LOVE AND BETRAYAL IN A TIME OF EPIC FLOODSDuring the Ice Age, the Missoula Floods ravaged much of eastern Washington State. Native people, recently arrived in North America, faced disaster when glacial ice dams broke and floodwaters as vast as the Great Lakes rushed out.MEGAFLOOD tells the tale of two young people, driven from their village for a forbidden love, whose flight from an angry chieftain leads them into greater danger. The story unfolds on two levels, one in the modern world, where archeologists discover an amulet charm on a body unearthed in a coastal bog. The other takes place in the ancient world where a mysterious shamanic spirit describes hardships the young couple faced.MEGAFLOOD is a multi-layered, spellbinding tale with authentic portrayals of ancient people, modern-day researchers, and the fierce animals that lived alongside humans — mammoths, giant bears, cave lions, and sabertooth cats.Thomas P. Hopp researched his subject thoroughly to give an accurate portrayal of the people and animals of those ancient times.
I thoroughly enjoy stories based on historical facts, especially when an author has researched the time and included fascinating imagined looks into the lives of these people. This includes their diets; preparing foods; medicines; dealing with each other; and descriptions of locals as they were in their time and can still be correlated with our current day locals.
A really good story within a story. Fun and easy to read. I enjoy that it's about places that I'm familiar with. I highly recommend even if you're not from the Pacific Northwest.