I expect to read more of the trilogy. Mar 29, Gaston Prereth rated it did not like it. The premise of Stone Spring, that of a stone age civilisation building what could be called a wonder of the world and changing the geography of Europe not just for themselves but for the whole development of the continent, is an interesting one.
I was looking forward to a book that would explore the ideas around the small decisions we make having effects throughout history and the motivations behind people who do something extraordinary and world changing, whether they see it as that or not.
The The premise of Stone Spring, that of a stone age civilisation building what could be called a wonder of the world and changing the geography of Europe not just for themselves but for the whole development of the continent, is an interesting one.
The start of the novel is fairly slow and it spent a lot of time trying to convey the size of the world for these early civilisations and to add a cultural richness to a part of history that is often painted in broad 'they lived in huts' type brush strokes. I didn't mind the slow pace, however, because I felt that we were building to something and I was willing to take the time to get to know the characters.
It felt like we were doing a lot of the leg work early on so that we could understand the characters and their motivations once the big decisions and events started to happen. I trusted the author As we reached what I thought was going to be the interesting parts of the book the narrative started to skip time, sometimes even as much as years at a time.
This would have been fine, however, all the interesting things such like the actual building of the wall that is the central conceit of the book happened off screen. This might have been okay, if the characters had stayed consistent, but they too went through dramatic swings in personality off screen and it made it virtually impossible to identify or understand them.
Whereas I had thought the main narrative was going to be about the building of the wall and its effects on the 'small' people who had undertaken this world changing decision. It turned out the narrative was actually a rather ridiculous vengeance plot that was at best implausible, at worst totally incomprehensible. The characters, with their constant mood swings, seemed to do what the author needed to to continue the flimsy plot and rarely felt like they were acting true to themselves.
All the time in the first third of the book where we had been getting to know the characters seemed like wasted effort as each time we met them again, they had changed in ways that were never explained and I could not understand. This book felt like a good idea that the author had, half way through, lost confidence with and decided to take us in a different direction that was uninteresting, unbelievable, and frankly unintelligent. Ideas like slavery, love, loyalty, and faith in ones own ideals were so poorly explored that they were totally un-engaging.
This book got two stars from me only because the prose were well written and some of the description was nicely done. As a story, however, it was one of the least engaging I have read this year. It is a shame because I could have been sold on the whole series if this book had been enjoyable, but now I don't want to risk having to trudge through another book and getting no deeper insights into the bigger themes and interesting ideas. Edit: dropped to one star after a year's reflection on just how annoyed I was by this book at its sheer rubbishness and the ruining of an interesting idea.
View all 5 comments. Apr 16, Paul Hufton rated it did not like it. Stone Spring in theory: Set in the paleolithic as the English channel is starting to form, a fourteen year old girl can inspire her people to raise a wall and keep the sea out, changing the fate of the world. Stone Spring in practice: Jumps in time mean that none of the potentially interesting events are covered. The characters are tota Stone Spring in theory: Set in the paleolithic as the English channel is starting to form, a fourteen year old girl can inspire her people to raise a wall and keep the sea out, changing the fate of the world.
The characters are totally inconsistent between one part of the story and the next. Inter-tribe conflict is simultaneously put centre stage and yet reduced to a hilariously bad attempt of one tribe to invade another.
View 2 comments. Sep 11, Sally rated it really liked it Shelves: historical. I only picked this book because of the magnificent big wave splashing up on the front cover.
I like waves, so surely any book with such a wonderful wave on its front must be good? Well as it so happens — it was. The time is around 7, years BC and is set in Doggerland, a large and fertile stretch of land that joined the B I only picked this book because of the magnificent big wave splashing up on the front cover.
The time is around 7, years BC and is set in Doggerland, a large and fertile stretch of land that joined the British Isles to the rest of Europe and is now under the North Sea. Ana lives in a small fishing community, one of many different tribes who share the land, and life as they all know it is starting to change.
The planet is warming, the ice caps are melting, the seas are starting to rise and the continents shift causing massive earthquakes. One fateful day a roar of thunder is heard in the distance and a massive tsunami sweeps in and destroys lives, homes, and hunting grounds.
Present day geography will tell you that nature won, Doggerland is no more, it is buried fathoms below the surface of the North Sea. STONE SPRING starts his alternative version of history, a version where one young girl decides to take a stand and spends her whole life building a wall that stretches for miles, a wall that keeps the sea out, and changes the geography of the world. Baxter has created a believable and credible alternative history to that which we know today. Starting with just one small community, the reclamation of the land spread out across Doggerland as other tribes take up the battle.
