In all six books, Auel has been driven by her insistence on accuracy, which is why it took more than three decades to publish the series. During the Ice Age, one-quarter of the Earth's surface was covered by glaciers. Thanks to meticulous research, Auel took us into a more authentic world where humankind steadily won the battle for survival against nature's brutal forces. Auel forever changed how people view "cave men," jolting us out of our preconceived notions about club-carrying dolts dragging women around by their hair. Auel's Earth's Children series which began with the iconic The Clan of the Cave Bear in 1980.Ĭlan was groundbreaking as Auel deftly imagined the life of Ayla, the brave Cro-Magnon girl who lived in Ice Age-era Europe 35,000 years ago. Prehistory comes to astounding life in The Land of Painted Caves, the sixth and final chapter in Jean M.
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