{"product_id":"9780765357229","title":"Elom","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eElom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William H. Drinkard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire from the Goddess and the meat and furs of the mammoth are all that the People need to live. It is a harsh life but a good one and it is one that all cherish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Geerna knows that the time has come for her to become a woman and take up the tasks to keep her people safe. She waits in the Awakening Place, fearful and hopeful as her ordeals come to an end. Then, on the eve of her Womanhood, a shining light descends upon her and her world is torn asunder.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she embarks on a journey that none of her people could ever envision...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEons have passed. Cycle upon cycle the Way of the People have remain unchanged: women are artists, men are hunters. Geerna's Law is the covenant by which humans live in harmony and peace.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But all is about to change. A call has come for The People to choose their champions, and a summons to meet the mysterious creatures who selected Geerna so long ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll is unknown. As the brave souls who are chosen venture forth, they will come to discover just how much that pact that Geerna made so long ago has cost them.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd they will have to confront the choices that might help them to finally know true freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dramatic...combines the prehistoric fantasy of Jean Auel's \u003ci\u003eThe Clan of the Cave Bear \u003c\/i\u003ewith tales of alien abduction.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shifting romantic entanglements, team dynamics, and personal growth keep the human level interesting…Drinkard unfolds a world more complicated than it first appears.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A debut first-contact novel that blends a dash of classic \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e with a healthy dose of psychoanalysis…compelling and possesses a certain naïve charm.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765357229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Science Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626184356046,"sku":"9780765357229","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c0c0c552-98ea-4222-836f-e7103010f972.jpg?v=1638670261","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765357229","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}