Review: Not a normal apocalyptic tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
Carolyn McCray’s new book, “Neo-Jurassic,” was a huge surprise to me.  I was given the opportunity to review the book as one of her beta-readers.  One thing that I have learned about Ms. McCray, she has one weird imagination.  Either that or she eats some really spicy foods before she goes to bed.  Either way, this was a book I wasn’t expecting.We are thrust into what the world might look like in 2531 after a nuclear bomb goes off.  People have survived this event, but they have had to regress back to the hunter and gatherers we use to be.  What modern appliances we have now are just relics that deserve to be in a museum.  People are forced to wander to different grounds for the winter and summer.  Basically we have become nomadic individuals.So, explain why there are dinosaurs in 2531.  Blame that on scientist that had to tamper with DNA.  The T-Rex, some kind of flying bat like thing that suck blood, stegosaurus, and many more are wandering the land.  You would have thought that they knew how dangerous these creatures were back when they originally lived.  Instead, they are just eating everything in sight…mainly humans!When you think apocalyptic lives, you think of no electronics.  In 2531, there are robot animals and Syn’s running around.  The robotic animals were created a housed in zoo’s at one time.  The few that are running around with Appie and her tribe are more domesticated than anything.  They are protectors of the humans and helpers when needed.  However, the Syn’s are what is out to destroy the entire human race.With the three races battling it out to see who will survive, it’s all going to boil down to who’s the smartest and the most capable.