Author guide

Jean M. Auel Books in Order

Jean M. Auel is an American novelist whose Earth's Children series follows Ayla and other early modern humans in prehistoric Europe. Her fiction is noted for extensive archaeological and anthropological research, vivid depictions of Ice Age societies, and themes involving cultural contact between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon people. The six-volume series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide, earned her international recognition, and received honors including France's Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.