when you subscribe to my newsletter, Dispatches & Dinosaurs. You'll also receive regular updates about new stories, flowers, and dinos!
She gave the dinosaurs life. The corporation left them to die.
Saurotopia was the triumph of an age: an orbital habitat above Mars where scientist Sadira Kamali brought three species of dinosaurs back from extinction. Then the corporation abandoned them to freeze. Years later Sadira returns with a salvage crew expecting a boneyard. Instead, she finds a thawed world filled with a herd of plant-eaters that mourn their dead, and savagely intelligent predators intent on trophy hunting.
Another human crew got here before her. Their leader rewired the dinosaurs’ nervous systems and enhanced their brains. Now the weapons her team carries no longer work to defend them.
One dinosaur remembers her. One trusts her. In Saurotopia, trust gets people killed.
Can Sadira save the species she gave life to? Or has she returned only to watch her greatest work tear itself apart?
Pick up Saurotopia and step into a world that outgrew its makers.
This book was co-written with Dave Creek.
Rosemary Claire Smith writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories showcasing her interests in dinosaurs, alternate history, space exploration, mythology, genetic engineering, time travel, and aliens. She draws on her background as a trowel-wielding archaeologist, reformed lawyer, and keen observer of society. Her other interests include flower arranging, abstract photography, foil fencing, and astronomy.
Did you ever wonder what it’s like for writers to work together on a novel? Dave Creek and I recently published Saurotopia, our first jointly written novel. Cat Rambo graciously allowed me to write up
Not gonna lie: I’ve spent way too much time grinning at the cover for Saurotopia First Foray, which comes out July 30. I co-wrote it with my Analog Magazine writing buddy Dave Creek. I greatly
Just in time for summer reading, here are my thoughts on 6 new books by Brenda Cooper Scott Edelman Michael Swanwick Ian McDonald David Gerrold Elaine U. Cho John Chu My book review column in
