Neanderthal Stories

Within times of desperation, everyone is mostly doing anything they can for survival. The land itself is occupied by villains as heroes must arise. All from each side, even if they don't like each other or work together directly. This must be achieved in taking back the land from this evil nation or be doomed to conquest.

Action and Adventure on a distant planet where two young Humans must learn to survive in the wilderness of a world where mammoths and dinosaurs still roam free. The planets Tareh and Earth are connected by a wormhole and share many similar plants, animals, and civilizations. However, just because something is extinct on one, does not mean it has disappeared from the other. After escaping into the wilds across the raging White River, Sam, the King's second son, falls ill and is unable to fend for himself. Lal, a poor girl from the village, runs away from home to avoid an arranged marriage. Drawn by the smoke from Sam's smouldering fire, she finds him weak and near death. Afraid to go home, the two new friends set about surviving in the harsh wilderness. Unfortunately, young and inexperienced Human children are not equipped for life outside. Luckily, help comes in the form of a family of Neanderthals, still in existence on Tareh, and well adapted to living in the forest. Together, they discover a shared history of a time long ago, when Neanderthals helped Humans, and a King made a promise to his Neanderthal friends. Can the two learn to help each other now? And can Sam fulfill an ancient promise?

About 1.5 billion years ago, the single-celled eukaryotes became the common ancestors of all multicellular plants, animals, and fungi. Fish evolved a primitive lung sac and four limbs, 350 million years ago, so they could crawl between fresh water swamps. About 250 million years ago, the ancestors of all mammals, were tiny nocturnal insectivores and, about 6 million years ago, we began walking on two legs. The most recent Ice Age (2.6 million to 12,000 years ago), severely reduced rainfall in Africa, where Homo habilis was evolving. In Homo erectus (1.9 to 0.5 million years ago), cranial capacity increased to between 850 and 1000 cm3 implying the phenomenal increase of 125,000 more neurons with each generation. Between 70 and 50 thousand years ago, Homo sapiens spread out from east Africa. Then, about 20,000 years ago, evolution made a sharp change in direction. After 250 million years, we ceased to be hunter gatherers. The Neolithic Revolution meant we could never go back. WHO THE HELL ARE WE? is a series of short books and videos describing the evolution of civilization. Almost everyone on the planet is five times wealthier than their ancestors only 50 years ago. This astonishing phenomenon has also improved health, education, and longevity. The cause; an explosive growth in ideas and productivity. It began when we learned to control fire, evolved articulate speech and stumbled onto the way to create infinite wealth; free trade. The discovery of agriculture made us richer but we also learned how to destroy wealth. Great civilization grew up but then disappeared leaving only incredible ruins and ideas. Later books detail some of the ideas and developments that increased the average life span from about 40 years to more than 80 and the average world income from less than $3 to more than $33 per person per day (and to $140 per day in some countries).

A group of Slovakians survive a zombie outbreak in Bratislava.

A caveman spent days hunting for his prey, he tracked it to a Dark Forest, only to see what was left of it as it was killed by an unknown and unnatural predator. The caveman now has to defend himself against this unknown supernatural adversary, will he survive? find out in this Halloween special!

Golau, a Cro-Magnon hunter gatherer, is pulled from a freezing lake and nursed back to health by a group of wandering Neanderthal. Miles away, his clan’s peaceful existence is torn apart by an attack from an unknown predatory species and many are taken beyond the ice wall as prey. Golau and some of the remaining men set out in pursuit and are joined by a pod of Neanderthal, seeking answers of their own. During the quest, the two species are forced to forget their differences and work together to survive despite some uncomfortable truths being revealed. Back in the Clan, those left behind are forced to change their ways very quickly if they are going to survive the oncoming winter and a young feisty girl with strange ideas leads them down a path completely alien to what they have always done. Beyond the ice wall, the horrifying truth about the third species is finally revealed and answers revealed that affect both hunter and Neanderthal alike. Ultimately a savage and bloody confrontation ensues between all parties, the outcome of which has the potential to affect the very future of humanity.

