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4.5 out of 5 stars (593)
In this final book of the trilogy, Lucy and her tribe leave their good home to rescue captured tribemembers who are in grave danger. Since leaving her mate, Lucy created a tribe that includes an eclectic mix of species--a Canis, a Homotherium kit, and different iterations of early man. More will join and some will die but that is the nature of prehistoric life, when survival depends on a mix of man's developing intellect and untiring will to live. Each brings unique skills to the task of saving Raza and his Group from sure death. Based on true events from 1.8 million years ago in Africa, Lucy and her band of early humans struggle against the harsh reality of a world ruled by nature, where predators stalk them and a violent new species of man threatens to destroy their world. Only by changing can they prevail. If you ever wondered how earliest man survived but couldn’t get through the academic discussions, this book is for you.

Prepare to see this violent and beautiful world in a way you never imagined.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B9KPM5BW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Structured Learning LLC
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942101635
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  • Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Dawn of Humanity
  • Best Sellers Rank: #107,962 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars (593)

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular prehistoric fiction saga, Man vs. Nature which explores seminal events in man’s evolution one trilogy at a time. She is also the author of the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers and Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. When not writing, she is grad school teacher, author of over a hundred tech ed resources including K-12 technology curricula, and an Amazon Vine Voice. You can find her resources at her publisher, Structured Learning LLC. She lives in So. California with her husband of forty years, Labrador Casey, and lots of contact with her adult children, one a Cdr in the Navy, the other a SFC in the Army. Feel free to reach out to Jacqui at her blog, WordDreams, or her social media platforms.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
593 global ratings

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Customers enjoy this historical fiction book set in prehistoric times, with one review noting its engaging plot twists. The book receives positive feedback for its content, with one customer highlighting its solid foundation of research and extensive bibliography. Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's particularly appealing for those interested in community themes.
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10 customers mention story, 10 positive, 0 negative
Customers enjoy the story, describing it as a well-told tale of prehistoric times with adventures that are partly the reader's journey.
...I love historical fiction, and this trilogy is well thought out. Thank you Jacqui Murray!Read more
A great book. The story is so real, you feel like the characters life & adventures are partly yours. Never dull.Read more
This had lots of action, tension, vivid description and adventure. It kept me reading, well into the wee hours of the night....Read more
...Really a great read. Full of plots and turns, achievement and overcoming.Read more
7 customers mention content, 7 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the content of the book, with one customer noting its extensive research and excellent bibliography, while another mentions how the animals that join the tribe add to the story.
A great book. The story is so real, you feel like the characters life & adventures are partly yours. Never dull.Read more
...Jacqui Murray is a lovely story of prehistoric times, people, and other creatures....Read more
...The amount of research into this story and series was impressive and made Lucy’s quest more real....Read more
What a splendid final book in the series of the Dawn of Humanity. Once again, Lucy and her small eclectic tribe have many challenges to face....Read more
5 customers mention readability, 5 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book engaging, with one mentioning it's a great read for those who enjoy community, while another notes it's never dull.
...Really a great read. Full of plots and turns, achievement and overcoming.Read more
...It kept me reading, well into the wee hours of the night. I think out of the three books in the Series, this is my favorite....Read more
...Never dull.Read more
...Natural Selection is an enjoyable and educational read. --Pat Spencer, author of Story of a Stolen Girl.Read more

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  • Pete Springer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prehistoric Fiction at its Best
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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    It can be challenging for any reader who joins the last part of a trilogy after not reading the series’ first two books, such as I did. Despite that, I quickly became invested in Natural Selection. One aspect that made this considerably easier was that Murray listed all the characters in the story from the three main tribes before her book began. Prehistoric people also had to deal with many animals from this era, and it was beneficial that the author listed them, followed by a brief description. I referred to these lists several times while reading Murray’s epic tale.

