The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel [0]
the bestselling classic
THE
Plains
OF
Passage
“Auel brings alive a world that has been irretrievably lost to us.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Thrilling … This magical book is rich in details of all kinds … but it is the depth of the characters’ emotional lives … that gives the novel such a stranglehold.”
—Cosmopolitan
“Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating, best … Auel, a superb raconteur, has crafted a consistently engaging adventure story with a solid historical underpinning.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A gripping story … A major book that truly has something for everyone and can only enhance her high reputation as a writer, storyteller, and historian.”
—Boston Sunday Herald
“An admirable job … exhilarating, exciting and believable.”
—Miami Herald
“As welcome as letters from a long-lost friend … Impeccably researched … as warm and inviting as its campfire milieu.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Has an ending so good I will be standing in line when book five gets here.”
—Houston Chronicle
This eBook version of THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE contains bonus content not found in the printed version.
A Sneak Preview from THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES
Read an exciting preview from Jean M. Auel’s The Land of Painted Caves, on sale in hardcover in Spring 2011.
EARTH’S CHILDREN® Series Sampler
Read excerpts from each of the novels in the Earth’s Children® series.
Q&A with Jean M. Auel
In this special Q&A, Jean M. Auel discusses her bestselling Earth’s Children® series.
This edition contains the complete text
of the original hardcover edition.
NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED.
The Plains of Passage
A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with Crown Publishers
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Crown edition published 1990
Bantam export edition / October 1991
Bantam edition / November 1991
Bantam reissue / March 2002
Bantam trade edition / July 2002
EARTH’S CHILDREN is a trademark of Jean M. Auel
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 1990 by Jean M. Auel
Map copyright © by Rafael Palacios after Auel
Excerpt from The Land of Painted Caves copyright 2010 by Jean M. Auel.
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For LENORE,
the last to come home,
whose namesake appears in these pages,
and for MICHAEL,
who looks forward with her,
and for DUSTIN JOYCE and WENDY,
with love.
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Map
Novels by Jean M. Auel
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Acknowledgments
Excerpt from The Land of Painted Caves
Earth’s Children Series Sampler
An Interview with Jean M. Auel
About the Author
Novels by Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
THE VALLEY OF HORSES
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE
THE SHELTERS OF STONE