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Carnosaur

Author(s):

Knight, Harry Adam

Publisher:

TOR Books

Date:

1984

ISBN:

0-812-53494-8

Cause:

Genetic Mutation/Experimentation

Creatures:

Extinct Reptiles

Submitted by:

Mike Riley (03/07/04)

Exerpt:

"They stared at each other for a full 30 seconds, though it seemed much longer to Cartwright. Then the creature's tail, which had been sweeping back and forth restlessly over the floor, suddenly stiffened and rose into the air behind it. This had the effect of pulling the upper body back until the creature was standing almost as straight as a man. Even as part of Cartwright's mind began to register this new development, the creature charged him. Emitting an earsplitting screech it covered the 10 feet with just two strides of its powerful hind legs. The claws on its forelegs grasped Cartwright by the shoulders and lifted him into the air. At the same time one of the hind feet rose up and slashed him down the length of his body. The scythe like middle claw opened up Cartwright from neck to groin before he even realized what was happening.

Then he was lying on his back on the floor and staring up at the lights on the ceiling. He felt terribly cold. He was dimly aware that the shotgun had gone off but he had no idea if he'd hit the creature. Perhaps the noise had scared it away. He wondered how badly he was hurt. He didn't want to look and see … The creature's head suddenly moved into his field of vision. It was bending over him. As the head came closer he felt its hot breath on his face. The stink was awful. The teeth closed on his neck and Cartwright knew nothing more."

Reviews:
No published professional reviews found. (Mike Riley)

3 Scars

My Opinion:

At first, I thought that this book was nothing more than a "knock-off" of Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton). That was until I realized that it was published about six years before Jurassic Park. Seems the author had a good plot line after all. And yes, it is THE book that spawned at least four "low-budget", "special-affects challenged" movies containing the same title. Having said that, I kind of like this book. Yea, it’s not exactly taunt and technical like Jurassic Park but I thought it was fun to read. And assuming you buy into the genetically engineered story (hey, it worked for Jurassic Park), the "heavy" in the story has pretty novel way of "concealing" the animals from the general public. Yea, I am a sucker for the old "B-Grade" Sci-Fi flicks (e.g., THEM, The Blob, Godzilla) and this book fits that bill to a tee. Be advised that several sections of this book are not suitable for younger readers due to sexual content.

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