I thoroughly enjoyed this continuation but I still had some trouble pronouncing some of the names. Edward brought out the meeting and integration of other cultures with the Neanderthal. I particularly liked the way he introduced traditions such as burials below ground, three day waiting period before burial, and men taking a more central part in the actual birthing of the children. He also realistically introduced terms like Dada for father. Edward writes a very entertaining story and at the same time developes a theoretical more modern Neanderthal.
While the characters and sittings were outstanding, I felt that there was too much that was repeated two or three times. I would have liked there to be more about hunting and fishing than there was.