<p><b>Hunt, trek, and feast among Neanderthals in this stunning novel by </b><b>the </b><b>radical Nobel Laureate and author of <i>Lord of the Flies</i>, introduced by Ben Okri.</b><br><i><b><br>This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other.</b></i><br><br>When spring comes, the people leave their winter cave, foraging for honey, grubs, and the hot richness of a deer''s brain. They awaken the fire to heat their naked bodies, lay down their thorn bushes, and share pictures in their minds. But strange things are happening: inexplicable scents and sounds. Imaginable beasts are half-glimpsed in the forest; upright creatures of bone-faces and deerskins. What the people do not know is that their day is already over ...<br><br><b>''Extraordinary ... Genius ... Remarkable in the literature of the twentieth century.'' </b>Ben Okri<br><br><b>''A stun gun to read ... Truly a masterpiece.'' </b>Monique Roffey<br><br><b>''An earthquake in the petrified forests o