The Ice Lion, Kathleen ONeal Gear
The Ice Lion, Kathleen ONeal Gear
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The Ice Lion

Author: Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Sisi Aisha Johnson

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021

Synopsis

This cli-fi novel from a notable archaeologist and anthropologist explores a frozen future where archaic species struggle to survive an apocalyptic Ice AgeOne thousand years in the future, the zyme, a thick blanket of luminous green slime, covers the oceans. Glaciers three-miles-high rise over the continents. The old stories say that when the Jemen, godlike beings from the past, realized their efforts to halt global warming had gone terribly wrong, they made a desperate gamble to save life on earth and recreated species that had survived the worst of the earth's Ice Ages.Sixteen-summers-old Lynx and his best friend Quiller are members of the Sealion People—archaic humans known as Denisovans. They live in a world growing colder, a world filled with monstrous predators that hunt them for food. When they flee to a new land, they meet a strange old man who impossibly seems to be the last of the Jemen. He tells Lynx the only way he can save his world is by sacrificing himself to the last true god, a quantum computer named Quancee.

About Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Kathleen O'Neal Gear is a New York Times-bestselling author and nationally award-winning archaeologist who has been honored by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the United States Congress. She is the author or co-author of 50 books and over 200 non-fiction articles. Her books have been translated into 29 languages. She lives in northern Wyoming with W. Michael Gear and a wily Shetland Sheep dog named Jake.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on November 07, 2022

2.5 stars I love stories about regressed societies but this was rough. The narrative was way too rushed with zero character development. And the science fiction elements were so thin so could hardly see it. I was disappointed.......more

Goodreads review by Jordan (Forever Lost in Literature) on July 06, 2021

This isn't quite what I expected, but I still enjoyed it. Full review to come!......more

Goodreads review by Riley on June 10, 2021

If you don’t read the blurb (which is an iffy representation of the book, by the way), when you start reading this truly awesome book, you might think this is a story about some prehistoric people. You will read about tribes such as the Sea Lion people, living off the land, struggling against both n......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on June 03, 2021

The Ice Lion (Rewilding Reports #1) by Kathleen O'Neal Gear After Maze Master, Lady you better not be right. I cheered when the Gears first introduced this book at the last People of the Earth days meeting. I have been waiting a long time to see this story. The remarkable aspect is that even after wa......more

Goodreads review by Dave on May 08, 2022

Loved this book! I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't read it fast enough and am perplexed by some reviewers who claimed it moved slowly. There is so much more here than a run-of-the-mill post-apoc or dystopian novel. After all, the shite hit the proverbial fan centuries ago, so the apocalypse re......more

Quotes

“Shaun Taylor-Corbett takes on the portrayal of Lynx, whose marriage feast is interrupted by a lion attack. Forced to go on a vision quest by the elders, Lynx is portrayed by Corbett as a gentle, timid young man not likely to survive. Sisi Aisha Johnson narrates the storyline of Quiller, who is already a fierce warrior. Johnson conveys her youth as well as her courage and dedication to helping her friend Lynx.” —AudioFile Magazine"With this engrossing series launch, Gear conjures a vivid postapocalyptic world.... This mesmerizing adventure through a world destroyed by climate change is sure to have readers hooked." —Publishers Weekly"Gear brings her vast knowledge of prehistoric cultures to this climate-fiction tale with beautiful and engaging worldbuilding.... A loose, beautiful tapestry of a tale." —Kirkus Reviews

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