Fire Wolf

No one understood the Vision, least of all Lishi, who dreamed the terror of two wolves. But on the morning of the Great Mammoth Hunt, two real, flesh-and-blood wolves crossed Lishi's path, snarling at her with deadly intent. It was no dream. This meeting with vicious fanged creatures began a chain of events that would change Lishi's life, and all of Neandertal culture, setting a new course for humankind. Fire Wolf is the story of humanity's greatest achievement, the single act that led to agriculture, the first cities, the first words chiseled into stone. Fire Wolf offers a compelling picture of the way life must have been for the first humans, living every day at the precarious edge between survival and extinction. This is a living, breathing novel, pulsing with conflict between rival factions within Neandertal society, with clashing dreams and fears and destinies, and all of it playing out against the looming threat of the invading Others: The Bear People, whom the Tasfit call the 'Half-Faced Men'--the people we know as Homo sapiens sapiens: Modern Humans. Based on the latest research in human evolution, including thousands of primary, peer-reviewed articles in the major archeology, paleontology, and paleoanthropology journals, with guidance and input from world leaders in the study of early Human and Neandertal culture, Fire Wolf brings the Neandertal world to life in vivid scenes of hunting and death, violence and defeat, wonder and excitement, destiny and dream. You will find yourself shocked at the complexity of social interaction. You will succumb to cherished characters' hopes and desires, you will feel sadness as innocents suffer desolation and loss. This is a story you will never forget, for it is our story, the first story, the tale of our true selves as living, breathing, desiring, hope-filled human beings. Bring the wolves!