The series consists of “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” “The Valley of Horses,” “The Mammoth Hunters,” “The Plains of Passage,” and “The Shelters of Stone.” Now, nearly 30 years after the first book, the newest in the set, “The Land of Painted Caves,” wraps up the story of Ayla, the series’ heroine.īorn and raised in Chicago, Auel was a voracious reader all of her life but did not begin writing until at the age of 40, with a husband and family of five children, she was inspired by the idea of writing a short story that was as entertaining and informative as the books she enjoyed herself.

Her novels have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide. A book signing will follow the discussion.Īuel is the author of the successful Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. The event with Auel is free and open to the public. “A Conversation with Jean Auel” is part of the ASU'>'>ASU Origins Project Science and Culture Festival held April 7-11 at ASU and the Tempe Center for the Arts. Auel will discuss the impact that science and science discovery have had on human life with Ed Sylvester, a science writer and professor of journalism at Arizona State University. Jean Auel talk is part of ASU Origins Project Science and Culture Festivalīestselling author of “The Clan of the Cave Bear” Jean Auel will discuss her new book, “The Land of Painted Caves,” and describe how science informs her work at 1 p.m., April 10 at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

Author of the clan of the cave bear