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Ancestors: Book one of the Ancestors Saga
If the destiny of the human race rested in your hands, what would you sacrifice?
40,000 BCE, the world plunges into another glacial winter and the human race faces extinction.
Orphan Nyriaana's precarious life is shattered when her tribe is attacked by savage Wove raiders and her beloved friend, Juaan, sacrifices himself to protect her.
In the years following the bloodbath, Nyriaana never forgives and never forgets her loss or what the raiders did to her people.
But as the endless winter encroaches and starvation looms, Nyriaana's dying tribe is once again placed in mortal danger when an injured Wove raider becomes trapped within their territory. To her horror, Nyriaana discovers that the fate of this most hated enemy is irrevocably tied to hers.
As his existence threatens to tear her every belief apart and his identity calls to her very soul, Nyriaana must make the impossible choice: sacrifice the Wove or betray the lives of her people.
Love or loyalty? Her decision will mean the difference between survival and the utter extinction of all that she holds dear.
Exciting and compelling, the Ancestors Saga journeys into our own dark and forgotten past. As the world teeters on the brink of an ice age, homo sapiens are not the only human being to walk the Earth. The destiny of the entire human race hangs in the balance and the prize for survival is the Earth itself.
40,000 BCE, the world plunges into another glacial winter and the human race faces extinction.
Orphan Nyriaana's precarious life is shattered when her tribe is attacked by savage Wove raiders and her beloved friend, Juaan, sacrifices himself to protect her.
In the years following the bloodbath, Nyriaana never forgives and never forgets her loss or what the raiders did to her people.
But as the endless winter encroaches and starvation looms, Nyriaana's dying tribe is once again placed in mortal danger when an injured Wove raider becomes trapped within their territory. To her horror, Nyriaana discovers that the fate of this most hated enemy is irrevocably tied to hers.
As his existence threatens to tear her every belief apart and his identity calls to her very soul, Nyriaana must make the impossible choice: sacrifice the Wove or betray the lives of her people.
Love or loyalty? Her decision will mean the difference between survival and the utter extinction of all that she holds dear.
Exciting and compelling, the Ancestors Saga journeys into our own dark and forgotten past. As the world teeters on the brink of an ice age, homo sapiens are not the only human being to walk the Earth. The destiny of the entire human race hangs in the balance and the prize for survival is the Earth itself.
532 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2017
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About the author
L.E. Holmes
4 books5 followersLaurie Elizabeth Holmes lives in the West Midlands, England with her husband, Matt, and their two dogs, Freya and Loki.
Having had a misspent youth devouring everything science fiction and fantasy, Laurie enjoys reading and writing books that draw a reader into new and undiscovered worlds with characters that are hard to part with long after the journey comes to end.
Laurie's debut novella, The Forbidden and it's sequel, Ancestors, are available now with the next three books in the Ancestors Saga due to follow.
Find out more about Laurie and the Ancestors Saga on her official website at www.leholmes.com
Having had a misspent youth devouring everything science fiction and fantasy, Laurie enjoys reading and writing books that draw a reader into new and undiscovered worlds with characters that are hard to part with long after the journey comes to end.
Laurie's debut novella, The Forbidden and it's sequel, Ancestors, are available now with the next three books in the Ancestors Saga due to follow.
Find out more about Laurie and the Ancestors Saga on her official website at www.leholmes.com
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August 5, 2019
Very good Book. It had an unexpected twist to the story in the end.
August 7, 2017
Ancestors follows ' the forbidden' as the first full novel in the saga set in prehistory. New and charismatic characters follow on from ones that set the story.
It's another fabulous ride through a society that can be linked to our very own time in so many ways. Love the characters and the portrayal of characters that move in different communities yet are forced together by differing needs and the vagaries of a changing world. Loved it.
It's another fabulous ride through a society that can be linked to our very own time in so many ways. Love the characters and the portrayal of characters that move in different communities yet are forced together by differing needs and the vagaries of a changing world. Loved it.
September 13, 2019
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This was a very good read. Looking forward to reading the others. Love the characters and the scenery throughout this book.
This was a very good read. Looking forward to reading the others. Love the characters and the scenery throughout this book.
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