Humanity fights an intelligent dinosaur race in an alternative prehistoric universe in this sci-fi adventure trilogy finale from an award-winning author.
On an Earth where dinosaurs survived, their intelligent descendants, the Yilanè, compete with humanity for control of the planet. A human named Kerrick, a young hunter from the Tanu tribe, grew up among the dinosaurs and became their most feared enemy . . .
Now, in Return to Eden, the third book in the West of Eden trilogy, Kerrick has rescued his people from the Yilanè and led them to an island haven where they can rebuild their shattered lives. But their fate is uncertain while fierce predators stalk the forests. Hunting Kerrick is Vaintè, his Yilanè enemy, banished from her own kind under punishment of death. Her obsession with Kerrick has turned into a powerful hatred driving her to kill . . .
Praise for Return to Eden
“Harrison’s conclusion to his alternate prehistory of Earth excels in its detailed depiction of an alien civilization that might have been.” —Library Journal
“Epic science fiction fantasy in the tradition of Clan of the Cave Bear.” —Playboy
Harry Harrison (1925–2012) began writing science fiction in the 1950s and remains one of the top-selling authors in the genre. Harrison is best known for his Stainless Steel Rat, Deathworld, and West of End series, as well as Make Room! Make Room!, which was turned into the movie Soylent Green starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson. His novels have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and in 2009 he was awarded the Damon Knight SF Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction Writers of America.