The Ultimate Dinosaur

by Robert Silverberg (Editor)

Overview

Though they are an extinct species, dinosaurs still live and fascinate the minds of many a scientist and researcher world-over. Dinosaurs are members of a larger group of reptiles called the Archosauria. The essays in this book seek to provide readers with a detailed knowledge of the first dinosaurs that roamed the earth, different carnivorous dinosaur predators that belonged to groups called theropods and dinosaur behavior peculiarities. The book is a complete collection of information on dinosaurs, the periods in which they existed and the reasons why they vanished from the face of the earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743400060
Publisher:	ibooks, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/13/2012
Pages:	446
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.99(d)

About the Author

Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction’s most beloved writers, and the author of such classic books such as Gilgamesh the King, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and Lord Valentine’s Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards—including one for the short story Passengers—and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award.

Editorial Reviews

What an idea! To combine essays by distinguished scientists (e.g., David Gillette and Philip Currie), stories by noted science fiction writers (e.g., Ray Bradbury and Poul Anderson), and artworks by first-rate illustrators in a single book on dinosaurs. Despite the disparate nature of these genres, it all fits together pretty well, as in similarly organized works like The Planets , also edited by Preiss (Bantam, 1985). Chapters, each including fictional and nonfictional contributions, span the time from the dawn of the age of dinosaurs to its end. The book also includes some helpful charts and diagrams. Highly recommended for older dinosaur aficionados (a few stories are slightly ribald). For public library collections.-- Joseph Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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