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| Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker; An awesome book. Has anyone read it? | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 5 2010, 06:13 PM (712 Views) | |
| Jasonguppy | Dec 5 2010, 06:13 PM Post #1 |
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So this book is really awesome, its a historical fiction that puts you in the shoes of a Utahraptor 120 mya and you follow her life for 1 year and it is possibly the best book i have ever read. If you've read it discuss here. |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| Empyreon | Dec 5 2010, 06:16 PM Post #2 |
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Are you plausible?
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Wouldn't that make it prehistorical fiction? ![]() Seriously, though, I've been meaning to pick this book up. How long is it? Maybe I can squeeze it into my holiday break... |
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Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus! COM Contributions food for thought
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| Jasonguppy | Dec 5 2010, 06:26 PM Post #3 |
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around 270 pages. I finished it in 3 days. |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| lamna | Dec 5 2010, 07:33 PM Post #4 |
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I've never read it. Have you read the Mammoth Trilogy by Stephen Baxter? It's pretty enjoyable, and if you are interested in Spec then the book set on Mars should be very interesting. |
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| Scrublord | Dec 5 2010, 07:34 PM Post #5 |
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Does he give the raptors feathers? |
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My Projects: The Neozoic Redux Valhalla--Take Three! The Big One Deviantart Account: http://elsqiubbonator.deviantart.com In the end, the best advice I could give you would be to do your project in a way that feels natural to you, rather than trying to imitate some geek with a laptop in Colorado. --Heteromorph | |
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| Jasonguppy | Dec 5 2010, 07:36 PM Post #6 |
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no. sounds good its unclear if they have feathers, this was before discoveries of raptor feathers ('95) |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| lamna | Dec 5 2010, 07:45 PM Post #7 |
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It is, I also recommend Robert J. Sawyer's Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy, it's about a species of Tyrannosaurus transplanted long ago to a distant moon. Each book follows the work of one of their great scientists, their equivalents of Galileo, Darwin and some psychology person. Fraud I think. |
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| Kamidio | Dec 5 2010, 07:54 PM Post #8 |
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The Game Master of the SSU:NC
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Freud was right. |
SSU:NC - Finding a new home. Quotes WAA
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| Jasonguppy | Dec 6 2010, 02:25 PM Post #9 |
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sound cool |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| lamna | Dec 6 2010, 05:53 PM Post #10 |
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Anther excellent book, is Dinosaur Summer. It's a sort off sequel to The Lost World and delves into how the plateau affected history, the last dinosaur circus is closing down and a freelance reporter and his son are following an expedition to release most of the dinosaurs back onto the plateau. |
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| Jasonguppy | Dec 6 2010, 06:42 PM Post #11 |
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i want to read donosaur summer. iveseen it but not had the money w/ me |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| Jasonguppy | Dec 6 2010, 06:43 PM Post #12 |
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lamna, i dont know if i can read that many books over winter break |
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I do art sometimes. "if you want green eat a salad" Projects: Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs. Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes. ❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️ | |
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| lamna | Dec 7 2010, 12:29 PM Post #13 |
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I used to get though loads of books but now I'm working I don't have the time. |
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