Dinosaurs are real, which is exactly why they are so hard to write. Humans never lived alongside them, so any prehistoric fiction that wants characters, conflict, and drama has to cheat time, bend geography, or invent new science. I’m joined by Adam Roberts, professor of nineteenth-century literature at Royal Holloway and a leading critic of science fiction, to unpack how writers solve that problem and what those solutions reveal about our fears and fantasies.
The Book List:
Jules Verne – Journey to the Centre of the Earth Arthur Conan Doyle – The Lost World Edgar Rice Burroughs – The Land That Time Forgot Trilogy Ray Bradbury – A Sound of Thunder Anne McCaffrey – Dinosaur Planet Harry Adam Knight – Carnosaur Michael Crichton – Jurassic Park / The Lost World James Gurney – Dinotopia Greg Bear – Dinosaur Summer Robert T. Bakker – Raptor Red Stephen Baxter – Evolution Ethan Pettus – Primitive War Lee Murray – Into the Mist
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