Steve B. (fog) - reviewed on 8/17/2021 + 139 more book reviews

Good book on a subject that has been written about numerous times: modern man finds lost tribe, in this case two tribes of Neanderthals. The author takes a different approach in having the two tribes not coexisting peacefully with each other. I thought the book would conclude the way so many books do: with an earthquake or volcano destroying all the evidence of the primitives. The author, thankfully using another twist.
The book as a whole is a fun read but there were a few lines that were not well thought out or researched. First was the description of the pistol one of the scientists carries, it is mentioned as a .345 magnum revolver. This is not a caliber of pistol that exists, author probably meant a .357 magnum. The second is when the party reaches a saddle between mountains and the author says they can see the valley 50 miles below. That left me thinking that they were looking down at the valley and not off in the distance. Last they reference a scuba diver that has made numerous dives of serval hundred feet. A normal scuba setup is not made for several hundred feet but usually is maxed at around 130 feet.
Still all in all a good fast read and a new take of the Neanderthals.

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