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| “Then Petra pushed her hips against Colter and leaned her head back. Colter bent his head to kiss her, but never got the chance. When Colter moved to kiss Petra he saw something coming out of the water behind her. It was the fish. This was like no fish he had ever seen. It had a fish shape, but it was armored from head to tail, with four flippers it used like legs to run along the lake bottom. Colter started to push Petra aside, but it was too late. The fish hit her from behind, clamping its jaws down on her left leg. The blow knocked Petra into Colter and be stumbled back, failing into the shallows. Screaming from the shock and the pain, Petra's leg was jerked out from under her as the killer fish pulled her toward the depths. In vain, Colter charged after them. "Kick at it, Petra," be shouted in desperation. Petra mouthed something Colter never heard and then her head was pulled beneath the surface. Diving into the water, Colter saw Petra pulled deeper into the lake, her arms outstretched, reaching for him. He stroked and kicked after her, reaching out to grab her retreating hands, but it was no use. He watched her pleading eyes and reaching hands fade into the murky depths, until she was gone.” |
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| Reviews: |
| "Fasten your seat belts. You're in for a very bumpy and scary ride when Jurassic Park enters The Twilight Zone." (San Francisco Examiner) |
| "A classic end-of-the-world novel in the tradition of Lucifer's Hammer - an utterly original vision of the apocalypse." (Douglas Preston (Author)) |
| "For those who can't get their fill of dinosaurs and a lot of action, try this splendid story of man's deed coming back to haunt a modern world … Magnificently executed." (Star-Banner) |
| "Footprints of Thunder kept me up past dawn, red-eyed and riveted. A true roller coaster of a read." (Lincoln Child (Author)) |
| "An interesting novel, with the kind of situation I like: contemporary human beings encountering dinosaurs. It's exciting, and sometimes brutal, with an intriguing rationale." (Piers Anthony) |
| "In Footprints of Thunder, Jurassic Park goes head to head with The Stand in an apocalyptic epic that will send you reeling." (Robert Gleason) |
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