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The Horsemasters: 2A Novel of Prehistory

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Excellent book, excellent reading, excellent story. Wonderful continuation of "Daughter of the Red Deer"! This lady can write! Very thoroughly researched! If this is the 2nd in a trilogy, is the 3rd out yet?, & if so, what is the title?

As an avid reader of prehistory novels, I can tell that this one is one of the best I've ever read! It's a pity that is it out of print!

The story itself is epic and very memorable, the characters are deep, and the landscapes and customs are very well described. Right from the start, I became very attached to the main characters, and even to less important ones.

I've already read the first in the series ("Daughter of The Red Deer"), which was excellent, but I loved this one even better. Now I can't wait to read the third book! ("The Reindeer Hunters".) I wish Joan Wolf had written more than just 3 prehistory novels -- she's very good at it!

Anyway, I highly recommend anyone into prehistory novels to get this one from Amazon's Marketplace, or any used book store. Well worth it!

PS: What happened to Siguna?

As a history major, i spend a lot of my time trying to find decent historical fiction that I can read and tell other people about. I love this book. When I first read The Clan of The Cave Bear when i was 10, i thought that no book could be better than that. Joan Wolf's books (all of the historical fiction ones) are almost as good. I first read Daughter of the Red Deer when iwas 13 and loved it and since then have been looking for anything theat she has written. The Horsemasters is by far my favourite. The characters are so vivid and how can you not love Nel and Ronan? I highly recommend it and any of Joan Wolf's other books to anyone that is interested in Pre-historical novels. there just aren't enough out there, but these are keepers.

BOOK WAS DELIVERED IN PROMISED TIME IN LIKE NEW CONDITION, VERY GOOD READING. WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE TIRED OF TODAY'S RAT RACE AND WOULD LIKE TO LOSE THEMSELVES IN A BOOK THAT TAKES ONE BACK INTO TIMES WHEN DAILY LIVING WAS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

Here's an oxymoron. Every time I think about or read this book, I really love this story. But every time, by the end, I am always annoyed and feel like I never want to read it again.

Ronan and Nell's characters were fully explored. We watched them grow individually and knew what made them tick. We watched their relationship grow softly from distant-relative and friends to lovers. I rooted for them and booed the villains. Their struggles and growth were engrossing and seemed realistic.

If only the attempt at using the language of the times did not annoy me so much. If I had to read "sa" or "na" one more time . . . Shusshh.Shushh.A whole bag of Shushhh. You don't realize how much we say "yes" or "no" in our conversations until it annoys you whenever it is said like some kind of beer drinking game but as a torture device instead.

Too tragic.

Oh my gash!!! This is the most amazing prehistoric novel ever. I learned so much about the goings on of Cro-Magnon Magdellenians by reading this book. In fact I wrote a ten page research essay based off of information i learned in this book.... It also has a thrilling plot and lusty scenes that made rainy afternoons a little more exciting for me....If you are looking for adventure and romance mixed with deer skin and skull cups then don't miss the Horsemasters...scourge of the world!!!!

Before reading this series of books (this book is #2 in a series of 3), I had never read any fiction dealing with pre-history. It was wonderful. Joan Wolf's use of description and imagery is simplistic yet so satisfying during the reading of the tale. It is a wonderful story of love and adventure.