With rich imagery and compelling characters, the Ice and the Stars tells a story of two human communities separated by a yawning gulf of years. What happens when a chance discovery radically changes our perceptions of human history? Art found in caves can be only a tiny fraction of the that produced by our early ancestors. The great bulk of Paleolithic artistry was surely created elsewhere and lost to the elements thousands of years ago. What are the chances then, that the work of a truly gifted ancient artist will be discovered in our time?"