handofdave
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Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 05:06
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Just for fun...
I stumbled across this online catalog of stories about prehistoric man, from old boys adventure tales of the early twentieth century through today.
I love some of the old silkscreened graphics on the hardcovers... I love trawling this sort of cultural memorabilia.
http://www.trussel.com/prehist/prehise1.htm
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tjj
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Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 08:56
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handofdave wrote: Just for fun...
I stumbled across this online catalog of stories about prehistoric man, from old boys adventure tales of the early twentieth century through today.
I love some of the old silkscreened graphics on the hardcovers... I love trawling this sort of cultural memorabilia.
http://www.trussel.com/prehist/prehise1.htm
Ahem! Yes, I still have The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of the Horses by Jean M Auel (an American writer) on my bookshelf - I didn't get around to reading The Mammoth Hunters or The Plains of Passage by the same author. They were actually recommended by someone who used to post here - few light years back.
Currently, have almost finished the more up to date Owl Killers by Karen Maitland which (quote) "neatly catches the spirit of primitive superstition" ie the church against paganism set in 1321, an un-upliftiing fictional account of what is sometimes still referred to as the Dark Ages.
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PMM
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Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 10:24
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I read something years back set in a past/future where the dinosaurs hadn't become extinct. West of Eden? By Harry Harrison? Ah yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_of_Eden
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wideford
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Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 11:42
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1321 mediaeval not Dark Age, a pedant pens
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StoneGloves
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Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 12:18
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Still pretty dim, though. It's not that bright nowadays, despite twitter.
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tjj
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Edited Mar 13, 2010, 23:28
Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 13, 2010, 23:06
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wideford wrote: 1321 mediaeval not Dark Age, a pedant pens
Thanks Wideford, yes you are right though I think in this instance the term Dark Age was used as a metaphor for ignorance and superstition - a cracking read.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Prehistoric fiction (*ahem)
Mar 14, 2010, 22:49
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You probably did the right thing by giving up before The Mammoth Hunters. It's very dull, heavy on the tedious relationships thing. Jondalar is the worst thing that happened in the second book and he gets a whole lot more irritating in this one.
I recently bought the fourth one in my local charity shop, haven't started it yet though. Hopefully a return to the first book's level?
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