Stone Spring
2010 • 501 pages

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Stone Spring, by Stephen Baxter, initially published in the UK, took a long time to make its way to the United States. The first of a new trilogy by Baxter, called the Northland Trilogy, Stone Spring details the struggles of a pre-historical society facing a rising sea at the end of the Ice Age. Memorable characters, sometimes elegant prose, and an intriguing premise combine to make Stone Spring yet another of Baxter's unique works–that nobody else can come close to competing with.

Synopsis of Stone Spring:

Ten thousand years ago, a vast and fertile plain exists linking the British Isles to Europe. Home to a tribe of simple hunter-gatherers, Northland teems with nature's bounty, but is also subject to its whims.

Fourteen-year-old Ana calls Northland home, but her world is changing. The air is warming, the ice is melting, and the seas are rising. Then Ana meets a traveler from a far-distant city called Jericho-a city that is protected by a wall. And she starts to imagine the impossible...




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