Search for the Heart of the Bison

Neandertals #3

by Glen R. Stott

Novice archeologist Sandi Hartwell finds exactly what she wants in the hills of northern Pakistan-hard fossil evidence that Neandertals and Cro-Magnons successfully produced offspring. Her future looks promising, but less than one month later the attacks on the World Trade Center will change everything. The enigmatic Neandertal expert, Garret Chambers, manages to get Sandi and the crew back into Pakistan to the site of their discovery. New discoveries abound, but then Sandi and Garret find themselves surrounded by murderous terrorists. Rescued by a flying saucer, she is taken to an extraordinary civilization governed by an arthritic old man named Ronaldo. There Sandi is plunged into a diabolical plot. After centuries of specialized breeding, a group of the descendants of the Neandertals, led by the charismatic Solero, is preparing to arm a global network of terrorists with WMD. Having felt the power of the ancient Spirit Fire, Sandi joins forces with Renaldo to stop Solero's plan. Using a sixth sense that even she can't explain, Sandi frantically follows the fossil trail of a legendary priestess named Kectu to discover the key that will destroy Solero's plot. Drawn together by shared peril, she falls in love with Garret, but their love will be tested and her perception of the world will be pushed to the limit.

328 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2011

Reviews

[Kerry Sullivan]

Beautifully Written

This story starts back thousands and thousands of years ago and progresses to current modern times interwoven throughout in such a wonderful way that it paints a very vivid and real conceivable story in your imagination. It really ties together in the third book. I only wish that the story will continue and another book or several more will be written in this series.

[Phyllis Addler]

Good book

Interesting storyline, and developed characters. Smooth continuous flow, drawing to a logical end. I enjoyed this series. It was a positive story.

[CHRISTINE HARDING]

you really should read all three books. The last one is the best. It tells you how -why and who-and where and what happened then.

Loved all three books . Hard to put down. Very exciting all of them.

[Mkent]

FARFETCHED

I thought this part of the series a little farfetched. I almost stopped reading halfway through. I truly enjoyed the first two books though. The second book followed in line with the first but I felt that the author really stretched the imagination taking the story into the present. I would rather he stated in the past with book three or stopped at book two.
I would recommend the series to fantasy book fans.

[Charline Ratcliff]

Having just finished “Search for the Heart of the Bison: Neandertals Book Three” I am happy to say that it was a fantastic ending to the Neandertals trilogy written by Glenn R. Stott.

In “Heart of the Bison: Neandertals Book One” Stott provided us with a unique story of how Neandertals and Cro-Magnons lived on this planet. Stott took historical and scientific facts, and blended them into a well-written and descriptive tale.

In “Spirit Fire: Neandertals Book Two” Stott gave us an interesting take on Neandertals and Cro-Magnons attempting to live in harmony. He then provided us with a believable hypothesis as to what a war for survival would have been like between these two very different races/cultures.

Finally, in “Search for the Heart of the Bison: Neandertals Book Three” Stott wraps up this three part tale by bringing us forward through the ages; using our archaeological discoveries and scientific suppositions to do so.

Sandi Hartwell, a novice archaeologist, gets the break of a lifetime at a dig in northern Pakistan. She has an unexplained sixth sense about the earth and its geology; and consequently she discovers what appears to be fossil evidence of a Neandertal and Cro-Magnon pairing and their offspring. Is the world even ready for a discovery of this magnitude? Of course, she isn't the only one interested in this find. She and her team will have to battle terrorists, the unknown, and even the known. At the end of it all, Sandi will need to re-evaluate what she thought she knew about, well, everything.

In summary, Stott does a great job of mixing fact with fiction as well as providing some…humorous…explanations for a few of society’s unkind idiosyncrasies. “Search for the Heart of the Bison: Neandertals Book Three” was a fun read. The tale was unique and interesting. The characters were, for the most part, believable and I enjoyed the “what if” aspect of the story. Throughout the entire Neandertals trilogy there has also been an important message about all civilizations living together in peace and harmony. While none of the books provide a detailed road-map on how to achieve this elusive aspiration, it does provide the reader with interesting food for thought.

(Reviewed in association with Rebecca's Reads).

[Ruth M. Williams]

GREAT STORY !!!This is a wonderful story.

If anyone is interested in tracing the story of MAN then they need to read this story AFTER they first read Book 1. Believe me, you won't regret it.

[Cynthia T Cannon]

Really great story of man's ancient past

Have really enjoyed the three parts of this Neanderthals series. My interest in paleontology makes me really interested in the subject matter and the conjectures this includes.

[nana104]

Nanapd

I love reading stories like this.stories that were written by Kathleen penal gear and w.Michael gear are utterly fascinating. I wish their books were offered here