• The Mammoth Hunters

  • Earth's Children, Book 3
  • By: Jean M. Auel
  • Narrated by: Sandra Burr
  • Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,747 ratings)

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The Mammoth Hunters

By: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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An epic novel of love, knowledge, jealousy, and hard choices.

Ayla, the independent heroine of the Earth's Children series, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed. With her is Jondalar, the tall, handsome, yellow-haired man she nursed back to health and came to love. Together they meet Mamutoi - the Mammoth Hunters - people like Ayla. But to Ayla, who was raised by the Clan of the Cave Bear, they are the "Others". She approaches them with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

It is the Mamutoi master carver of ivory - dark-skinned Ranec, flirtatious, artistic, magnetic - who Ayla finds herself drawn to the most. Because of her uncanny control over animals, her healing skills, and the magic firestone she discovers, Ayla is adopted into the Mammoth Hearth by Mamut, the ancient shaman of the Great Earth Mother.

Ayla finds herself torn between her strong feelings for Ranec and her powerful love for the wildly jealous and unsure Jondalar. It is not until after the great mammoth hunt, when Ayla's life is threatened, that a fateful decision is made.

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Another great book

I love this series. The world created by the author is amazingly detailed. The narrator does a great job.

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Love this series!

4th time reading this series. Always enjoy Ayla's exploits! Heartbreaking, uplifting, Auel supplies it all!

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oh Donnie lol

loved it. my wife and I listened to this book together and it has rekindled some passion in our lives for each other.

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Amazing

Amazing! Could not put it down several times. Strongly recommend. On to the next book now.

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what a great book

I felt like I was there in the mammoth camp. I can wait for the next books

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Cheesy, but fun

You'll get used to the narrator. She sounds a bit like a robot, but you will adjust. It's better, and slower than her reading for clan of the cave bear. The story is what you by now have come to expect from this series -- more of the same. For me, that is the appeal.

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Great

This one is also wonderful, you need to buy all 6 you'll enjoy them all.

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So interesting!

Could not put this book down. It is. So completely interesting and very well written.

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fantastic story.

could not wait to hear the next episode. have read the books, saw the movie and now with dim eyes I can listen. thankvyou miss auel

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Not a bad story

It's a good story. Auel has a big problem with repition. She repeats little details over and over again.
And she has a huge logic problem. On the one hand, Ayla can immitate just about any sound. However, when it comes to language, there are some sounds she just can't make.
Still, it's a good story. worth the listen.

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