West of Eden
by Harry Harrison
Taste attributes: science fictionadventureanimalsfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphsdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a moving science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
In West of Eden, bestselling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendants of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a battle for survival.Here is the story of Kerrick, a young hunter who grows to manhood among the dinosaurs, escaping at last to rejoin his own kind. His knowledge of their strange customs makes him the humans' leader . . .
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- Author
- Harry Harrison
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 502
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- Open Library
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