Rise and Fall of the Dinosaur

by Joseph Wallace

Delves into the mysteries of prehistory to consider the biology of various dinosaur species, their environments, the cause of their extinction, the evolutionary probability of living dinosaur descendants, and more

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

I am thrilled to announce that SLAVEMAKERS, the follow-up to my novel INVASIVE SPECIES, will be published by Ace Books on December 1!

Set twenty years after the apocalyptic events of
INVASIVE SPECIES ("You might want to read this one under the bed"--Jack McDevitt), SLAVEMAKERS was a blast to write. I loved being able to use some of the fascinating--not to mention creepy--facts I've learned during my previous career as a writer specializing in science, natural history, and the environment. It's a strange, spooky world out there....

Along with another novel--the historical DIAMOND RUBY--I've contributed mystery/thriller short stories to collections ranging from BRONX NOIR to ICE COLD (edited by Jeffrey Deaver); I was honored when my story "Custom Sets" was selected by Lee Child for inclusion in a BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES anthology.

I hope you'll enjoy!

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've had this book since I was a kid, so I wanted to finally read it and give it up. It's definitely at the level of young adult, but includes a wonderful variety of photos and illustrations that echo the text, which gives a basic overview of the field (paleontology) and it's history as well as an overview of the major dinosaurs and theories regarding their demise. Overall, a fun book to read, even now that I'm grown up.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book for my sons because they were interested and I read it with them. It is a pretty good dinosaur book. Even 25 or so years later.

[Blaine Riesberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Might some of this information be outdated? Maybe. It was over 35 years ago before I was even born. I'm an admirer of paleoart and this is a nice little gallery of dinosaurs from the art of Charles Knight through to the guy who would go on to work on Jurassic Park, and you can really see his influence. This is before feathered dinosaurs were depicted so widely of course.

[Cws]

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