This novel is a masterpiece of prehistoric novel. Written in a beautiful language, as few speak and write today, the story takes you and you will loose more. The quest for fire fighting at all times against the big cats, the alliance of humans and mammoths, fight against enemy tribes, men's or other eaters, brotherhood with other men The relief of the lower and the final struggle which is sensed from the beginning of the novel, hold the reader spellbound from one end to the other of the novel.
The prehistoric novel always has a special strength because it reveals to us the revelation of humanity and overcoming the animal. It is a relatively uncommon literary genre, but incredibly human, and the Fire War in a record high.