    Having read one of Murray’s other books previously, I knew she liked strong female protagonists. This novel follows the same style with Lucy, the group’s leader and healer. Since modern medicine didn’t exist, she utilized plants and herbs to treat many ailments that beset her people. Lucy’s tribe included an interesting array of characters and animals, including Ump, a lone Canis searching for a particular mate. One of the common themes throughout is that tribe members worked together and learned to use each other’s strengths to survive in a world that included how to remain safe from violent predator attacks and a new species of man. One fact I found particularly fascinating was that those with poor eyesight learned to rely on other senses, such as smelling and hearing, to guide them.

    Another eye-opening revelation was how adaptable prehistoric people had to become as they continually faced dangers and challenges. Premature death was a part of their lives; sometimes, people from other tribes joined them who got separated or lost their families through attrition. Xha was a Homo Erectus warrior from another tribe that became part of Lucy’s group. Though he quickly won over many others in their tribe, Lucy wasn’t as willing to trust him initially.

    How prehistoric people learned to survive by creating tools and weapons like spears demonstrated their intelligence. Though not possessing what we would describe as language, they communicated through sounds, gestures, body movements, and facial expressions. I have a much greater understanding and appreciation for prehistoric people after reading Natural Selection. I commend Murray for her extensive research and precise storytelling abilities.
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  • Priscilla Bettis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Murray brings Lucy's ancient world back to life
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2022
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    In the third book of Murray’s Dawn of Humanity series, Lucy aims to rescue enslaved tribe members. In a parallel story, a young cat (of the prehistoric kind, of course) searches for its own, saber-toothed tribe, and Ragged-ear (a tough-as-dinosaur-bones dog, again of the prehistoric kind) searches for his mate.

    As always, Murray has thoroughly researched the animals and ecology of early Africa so that her world feels realistic, plus I learned a lot about historic peoples.

    Murray explores thematic issues of slavery, family, and our relationship with animals.

    The only reason I didn't give the book five full stars is maybe the research was too good. At times I lost the story because of the overwhelming details of the ancient historical setting. But readers' mileage may vary, so I encourage anyone interested in ancient humans or survival stories to give this book a read.

    Terrific job by the author bringing Lucy’s ancient world back to life.

    I read Natural Selection through Kindle Unlimited.
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  • Twitchingfool
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2026
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    Well written story. Holds your attention. Author did a very good job promoting good morals and kindness. Too often morality is lacking in books.
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  • Booklover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prehistoric times, people, and other creatures
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022
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    Natural Selection, Book 3 in the Dawn of Humanity Trilogy, by Jacqui Murray is a lovely story of prehistoric times, people, and other creatures. I found it interesting to learn how they thrived and overcame adversity in such a harsh and uncertain environment. I also found it quite interesting how Lucy learns from others as they learn from observing and interacting with her. Ms. Murray also offers a fascinating look into the early use of plants to create herbal treatments that apparently worked. I wondered what was the intuition that enabled them to select certain treatments, such as honey for bee bites and the baobab fruit for stomach issues. How they sensed this at the early stage of development is intriguing.

    Lucy’s quest and efforts to prove herself and her skills, to prove to others she was a warrior made me think, “Some things never change.” We females still struggle to prove ourselves and achieve the respect and positions that come to men more easily.

    Natural Selection is an enjoyable and educational read. --Pat Spencer, author of Story of a Stolen Girl.
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  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Prehistoric Fiction
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
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    What a splendid final book in the series of the Dawn of Humanity. Once again, Lucy and her small eclectic tribe have many challenges to face. She sets out to rescue part of her tribe mates who have been captured and are in danger from another tribe – the Man-Who-Preys.

    There are some new characters in this book: the female Canis tracking Ump and a Homotherium kit, a type of sabre-toothed cat. Both of them are pack members and Lucy will welcome them.

    The meticulous research undertaken by the author makes for an utterly believable prehistorical world, from the descriptions of the long-extinct inhabitants to the way in which the characters communicate and interact, each bringing their own skills and strengths in the Group-members.

    A book that has clearly been given a solid foundation of research; it also includes an excellent bibliography.

