num_pages: 304
description: Fossil Hunter is hard SF in the tradition of Larry Niven about a world inhabited by the Quintaglios, a dinosaurian species that has evolved a human level of intelligence and culture.Toroca, a Quintaglio geologist, is under attack for his controversial new theory of evolution. But the origins of his people turn out to be more complex than even he imagined, for he soon discovers the wreckage of an ancient starship -- a relic of the aliens who transplanted Earth's dinosaurs to this solar system. Now, Toroca must convince Emperor Dybo that evolution is true; otherwise, the territorial violence the Quintaglios inherited from their tyrannosaur ancestors will destroy the last survivors of Earth's prehistoric past.
language: English
title: Fossil Hunter
titlecomplete: Fossil Hunter (Quintaglio Ascension, #2)
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Dinosaurs, Fiction, Fantasy, Canada
ratings_count: 998
series: Quintaglio Ascension
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: HOMer Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Tor Books