Cretaceous Dawn
by Lisa M. Graziano, Michael S. A. Graziano
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Author: Lisa M. Graziano, Michael S. A. GrazianoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN: 0981514839
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
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Book Review: "Cretaceous Dawn" is the new title of "Hell Creek"! With that said, an excellent book on Dinosaur Vs Mankind interaction
Summary: 5 Stars
Before the actual assessment of this book, just a word of caution: Cretaceous Dawn is the same book as Hell Creek! For all of you readers that have enjoyed Hell Creek, do NOT purchase this one, as you will be, like me, saddened upon discovering that it is the same story, word for word, under two different titles. Consequently, my review for Cretaceous Dawn will be the same as Hell Creek's.
With that said, and as for Hell Creek, this book's a page-turner! I read it literally overnight! The story features a scientific experiment that turns out of control and ends up projecting a group of very different characters back in time, that is, 65 million years in the past. They are obviously trapped with little to no rescue to expect from present day people. Of course, the next thing for them is to find a way to get out by themselves, hence a journey throughout the territory of these fabulous living creatures, the dinosaurs and the early mammals.
Beyond the storyline, I believe the real intent of the writers was to have us share their love of this extinct world by putting their description in a nice, enjoyable format. They hit their goal bull's eye. The dinosaurs and, more importantly, their behavior, is credible. They take some initiatives as to the attitude of some of the larger hunters (T-Rex for one). Some of today's questioning about this specific species is: was it either a scavenger, or a hunter? Could it run or was it limited to fast walking? Was it numerous? Actually, the authors bring their own responses to these questions.
But more importantly, they describe a beautiful, pristine yet ferocious world that has the reader wish to jump into it physically.
Also, I was very pleased to see, for once, the Japanese female character of Yariko, as Far-East people rarely find their way among the top contenders of western novels' characters. Beyond Yariko's beautiful description, I found the group of heroes well described, each coming with a thoroughly thought-out personality.
In short, a very good book with a fast-paced drama, a never-ending tale of a long-gone world that has you sigh in awe at the end of the story.
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