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Earth's Children hexalogy

Jean M. Auel

6 of the 6 volumes have enough ratings to be scored, and they land between 7.4 and 7.9 — the series holds its level.

7.87.8 / 10
877 ratings
Score
6 volumes
Volumes
1980–2011
Published
about 80 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Historical fiction#12
Genre
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A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 4,432 pages, about 80 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 months.

Chance of finishing
15% · low
Stages
6 stages · 5 short books
The whole plan, stage by stage →

Earth's Children hexalogy books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.The Valley of Horses Book 2 · 19827.9
  2. 2.The Clan of the Cave Bear Book 1 · 19807.9
  3. 3.The Shelters of Stone Book 5 · 20027.7
  4. 4.The Plains of Passage Book 4 · 19907.6
  5. 5.The Mammoth Hunters Book 3 · 19857.6
  6. 6.The Land of Painted Caves Book 6 · 20117.4

Reading order

Read: 0 of 6
7.07.58.0
7.97.9 / 10
7.97.9 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
7.47.4 / 10
198019821985199020022011
7.07.58.0
198019821985199020022011
7.97.9 / 10
7.97.9 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
7.47.4 / 10
Score per volume6 volumes on a timeline, 1980 to 2011 · Best-rated volume: The Valley of Horses
  1. The Clan of the Cave Bear
    The Clan of the Cave Bear1980 · 366 ratings · Filmed 1986Start here
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. The Valley of Horses
    The Valley of Horses1982 · 146 ratingsBest-rated volume
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. The Mammoth Hunters
    The Mammoth Hunters1985 · 139 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  4. The Plains of Passage
    The Plains of Passage1990 · 96 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  5. The Shelters of Stone
    The Shelters of Stone2002 · 76 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  6. The Land of Painted Caves
    The Land of Painted Caves2011 · 54 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10