E. A. Meigs Books in Order

A young Neanderthal dreams that his father and uncle have been attacked while hunting. Seeking help from a neighboring Cro-Magnon man, he ventures onto the tundra, where further visions and his concealed love for his companion’s daughter complicate the rescue.

Growing competition between prehistoric communities disrupts Tris’s family after an initially peaceful summer. With his father overcome by tragedy, he joins a neighboring friend at an annual gathering to seek a resolution before attacks and dwindling resources drive the groups into further conflict.

A displaced group of unfamiliar people enters territory shared by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon families. Early encounters suggest they may be peaceful, but their leader’s interest in Tris’s sister and her existing suitor turns a personal choice into a test of relations between communities.

Neanderthal narrator Tris faces new dangers in an untamed prehistoric Europe as unfamiliar tribes move into his people's lands. His struggle to survive tests the family ties and friendships that sustain him through a changing world.

Tris, Tor and Black Wolf continue their journey through the Ice Age as brutal changes in climate threaten their world. For a young Neanderthal and his companions, survival depends on navigating a landscape where humans remain vulnerable to nature.

A child named Fox explores the prehistoric world during the last Ice Age. Short adventures introduce the creatures and surroundings he encounters, combining his discoveries with a picture of an ancient environment where learning about the world is part of growing up.

Tris and his family already face predators, illness and accidents in their prehistoric lives. The arrival of men with hostile intentions introduces another danger, forcing the group to confront a threat arising from human behavior rather than the landscape around them.

This installment follows Ice Age people through the challenges of the last glacial maximum. Their continuing story explores survival, resourcefulness and relationships, presenting the distant past through human concerns that remain recognizable despite the unfamiliar conditions.

The concluding Dreamer novel follows a Neanderthal man's struggle to endure in the Ice Age. Survival, friendship, and family remain intertwined as his long journey reaches its final stage against a dangerous and magnificent prehistoric landscape.