    Highly recommended.
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  • Vicky Cisneros
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
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    A great read for those who enjoy community, struggles and bonds. Really a great read. Full of plots and turns, achievement and overcoming.
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  • Colleen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2025
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    Really enjoyed this series
    You feel like you’re transported back in time
    There every day struggles just to survive love loss and everything in between
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  • MacTrish
    5.0 out of 5 stars Who new prehistory could be so gripping!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2026
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    This is the third in the superb Dawn of Humanity trilogy and it’s just as gripping and moving as the other two books.
    The author has done a remarkable job of showing us what it must have been like for our ancestors two million years ago. Thesemay be primitive groups with a rudimentary understanding of life but, by showing individual personalities and characteristics, these are also recognisably human and so their experiences matter to us. I’m also impressed at how they survived at all when faced with such a hostile environment.
    Lucy is so brave, observant, curious and kind that her tribe of ‘misfits’ that she collects along her travels reward her with their loyalty and their support in any way that they can show it. She isn’t swayed by appearance but by the virtues each brings to the group.
    One of the group says that it’s the sharing of knowledge that matters, and in one of her mystic dreams Lucy is told, ‘Soon our kind will be gone, but our knowledge will save those who come after us.’ This puts it all in a context for me. Many don’t survive and I felt the loss of some of them keenly, but that drive to survive made us who we are today.
    I have another trilogy by this author waiting in my Kindle. I’m really looking forward to it.
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  • William S
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good ending to the Dawn of Humanity story
    Reviewed in Australia on November 10, 2022
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    Enjoyed the interactions between Xha, Wild, Lucy and Ump. Good story well told about a time very long ago in the human story.
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  • Stephen S.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Natural Selection ( dawn of humanity trilogy)
    Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2026
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    This book and the whole trilogy presents itself as evolutionary fiction, but repeatedly ignores basic biology, anthropology, and animal behaviour. Characters gain impossible abilities, animals behave unrealistically, and stress responses are exaggerated to caricature. Nature and evolution are treated as props, not systems, creating pseudo-authenticity that undermines the story’s credibility. Symbolic themes might appeal to some readers, but anyone expecting plausible prehistoric realism will be frustrated.
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  • Robert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy's story is our story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2022
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    To appreciate a trilogy, ideally, start with the first book. I didn't, but as in all good historical fiction, skilful writing refers to previious events . Reading Jacqui Murray's enthralling Natural Selection, in two evenings, I started to re-read immediately, to make sure that I could fully appreciate all relationships and kjey eventsin their journey across Africa. In two other languages, rusty from lack of use, I;d understand most of the text, but what if I';d never learned to sepak, let alone read ? How to understand what anyone might be trying to explain ? How did Lucy and all early humanity communicate ? Hominid anatomy shows that our ancestirs would have been able to hear speech at a very early stage in human evolution. About 4.4 million years ago, ' Ardi; would probably hear and communicate would hear and communicate like a chimpanzee. For all human infants even if their hearing and vocal organs are sound, there';s another essential factor- constant communication with adults and older children who use spoken language. Lucy, her own groupo, and the members of other groupd communicate in many waysm including the vocal sounds which would develop into spoken language, Anbody who shares their life with animals knows how fluently they communicate with us.
    Tellin g this story, involving both hominids and associated animals, communication between them is esse4ntial. Sharing information s vital, includin g the benefits of healing plants, used to treat pain and injury. Would individuals accept other kinds of hominid as partners ? Analysis of hominid remains confirms that they did. Xia, who had left his original group, explains that his attitude towards other hominids has changed.
    ' It wasn't long ago I considered your kind - Man-who makes-tools - i nferior. Canis predators to be killed without remorse. When did early ho,omids beghin to share their lives with dogs ? Beware ofconfident dates, 30,000 years ago ? 20,999 ? As recentlly as 14,000? Or is our bond with canis far older , indicated by the associated human and dog remains found at Dminsi, Georgia, dated to about 1.75 million years ago .Joining Lucy and her group, as they journey across Africam I was reminded of other African based stories. Mma Raksutim Mma Ramutswe's colleague in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency knew about the
    'doctor of bones;Leakey. Mma Rakuski had learned that we all come from the same group of ancestor.
    ' So we are all brothers and sisters. Same DNA. Slight oversimplification, across a few million years, but Lucy's story is our story
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