The Ocean Tribe

by Charlotte Prentiss

Here was an ancient land of beauty and bloodshed... Turning away from warfare and superstition, Kori and her husband, Uroh, left their people to found the Ocean Tribe, a group of peace-loving wanderers turned fishermen and hunters. Led by a strong and beautiful female warrior, protected by the mysterious sea, they had no enemies. Or so Kori thought. Yet a bitter foe lies deep within the tribe itself, poised to strike. The tribe's peaceful existence begins to crumble when a stranger named Werror appears, seeking refuge after ruthless fighters decimate his village. Skilled and clever, this powerful man both captivates and disturbs Kori. Little does she know that he is about to lead her into the ultimate betrayal...and a battle for survival that will shatter everything she believes about herself and her world.

Genres: Prehistory, Prehistoric

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Charlotte Prentiss is a pseudonym of Charles Platt

Reviews

[Melinda Gregory · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Okay read. Not greatly impressed. You've got Kori, the heroine, trying to deal with her teen/tween kiddos, trying to muddle through a floundering marriage, and run a colony/people. Things pick up a little with the sudden appearance of a stranger from a neighboring tribe and the disappearance of Kori's disturbed son. But, instead of building on these plot points, the book just kind of simmers on. I never felt really happy/sad/excited/fearful/etc. for Kori or her tribe. Her hubby was kind of a blah window dressing; I kept thinking there would be a sizzling make up scene between the two, or some kind of deep emotional re-kindling. Nope. Nada. Not sure if this book knew what it wanted to be: a romance or a historical (pre-historical?) novel. Way better options out there to fill both of these quotas. But, I got my ten cents' worth I paid at a garage sale. A side note: Did the book ever explain where the tribe was located (other than by the Ocean)? Did I miss those clues? And about what time in history this was?

[Nik · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been in love with another book by this author for almost 15yrs, so I decided to give all the other works a try. I have to say after comparing this to Children of the Ice (my fav) I wasn't as impressed. I found Kori to be wooden and unrelatable. She just wasn't a character I liked and the son was a complete sociopath with no redeemable qualities. Compared to the other book it was a 1, on it's own it was just okay.