2,972 words (12–15 minutes)
Genre(s): Prehistoric Fiction, Adventure, Horror
First Published: Weird Tales, July 1925

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In an age before history, where the fierce Cro-Magnon tribes battle for survival against the remnants of the brutish Neanderthals, young A-æa finds herself torn between two fates—one of love and one of horror. When the arrogant warrior Ka-nanu abducts her, he unwittingly leads them both into the grasp of a monstrous beast-man. As she fights against terror and despair, only one man may have the courage to save her: Ga-nor, the artist-warrior, whose intelligence and skill stand against brute savagery. In a world ruled by tooth and claw, can wit and spear prove mightier than sheer strength?