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West of Eden Paperback – July 1, 2000

by Harry Harrison (Author)

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Kerrick, a young Tanu hunter captured and raised by the Yilane, a race of cold-blooded, intelligent reptiles, escapes and struggles to unite all human clans against the Yilane threat. Reprint.

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496 pages
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English
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I Books
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July 1, 2000
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6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0743400135
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978-0743400138
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ I Books (July 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743400135
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743400138
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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Harry Max Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey; March 12, 1925 – August 15, 2012) was an American science fiction (SF) author, best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966). The latter was the rough basis for the motion picture Soylent Green (1973). Harrison was (with Brian Aldiss) the co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group.

Aldiss called him "a constant peer and great family friend". His friend Michael Carroll said, "Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean or Raiders of the Lost Ark, and picture them as science-fiction novels. They're rip-roaring adventures, but they're stories with a lot of heart."

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Szymon Sokół (Picture taken at Worldcon 2005) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Tetyana

Liked it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 18, 2021

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Liked this book as a child. Still do.

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Ms. Ouchie

Excellent Alternate History

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2013

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I read this book when it first came out back in the 80's and loved it. I foolishly sold my copy years ago, not expecting it to go out of print. I was so excited to see it available as an ebook. I was sorry to hear that Mr Harrison had passed away.

Mr Harrison did extensive research to write a credible story. Asking the question "what would the world be like if the KT comet had never struck the earth?" sets the premise of the story. The dinosaurs would be the dominant species on earth and would be masters of biological science. If you're familiar with Star Trek - Voyager, this book is similar to the episode "Distant Origin."

If you are a Sci Fi or Fantasy fan, you will really enjoy this book from one of the old masters!

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Copycat626

A complex tale of a simple society

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Extremely well crafted, the author manages to draw the reader into the struggle by developing one's emotions before expressing them in the story. The beginning made me so frustrated I wanted to put the book down for want of a lexicon of the writer's seemingly private language. But it is precisely the gap in communication between very different societies that moves the entire storyline and, had I put the book down, I would have missed one of the most expertly crafted tales I have ever been privileged to have joined.

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Luis Argerich

What a story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2019

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This is a wonderful book, the plot is original and the development is really fantastic.
Great characters, a very interesting plot, wonderful descriptions and a very immersive narrative.
Its a sci-fi classic and even if it is very different to what I usually read I enjoyed every single page of this book.

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Fredrick J. Kraus

Science Fiction at its best

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2013

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What makes great science fiction? The story must be believable and touch on reality. Harry Harrison created a world where the reptiles rule by creating whatever they need by gene manipulation. A great concept for the 1980s when this series was written. Gene manipulation was just a theory, 30 years later it is reality.

The story is about a human captured by the reptiles and raised by them. His escape and revenge is the story. Hatred by each species and lack of understanding is an ageless story line.

So glad this series has been released as the books are long out of print. Well done Harry Harrison, well done.

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What if intelligent dinosaurs ruled the earth?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 17, 2016

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What if intelligent dinosaurs ruled the earth and humans only survived in the outskirts of civilization. As the dinosaurs outgrow their original cities, the move closer to the humans. Humans are a pest to be eliminated, and the humans fight back. An interesting concept told with intelligence. It combines the action of an adventure story with the drama of a soap opera. This was my second reading and it remained as good as it was twenty years ago.

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Reed J. Richmond

A massive piece of work

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 1, 2007

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Some have compared this to the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the creation of an alternate world, in this case habitated by dinosaurs that did not go extinct but developed a society versus the newly emerging humans which could threaten their existance. I like the book but had to slug my way through it. I was not inspired enough to get the next two volumnes in the series.

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SilverGirl

Radical science fiction like you've never seen

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2013

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It's 10 times better than Planet of the Apes! If you love really GOOD science fiction, this is a MUST READ. Its premise will blow you away. I DOUBLE DOG dare you to read the first few pages and not get hooked.

