Book question.
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ceebee_eebeeOk. As I'm sure most of you are aware, I am an extremely monomaniacal individual. My obsessions come hard and fast and then they are done when I move onto the next shiny thing that I can't stop thinking about for more than 5 seconds at a time.
On occasion, I have obsessions that crop up again and again. One of those is...well, paleontology in a general sense. The Cambrian explosion, trilobites, dimetrodons, the Permian mass extinction, DINOSAURS!!!
So, when the Discovery Channel started showing the new miniseries Clash of the Dinosaurs (AWESOME, BTW!) I got hooked and now I can't stop thinking about this shit. I've already ordered a bunch of scientific books for the layperson on the subjects and reread Jurassic Park and the Lost World.
HERE IS MY QUESTION, GREAT FLIST. Why the hell isn't there more dinosaur fiction available? I NEED MORE DINO FIC!
If you have read anything that a lover of extinct creatures and the whole Jurassic Park situation might enjoy, PLEASE REC IT TO ME RIGHT NOW! I beg you. I'm desperate for more paleo-fiction.
On occasion, I have obsessions that crop up again and again. One of those is...well, paleontology in a general sense. The Cambrian explosion, trilobites, dimetrodons, the Permian mass extinction, DINOSAURS!!!
So, when the Discovery Channel started showing the new miniseries Clash of the Dinosaurs (AWESOME, BTW!) I got hooked and now I can't stop thinking about this shit. I've already ordered a bunch of scientific books for the layperson on the subjects and reread Jurassic Park and the Lost World.
HERE IS MY QUESTION, GREAT FLIST. Why the hell isn't there more dinosaur fiction available? I NEED MORE DINO FIC!
If you have read anything that a lover of extinct creatures and the whole Jurassic Park situation might enjoy, PLEASE REC IT TO ME RIGHT NOW! I beg you. I'm desperate for more paleo-fiction.
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on 2009-12-09 03:05 am (UTC)Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear has also already been mentioned.
You might want to try Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick (from 2002).
There are Anonymous Rex (2000), Casual Rex (2001), and Hot and Sweaty Rex (2004) by Eric Garcia -- the series is called Dinosaur Mafia Mysteries. Yes, a private detective who happens to be a dinosaur, LOL.
I've seen a 2006 novel called Thunder of Time by James F. David -- time travel with dinosaurs, I think. Something about it gave me a sneaking suspicion of badness, but I could well be wrong.
There's Cretaceous Dawn by Lisa M. Graziano (from 2008). It's called a first-class adventure story, and also refers to hard science. Sounds interesting.
There are also loads and loads of kids' books re: dinosaurs, both fiction and non-fiction, but I was more intent on finding interesting-sounding adult books for you. :-)