Where will the fight against the oceans end? Who will win — humans or nature? No-one knows yet as there are two more tomes to follow this huge, almost pages, production that is so quick and easy to read even the gruesome bits that the reader is not aware of the size of the book. Jun 03, Randi rated it really liked it.
I bought this book on amazon because "Stone Spring" was the only fiction book that came up when I searched on "Doggerland", one of my new interests. But I would say it's an historical novel, set in a land that really did exist about 7, years ago.
This novel is set in an area that is now under the North sea in Europe. I really enjoyed Baxter's writing style and the plot was engaging. So much so, I order the second of the series "Bronze Summer" which I'm reading now. Feb 16, Yasser Maniram rated it it was amazing. Masterful writing by Baxter. Stone Spring not only portrays the changing physical geography of climate change but the changing human geography as well.
Baxter creates a simulated world whose characters take on a life of their own, becoming throughout the book a product of their experiences. This is one of the few books that would benefit any high school curriculum. Aug 30, BrokenMnemonic rated it it was ok Shelves: sci-fi , historical. I'd been looking forward to this, because it's a story set in Doggerland - a place that's fascinated me ever since I first learned of its existence. Unfortunately, while I liked the idea of the world, I didn't like the story or the characters.
The story seemed to revel in savagery and bodily functions. Half the book seems to be about people urinating or crapping, the majority antagonist tribe the Pretani feel very British above and beyond actually being located in prehistoric Britain - and by I'd been looking forward to this, because it's a story set in Doggerland - a place that's fascinated me ever since I first learned of its existence. Half the book seems to be about people urinating or crapping, the majority antagonist tribe the Pretani feel very British above and beyond actually being located in prehistoric Britain - and by British, I mean all the worst traits I was hoping for a lot of exploration of primitive cultures, and in particular their art and tales - their creation myths, the inspiration behind ancient cave paintings and art, and how they dealt with tsunami and somehow managed to prevent Doggerland being submerged.
These felt like relatively minor points as I slogged through the book, though; instead, within the first fifth of the book there'd been torture, gang rape, murder, enslavement and a lot of urinating, crapping and manly joking about torture, sex, rape, murder and urinating and crapping.
That rather set the tone going forward. There were some really interesting things teased; I wanted to learn more about the Clovis people who were being driven out of North America, about the preceding culture that those living in Etxelur were descended from, and which had left common carvings on both sides of the Atlantic, and about the things hidden just off the coast of Etxelur, but those were all minor points moved past pretty swiftly so that we could get on with the arguments, murder, urinating and crapping.
Sep 06, Stephanie Ricker rated it it was ok Shelves: historical-fiction. I finished Stone Spring at last; the book covers several decades, and I sort of felt like it took me decades to read since I left off reading it in the middle while I went out of town. The story is set 10, years ago, at the time when the seas were rising and changing the landscape, making an island out of the region of Britain. Baxter clearly did a lot of research and his premise was intriguing, but I admit I despised his characters.
Definitely a concept writer and not a character writer. Inc I finished Stone Spring at last; the book covers several decades, and I sort of felt like it took me decades to read since I left off reading it in the middle while I went out of town.
Inconsistent and unlovable cast aside, I was also disturbed by the gratuitous violence. I understand that he was trying to depict an uncivilized and brutal era, but at times I felt like he just threw in some brutality whenever he ran out of plot ideas. Sep 17, Jim rated it liked it. I forgot why I had put this on my reading list. It took over half the book to get invested in the characters and figure out what the story was, more or less.
A little longer to get an indication of why I had put it on my reading list in the first place. It feels very authentic throughout if not often quite dull in the level of detail around the societies and lifestyles of this relatively primitive time. Once the story started to unfold, then several annoying interpersonal patterns emerged with c I forgot why I had put this on my reading list.
Once the story started to unfold, then several annoying interpersonal patterns emerged with characters making annoyingly predictable poor choices that felt a bit manufactured to service the plot. Not sure if I will continue reading in the series even though I am curious about what is next. Mar 10, Alice Sabo rated it liked it Shelves: other.
This was marked as Science Fiction in my library. I don't know what I would call it. The story revolves around a village and spans generations. Since it happens in prehistoric times, I suppose it could be fantasy.
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