The LIZARDS rule, and their organic technology is far superior than man could ever imagine. The only problem is--the species hate each other.

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Dave Bloomer

If dinosaurs survived

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2022

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I first read this book 26 years ago. I vaguely remember enjoying it, so thought I'd give it another go. I'm glad I did as it's as good as I remember.
I can't remember the other books in the series but you can read this as a stand alone book. There are 2 main protagonists in this book, the Yilanè and the Tanu. The Yilanè are the humanoid reptiles that rule parts of the earth in a society where they live in control of nature. They are a lot more advanced than the human population, the Tanu. These are the human protagonists in the story and are a lot more uncivilized. More hunter gatherers than advanced like the Yilanè.
It's a very good story told from a lot of different angles and perspectives; and the characters do evolve during the story. No characters come across as one dimensional. They are all fleshed out and you "know" them, plus what drives them on.
This book reminds me, to a small degree, of the Silurians from Doctor Who. However they differ because in this book the Yilanè are ruling parts of the world. Not hidden away and awakened in the modern world as in Doctor Who. Which makes this story really interesting and a great read.

I don't want to spoil the story as it really unfolds in a well paced and we'll written way. So the above is really only a slight overview. I'd highly recommend this book as it never drags and is a compelling story. Get it now.

Lone Wolf

Mammals vs. reptiles

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 3, 2022

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‘West of Eden’ is set on an alternate version of Earth, where the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic creatures never became extinct, and therefore continued to evolve. Much of the world is dominated by the reptilian Yilane, who are intelligent, bipedal mosasaurs (not dinosaurs, as many reviews claim). Expanding their range to the Americas for the first time, the Yilane discover a new intelligent species, the Tanu, who are essentially human, though they supposedly evolved from New World primates rather than Old World ones. The two cultures clash violently, with the Tanu managing to hold their own despite being at a hunter-gatherer level whilst the Yilane have mastered genetic engineering.

Kerrick, a young Tanu, is raised by the Yilane so they can study him and hopefully better understand his kind, and how to wipe them out – this is the story of his life, his escape, and his revenge. It’s an intriguing tale, though there are rather too many invented terms to keep track of, many of which are unnecessary. This is definitely worth a read if you enjoy books about alien cultures, but some serious suspension of disbelief is required at times. The author also seems unsure of some of his taxonomy (for example, he refers to the sabre-tooths featured in the book as marsupials, yet attributes them to the genus Machairodus, which is part of the cat family).

Croc1967

The first book of the best trilogy of books I've ever read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 3, 2021

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What the Earth may have been like if the asteroid 65 million years ago had missed, is expertly written & the best page turning trilogy of books I've ever read. The first book makes you care for & hate the characters within; both Tanu & Yilane. A must read in my opinion 5*

RICK H

Classic Science Fiction Trilogy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 5, 2014

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I first read book 1 and 2 in the early eighties when they were released, but I never managed to find a copy of book 3 at the time. So it's great to find them all here, easily accessible in kindle format and I can finally finish off Kerrick' s story. The concept of Dinosaurs actually surviving, evolving and ultimately coming into conflict with early man was a great one and these stories were a very enjoyable read. I'm looking forward to reading book 3 very soon once I've reread the other's.
If you like your sci -fi you should enjoy these books. Imagine 'One Million Years B.C' mixed with 'Planet Of The Apes' and you won't be far wrong. All that's missing here is Raquel Welch....unfortunately :-)
Highly Recommended.

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John M. England

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 30, 2014

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I first read this book a few years after it came out having borrowed it from a library. I have ever since fought to try and remember the titles author. By chance whilst searching Google I managed to find a reference and here I am, book located. I have been unable to put it back down since.
The story follows a young boy captured by intelligent descendants of the dinosaurs in a world that did not see the mass extinction of these fantastic creatures. Instead human and dinosaur have evolved into intelligent species on separate landmass. But the world is cooling and the intelligent dinosaurs must find new homes across the sea. The stage is set for the first ever large scale conflict in the world.

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