Review:
Remember Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, in which an expedition led by Professor George Edward Challenger discovered an Amazonian plateau where dinosaurs still roamed? In Dinosaur Summer, Greg Bear assumes that Challenger's expedition really took place, and that for nearly 50 years dinosaurs have been relatively commonplace in zoos and circuses throughout the world. But the beasts are not easily kept in captivity, and slowly but surely their numbers are dwindling. Now there is only one dinosaur circus left, and it's shutting down. The dinosaur trainer wants to return his animals to the wild, so an expedition is organized to return the dinos to their nearly inaccessible plateau. Accompanying the group (which includes special-effects master Ray Harryhausen) is 15-year-old Peter Belzoni, the son of the National Geographic photographer covering the story. The boy is about to have the adventure of a lifetime.
About the Author:
Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books, spanning the thriller, science fiction, and fantasy genres, including Blood Music, Eon, The Forge of God, Darwin’s Radio, City at the End of Time, and Hull Zero Three. His books have won numerous international prizes, have been translated into more than twenty-two languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
DAVE COURVOISIER is an Emmy-award-winning TV news journalist has been on the air for 20 years in Las Vegas, where he currently anchors the three main nightly newscasts at the CBS affiliate KLAS-TV. Dave began narrations and storytelling in earnest about six years ago (ask him, he’ll tell you exactly where Earnest is). In addition, Dave does voiceover work for many corporate clients, including Las Vegas Resorts, the EPA, and Homeland Security; and if you listen closely, you may also hear his friendly voice in some prominent airports.
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