The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky takes this more expansive view of time, creating worlds where the course of history diverged millions of years before humans evolved. Some writers have gone further than the few thousand years of recorded history to explore even greater changes - Earths where natural history rather than human history went in a different direction. My thoughtsĪs I detailed in an essay, fiction writers have long found inspiration in trying to answer the “what ifs” of history: What if the Nazis won World War II? What if Rome never fell? This is the genre of alternate history, where authors imagine worlds where human history diverged at some point in the past. And as the doors crash open, anything could come through. Now these cracks are widening, revealing extraordinary creatures. Khan’s research was theoretical then she found cracks between our world and parallel Earths. His only clue is grainy footage, showing a woman who supposedly died on Bodmin Moor.ĭr. This leads Julian to clash with agents of an unknown power – and they may or may not be human. Julian Sabreur is investigating an attack on top physicist Kay Amal Khan. But what happened that day on the moors? And where has she been all this time? Mal’s reappearance hasn’t gone unnoticed by MI5 officers either, and Lee isn’t the only one with questions.

Lee thought she’d lost Mal, but now she’s miraculously returned. Tags Alternate history Animal protagonists Cryptozoology Dinosaurs Evolution Fantasy Films Genetic engineering Horror Hunting Literary Criticism Lost world Mammals Mysteries Paleontology Sea Monsters Series Space travel Suspended animation Time travel Western Young adultįour years ago, two girls went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor. Think of the site more as an archive of news and reviews than a traditional blog. This blog updates infrequently simply because of the scarcity of the subject matter - long stretches of time pass between novels featuring prehistoric animals. There are no reviews for movies or television shows, but I do include news items about upcoming films. Prehistoric Pulp is a blog dedicated to fiction about dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, with reviews, cover blurbs and news about upcoming works.Īlso covered here, although less comprehensively, are comics and board/roleplaying games featuring prehistoric critters.

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