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Orn (Of Man and Manta, #2)
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The three misanthropes from Omnivore along with their mushroom friends are banished from Earth after nearly destroying all life there and sent to...Earth. Or Earth from 65 million years ago, right after the fall of the dinosaurs and the rise of mammals. They do some exploring and find the Savage Land. They go sailing, stab a veggiesaurus in the tail, and fight over whether or not to destroy the planet. And there are earthquakes and volcanoes and sharks.
The planet is already occupied by a semi-sentient terror bird. It has a kind of racial memory which serves as intellect and we follow its life story as well. It meets up with the humans and they interact.
It's a good travel story with sufficient action. The three humans are still psychologically crippled and annoying. The terror bird is actually quite interesting and the best character in the book. One fun fact is that in 1970 the giant dinosaur killing asteroid theory was not as widely accepted as it is today, and Anthony feels the need to explain how the dinosaurs might have died off using other strange theories. Like that they are extinct because they didn't like flowers.
The planet is already occupied by a semi-sentient terror bird. It has a kind of racial memory which serves as intellect and we follow its life story as well. It meets up with the humans and they interact.
It's a good travel story with sufficient action. The three humans are still psychologically crippled and annoying. The terror bird is actually quite interesting and the best character in the book. One fun fact is that in 1970 the giant dinosaur killing asteroid theory was not as widely accepted as it is today, and Anthony feels the need to explain how the dinosaurs might have died off using other strange theories. Like that they are extinct because they didn't like flowers.
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March 29, 2023
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