Fossil Hunter

About “Fossil Hunter”

Fossil Hunter is a science fiction novel written by Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer. It is the second book in the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy and a sequel to Far-Seer. The story takes place on a moon that orbits a gas giant and is home to a species of intelligent Tyrannosaurs called Quintaglios. The moon also contains other creatures from the late Cretaceous period, which were brought there by aliens 65 million years before the events of the novel. Published in 1993 by Ace Science Fiction, the book won the Homer award for "Best Novel." It was reissued in 2005 by Tor Books. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)