Carnivore
Author(s):
Clark, Leigh
Publisher:
Leisure Books
Date:
1997
ISBN:
0-8439-4225-8
Cause:
Cryogenic Restoration (Deep Freeze Thaw)
Creatures:
Extinct Reptiles
Submitted by:
Mike Riley (07/10/04)
Exerpt:
“The tyrannosaur appeared on the scene then. It began picking off stragglers from the rear of the crowd outside, bolting bodies down whole, the grinding of its huge teeth audible even above the howling storm as. it crunched through flesh and bone, the men's screams lost amid the hideous mastication. Blind panic seized those still outside the corridor. Men attached others in front of them, knocking them down, stepping over their bodies, trying to carve a path into the sanctuary of the corridor. The Tyrannosaur continued to lunge at random stragglers, their screams ringing through the icy winds. A feeding frenzy came over the great beast. it grabbed another man before it had finished devouring the first, then a third, a fourth, blood and severed limbs and body parts dropping from the massive jaws as they snapped at new victims, tearing rending, eviscerating. The snow-frosted earth below turned bright red, then pink, as blood splashed onto the ground and soaked into the snow.”
Reviews:
No published professional reviews found. (Mike Riley)
3 Scars 3 Scars

My Opinion:
First, I must state that the storyline of this book is one of the most improbable and stupid I have ever read. I did not like any of the the main characters (except maybe 'Wolf', the halfbreed wolf-dog) and the stupidity of the personnelal at the base station is so pervasive, I found myself rooting for the rapaging T-Rex. How many narrow corridors where paniced folks get suck can one research facilty hold? And a reptile (warm blooded or not) exposed to sub-zero weather for days would be a rock-solid "saurian-sickle" in no time. Give me a break!

OK, I did my "literary duty" and you've been warned. You are probably wondering why I gave this book a good rating despite what I have said. Bottom line is I liked this book. There is no pretense here, the author is not trying to be a Michael Crichton (at least I don't think so). This book is almost entirely "Nature on the Rampage" served up chapter after bloody chapter. Meat to the grinder, crunching bones, blood fountains as countless dim-witted personnel become T-Rex chow. It's a "guilty pleasure" served up raw and graphic.

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