Other Books by Douglas Preston:
Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2)
The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3)
Still Life with Crows (Pendergast, Book 4)
Sci-Fi Author Profile
Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the suburb of Wellesley. He attended public schools and the Cambridge School of Weston. Preston attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he studied mathematics, biology, physics, anthropology, chemistry, geology, and astronomy before settling down to English literature. After graduating, Preston began his career at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as an editor, writer, and eventually manager of publications. In 1986, Douglas Preston piled everything he owned into the back of a Subaru and moved from New York City to Santa Fe to write full time. Preston continues a magazine writing career by contributing regularly to The New Yorker magazine. He has also written for National Geographic, Natural History, Smithsonisan, Harper's,and Travel & Leisure,among others. Preston and his wife, Christine, have three children, Selene, Aletheia, and Isaac. They live on the coast of Maine.
Website: www.prestonchild.com
Book Review: Tyrannosaur Canyon
Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
You may not consider this one science fiction, since you'll find it in the fiction section of your bookstore. However, it does have a bit of interesting science theory that you'll enjoy about dinosaurs and their ultimate extinction. The book is about finding the fossil remains of the granddaddy of them all, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the people that will do anything to discover it, including kill for it. Preston does a good job with the plot, character development, and keeping the story going. There's a few spots where it's a little drawn out but easily overcome. Pick up a copy or lend it from a friend.
AlienAlmanac.com 2008
