This book stole my breath so many times, that my husband actually asked me what was wrong. NOTHING! NOTHING is wrong! This book is FLAWLESS! Each part brought me something new, I was intrigued, horrified, heartbroken, hopeful... It was honestly a little like watching the whole of human history reenacted in a terrarium. There was love, there was struggle, there was battle, there was art, tools, farming, hieroglyphs, dueling faiths... And all throughout, there was an eternal love story, about how - time and again, despite hardships and seemingly insurmountable odds - the greatest honor humanity chooses isn't to country or family or glory or even discovery... the greatest honor is empathizing with a stranger, and building something new together.

STANDING OVATION, Eliot Schrefer!!!! Thank you so much for giving us Ambrose and Kodiak's journey :'). I look forward to future writing <3.