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Into the Shadowland

by J. M. G. Schmidt

An extinct species—and a discovery in Utah

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An extinct species—and a discovery in Utah

A wolf found dead on a Utah highway, carrying a spear point made from Neanderthal bone, sets this young adult mystery in motion. Lilly Feron, who runs a wolf park, joins paleoanthropologist Austin Walker in investigating a trapper’s report from the Bitterroot Mountains. Their search raises the possibility that Neanderthals survived far beyond the period when they were thought to have vanished. The premise brings wildlife, paleoanthropology, and questions about human history into the same story, with the investigation shaped by the threat that authorities may intervene.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in mysteries grounded in science and nature.
  • Readers curious about Neanderthals, paleoanthropology, and questions about human history.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving wolves, wildlife, and investigation.

Themes

Neanderthals and human historyWildlife and the natural worldScientific discoveryThe boundary between known history and mystery

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Book overview

COULD OUR ANCIENT HUMAN RELATIVES STILL BE OUT THERE?

For 35,000 years, they've been considered extinct. The Neanderthals-clever beings, gifted hunters, wiped from the pages of history.

But in the forgotten corners of the world, they didn't just fall silent. They waited.

Lilly Feron never expected her quiet life running a wolf park in Utah to be upended by a single, dead animal. But when a wolf-believed to be extinct-turns up on a highway with a spear tip lodged in its neck, everything changes. The weapon, made from Neanderthal bone only a few decades-old, should be impossible. After all, these hominids vanished thirty-five thousand years ago.

She learns of a trapper who claims to have seen such a strange wolf hidden deep in the Bitterroot Mountains. Was it the same animal?

Lilly and paleoanthropologist Austin Walker dig deeper, and uncover amazing truths about the existence of the last Neanderthals. Could they still be out there living in a shadowland? As the mystery unfolds, they must wrestle with a gripping secret-one that forces them to question everything they thought they knew about history, humanity, and what lives in the wild. All before the authorities put an end to it.

The past isn't gone. It's waiting. And it's about to make its presence known.

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"INTO THE SHADOWLAND masterfully blends anthropological science with vivid storytelling, offering a gripping exploration of human resilience, culture, and belief in a forgotten world. With an archaeologist's precision and a novelist's imagination, J.M.G. SCHMIDT reconstructs an ancient way of life that feels startlingly real. Think Neanderthals were just grunting brutes? Think again. This fascinating journey into our deep past will challenge everything you thought you knew 8about our long-lost cousins." -Patrick Keeney, Canadian author and journalist

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A fantastic story based on scientific facts

A few years ago, the Swedish scientist Svante P

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