Ms Jean M. Auel's best-selling book "The Clan of the Cave Bear" and "Earth's Children" book series is a beautiful depiction of our planet 35,000 years ago. Her six books brought me many hours of enthralled reading, at different times in my life. Written (and read) over a couple of decades, many "Earth's Children" readers have posed questions on certain sections of Ms Auel's epic. It is delightful to read different writers' fan fiction interpretations, who build on the foundational ancient world brought to life by Ms Auel. My first Earth's Children fan-fiction piece, "The Clan in the Valley", imagined Durc's life after Ayla was forced to leave Broud's clan. This second fan-fiction work gives an interpretation of a time before Ayla. In it, some characters are Ms Auel's creation and copyright, some are mine. Passages from various "Earth's Children" books are extracted as vignettes to preface my chapters. While writing, I am grateful for the cartographical resources meticulously crafted and curated by Mr Don Hitchcock in his excellent website https://donsmaps.com. Mr Hitchcock's maps helped me picture a sense of space and geography as I researched for and outlined my stories. As a father to two daughters, thanks most of all to Ms Auel, for giving us Ayla - who continues to inspire girls (and boys) even in today's vastly different world of ours. === This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

A bizarre collection of short stories inspired by a single word (the title of each chapter). Lengths can vary and most are dark, but some are humorous with a little romance, and slice-of-life sprinkled in (genre in title).

The protector of Slovakia, Slovax.

Ancient European and American legends spoke of a strange people that would arrive once a year to trade. They traded exquisite fabrics, jewelry, and art, marvelous and extraordinary inventions, all for the simplest things. They spoke a strange language that none understood, and had a distinctly non-human aura about them. After a week's time, they would disappear again, and leave no trace to be found.

"Stars are so much more than what we take for granted." Young Earthlings scattered all around the galaxy are met with the inevitable once the stars of their planets begin to align- and they find it improbable to escape the fates that they're bound to follow. _ . _ . _ . _ 4/7/16 - #582 in Paranormal 5/17/16 - #216 in Paranormal

A human woman enjoys a meal with her Neanderthal husband and family, reflecting on the mysterious circumstances that brought her here. Story is mine; picture is not.

A group of Slovakian scientists travel to alternate realities from their lab in Bratislava.

A story about a man who meets Lucy an Australopithecus. ~~~~~~~~ so i wrote this as a class project so yeah haha

A one-shot flash fiction piece, this short dives into the depths of some of the earliest-known evolutionary history of mankind, and the possibilities that come along with it. A girl explores the idea of changing history at its very roots for her own selfish desires. DISCLAIMER::: This is excluding any type of religion whatsoever. I am religious, but for the sake of the story, it was necessary to cut out religion. If you take offense to that easily, do not read this. The ideas expressed are purely for the sake of the story.

Jojo hoes on a completely normal and average adventure. Worship mother of Elder things Shub Niggurath, the black goat of the woods.

The mission - colonize the slopes of Olympus Mons on Mars before the Pacific Alliance lands. The challenge - something isn't quite right with the site foreseen for the colony. Explorations reveal a cave where the support struts for the home dome are supposed to go. It gets worse - not only does the cave move, but it contains the impossible: a human skeleton. And there's a writing on the wall. What starts off odd, soon descends into total madness. But the next shuttle back to Earth doesn't launch until next year. ONC Prompt 59. The year is 2042. The first astronauts landed on mars. They find a cave with a single human skeleton and four words written on the wall.

A novel I started but never finished, conceived during a college course. Maybe I'll pick it back up someday. Burdened with the "Primal Traits" of Consumption and Creation, 19-year-old Ulysses Ikenkeobara has moved to Colossal City to attend college and start fresh. But when he learns his classmate Gunhild Dao is involved in a serial murder case, he is drawn back into the world he wanted to escape. A world where the Children of Fire and the Children of Clay are locked in a struggle for their species' futures.

"I am not afraid," said I. I should have been. I should have been. I should have been... This is my confession.