was lost forever, yet they are also a People instantly recognizable to us across the span of millennia. They are our remote forbears, the inventors of human culture, and now, through the voice of Bri of the Caribou, we can hear their story--the Song of the Steppes.
title: Song of the Steppes: A Novel of the Ice Age