#163 in Historical fiction
The Shelters of Stone
- 832
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Shelters of Stone”, the fifth “Earth’s Children” novel, is a homecoming story: Jondalar brings Ayla back to live among his own people. At over eight hundred pages it is written for readers already attached to the couple and their prehistoric world. Some readers feel the series has lost strength since its first volumes, and others find Ayla too flawless to believe in.
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About the book
The Shelters of Stone is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel published in April 2002. It is the sequel to The Plains of Passage – published 12 years earlier – and fifth in the Earth's Children series. It describes the return of Jondalar to his homeland along with Ayla.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 76 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 16 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 60 | 79% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Shelters of Stone?
It has 832 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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