Keepers of the Misty Time

Moonkeeper #1

by Patricia Rowe

At the dawn of civilization, a young woman called Ashan, a member of the band of people called the Shahala, senses that a time of sorrows lies ahead, and together with a brave hunter named Tor, she challenges tradition. Original.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Romance

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Jen]

Ok this book really stunk! In the reviews that I have for it said it was written in the style of Jean M Auel but to tell the truth it stinks. I do not recommended it for anyone to read unless they are really bored.

[Iset · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, I really did. Stone age set fiction and native American historical fiction are both rare categories, and this combines both in one book. But I just kept waiting for the story to grab me and it never did. The prose was pedestrian, the plot was not exciting, and the characters were dull and lifeless. I found myself wishing that the characters would show more personality and distinctiveness, to get me involved in the story, but they didn’t. On top of that, the purple prose of the sex scenes was so dire it made me laugh out loud to the point of wiping away tears. Oh dear. To be fair, I have read worse. Jean Auel’s Shelters of Stone and The Land of Painted Caves are some of the worst writing – stone age fiction or not – that I’ve ever read. This isn’t nearly that bad – it just commits the sin of flatness to the point of being soporific.