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Ayla, one of the very most remarkable and precious heroines in contemporary fiction, continues to explore the world and the individuals around her with interest, insight, and, most importantly, courage. As the storyplot opens, Ayla, Jondalar, and their child daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave - a shelter of stone. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte and has embarked on the arduous activity of training to become a spiritual innovator. The knowledge that Ayla gained from her struggles as an orphaned child, by itself in a hostile environment, bolster her as she steps closer to leadership of the Zelandonia. Whatever the obstacles, Ayla's inventive spirit produces new ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life: looking for outrageous edibles to make scrumptious meals, experimenting with techniques to lessen the long journeys the Zelandoni must take, honing her skills as a healer and a innovator. And, there will be the Sacred Caves, the caves that Ayla's mentor - the Donier, the First of the Zelandonia - will take her to see. These caves are filled up with remarkable art - paintings of mammoths, lions, aurochs, rhinoceros, reindeer, bison, bear. The powerful, mystical aura within these caves sometimes overwhelms Ayla and the rituals of initiation bring her near to fatality. But through those rituals, Ayla profits A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change the world. Spellbinding drama, meticulous research, fascinating detail, and superb narrative skill incorporate to make The Land of Painted Caves a captivating, absolutely believable creation of an extended ago civilization that serves as an amazing end to the beloved saga.
