The Valley of Horses

Earth's Children, Book 2

By: Jean M. Auel

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

A timeless epic of the dawn of civilization.

In The Valley of Horses, Ayla, the unforgettable heroine of The Clan of the Cave Bear, sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturing adoptive family and friends of the Clan. She is in search of others like herself and in search of love.

Sharing a hidden valley with a herd of steppe horses, Ayla finds a unique friendship with animals as vulnerable as herself and ingeniously discovers the complex skills needed to survive - skills no Clan member was ever able to master.

But none of her experiences prepares her for the emotional turmoil she feels when she rescues a young man - the first of the Others she has seen - from almost certain death.

Torn between her desire for human companionship and her fear of the unknown Others, she struggles against her deep attraction to the handsome Jondalar. It is Jondalar who teaches her the meaning of true friendship and love.

Listen to more in the Earth's Children series.©2004 Jean M. Auel (P)2004 Brilliance Audio

Empowering love story and self-love story

Especially in these times when people are thinking more about the empowerment of women (and attempts at disempowerment), this is a story about the Source of power that is available to all women.
I loved these books as a teenage girl and in my 20’s. I’m really enjoying revisiting them.

I do wish Sandra Burr read more slowly, though. That’s the only reason I’m not giving the book 5 stars across the board.

This narrator runs a wonderful story!

I read the Earths Children books many years ago and just loved them., so wanted to enjoy them in audio form as I walk for miles and listen while walking.
This narrator is just terrible. Primarily she races through the story , I'm a fast listener but I had to turn the speed down to 90% to even listen. She has very little emotion in her voice and all the characters sound alike... I was going to get the next book in the series because I wanted to follow Ayla and Jondalar but I read the reviews and decided not to download it. I will buy the paperback and read it myself.

better than the first book

even better than the first book this is worth listening to. her riding a mountain lion was great

Love this book

This book is awesome I love the detail and how I can associate myself with Ayla. It's a great book and I love the author and the entire series.

Great read/listen

It has all of the cultural and historical depth of the first book, with new elements of realistic fantasy. Human vs nature and Human communing with nature simultaneously. The "sexy-time" scenes are pretty vivid and surprising, tho they didn't detract from the story for the most part.