The life of Clay, young hunter from the Bear Clan, is turned upside down when his father, Bear Champion, is killed by a foreign tribe.
With his brother, Broad, he discovers that elsewhere, people have another way of life. Will he keep his beliefs, or adapt to change?
With this novel, Michael Coorlim starts a new series, "Hero Historia", mixing alternative history and superheroes.
I found the plot convincing, even with the supernatural elements. I really liked the excerpts from "scientific publications."
The setting reminded me of the movie "Quest of Fire" (by Jean-Jacques Annaud), one of my favorites.
The development of the characters is well described and the pace of the story varies, depending on their emotions or the situations they are dealing with.
The twist in the plot is great, and I hope to learn more in the next books of the series.
If you like stories where you forget what is fantasy and what reality, then this book is for you.

I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review. ( )

WOW I never saw it coming. What a great new Series.

When I first saw the write up on this book "Hero Historia Jericho Rising,” I thought well it isn't my type of story...but it is written by Michael Coorlim and he is a great writer. He can take any subject or time or place in history and twist and bend it with his pen or keyboard into an adventure that you couldn't have ever imaged in your wildest dreams. His storytelling and creativity of human or nonhuman characters are so ingenious that you either associate with them or just fall in love with them. You care what happens to them.

This story is about Neolithic Superheroes and serial killers. And you wonder how in the hell is this going to come together, Mr. Coorlim has a writing style that is smooth and moves at a steady pace that keeps you interested but doesn't loss you. This is about a different kind of coming of age story, about Clay from the Bear Clan and his adventure to find a life for himself and his brother, and it has been twisted into a totally out of this world experience. I can’t go into any more detail I don’t want to give anything away. But it is a great story and if this is only Book 1 of the series I know it is going to continue to get better. Mr. Coorlim will work his magic, weaving and working the words into one great epic novel. Believe me it is not your usual Neolithic story it does have Superheroes and Serial Killers after all. This is for people that like the unusual, the strange and twisted…a little off-kilter storytellers.

I am sorry if I am rambling but Mr. Coorlim is an extraordinary author, and I admire all his works. I just can’t wait for the next chapter, no telling what may turn up. ( )