I hold in my hand a copy of JEAN AUEL's THE LAND OF ThE PAINTED CAVES

[Lonnie]

and YESSSSS Im so blinking excited I cant begin to describe it...


(anyone else??))

[TheVisitor]

Is this No. 6?

[Em3978]

What!? there's a new one!?! oooh!

[Bideyin]

I read the first couple of chapters online yesterday :D I'm really trying not to buy it yet. Hope its better than the last one?

[Lonnie]

YESSS number 6 out TODAY (got to love Amazon preorders)

[Bideyin]

Jean Auel was on the radio yesterday and seemed to be saying that this would be the last book (think it was originally supposed to be a 7 book series?)

[Lonnie]

No was a 6 series but as it went so long between 4 and 5 and again between 5 and 6 I think many of us was loosing hope. I really cant wait to get into this one (has tomorrow morning off and am going to a coffee place forgetting my phone laughs)

[dalek]

Mine's here too!!!!

[Lonnie]

On page 66 already so far VERY good

[Idontknowhowtohelpher]

Amazon just delivered mine - and I've got to go out :(

[sethstarkaddersmackerel]

has Ayla invented the printing press yet?

[PlentyOfPrimroses]

Rats! - got to wait til next year for the paperback. I hate hardback fiction books. Has she got any better at writing sex scenes?

[maverick]

The review on Amazon put me right off reading it -feel it might be better to stop at no.5....

Please let me know if it's a 'satisfactory' ending, if you know what I mean.

[Browncoats]

Oooooh, can't wait to read it but I'm hoping it's better than book 5.

[ThornTree]

I got mine yesterday - have read a couple of chapters but am trying to not read it too fast!

[LowRegNumber]

Ooh, thank you! Didn't even realise she had finished it! I have now ordered mine, can't wait till tomorrow

Did anyone notice it is more expensive on kindle BTW, is that usual? I was thinking of buying one but probably won't if that is the norm!

[Babieseverywhere]

I got my Kindle version on Tuesday, yeah !

Only 21% read so far, enjoying it but not much has happened except loads of catching up with old story lines and characters.

[Browncoats]

LowRegNumber - no it's not the norm. Kindle books are usually cheaper even though you have to pay VAT on them (you don't pay VAT on paper books apparantly).

I've only just recently got a Kindle and I'm a bit of a convert. Altough it'll never replace real books for me - I love the feel and smell of books and I'm a bit of a collector - they definately have their place and I carry mine too and from work every day now.

[MosEisley]

Glad to see a thread on this! Has anyone tried the 'meet Ayla' download using the special edition cover? I did, this evening. I thought it was worth doing but a bit underwhelming.

Also saw a friend today whose daughter is called Ayla. Guess he & his wife are fans..!

[MayorNaze]

who's finished this then?

me

come chat

[Babieseverywhere]

Yeah, for you :)

Good grief it will take me days/weeks to finish this book. I remember the days I had loads of time to read.

[MayorNaze]

tbh if you have read the others then you can skim read quite a bit

and if you haven'tead the others then you won't need to after reading this one

[Babieseverywhere]

Oh dear, A lot of what I have read has been repetitive I was hoping it was only because it was the beginning IYSWIM.

[steamedtreaclesponge]

Ooooh how exciting! I was beginning to wonder if it would ever come out, isn't Jean M Auel getting on a bit now?

[BlingLoving]

Oooh, must check if it's on Kindle yet - I do have it my Kindle wish list in preparation (on basis that I've bought the hard copy the last few times and nearly killed myself lumping it around).

Babieseverywhere - they are always repetitive. It's the one series you never have to go back and reread in advance as she constantly reminds you who everyone is.

God, I remember reading the Plains of Passage as a young teen - sneaking it out of my sister's room to read the sex scenes...!

[Babieseverywhere]

Yes, you are right ! Guess that is why I have reread books 1,3 and 5 but not 2 or 6 and not really missed anything, ;)