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1819: A group of scientists find a group of children living in a cave..but are they human?
Children of the Cave
What you need to know before your trail
`It’s dangerous to be different where everyone else is alike. Have you noticed?’ 1819. Iax Agolasky, a young assistant to a notable French explorer, sets off on a journey to the Russian wilderness. They soon discover a group of creatures living in a cave: children with animal traits. But are they animals, or human? Faced with questions of faith, science and the fundamentals of truth, tensions rise in the camp. Soon the children’s safety becomes threatened and Agolasky needs to act. The novel is based on the photo series and synopsis by Pekka Nikrus.
Travel Guide
Follow along an ill-fated scientific expedition in the Russian mountains
This book details an ll fated scientific expedition to a remote forested area in north west Russia. The place is never named but that very sense of vagueness is what makes the setting so real and so alive.
The book is written in the form of incomplete diary entries, making you part of the actual journey and expedition. It shows how these men would have felt and what they were experiencing and going through at the time.
They set off from Paris but the soon end up in the middle of the forest. Around a year into the expedition they come to a cave where they see there are and have been recent signs of life. Having not seen anyone in recent times, they are keen to observe this. They soon see that there are a group of small creatures living there, but are they human or animal…or both? They argue how to proceed – if to to treat this ‘finding’ as an experiment or if to leave them alone as they were. One professor seems to want to focus on these creatures at the expense of his fellow humans in the group.
You will never forget what you see, how you feel and what you think in that forest….
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Children of the Cave
Destination: Russia Author/Guide: Virve Sammalkorpi Departure Time: 1819
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