The Dechronization of Sam Magruder
George Gaylord Simpson, Joan Simpson. Burns,Hardcover - 1st ed, English-language edition,Pub by St. Martin's Press
George Gaylord Simpson, Joan Simpson. Burns,Hardcover - 1st ed, English-language edition,Pub by St. Martin's Press
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312139636 (0312139632)
Publish date: January 1st 1996
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 136
Edition language: English
This is such a great little story! The bright pink cover is at odds with the storyline but don't let that put you off, I actually quite like the colour...it's 'quirky'. A very quick read and therein lies it's only flaw....it ended too soon. I hung on every word and would have liked to see many, many...
This slim novel was found in Simpson's papers 10 years after his death. He was a famous vertebrate paleontologist who wrote lots of scientific books during his illustrious career, but this is fiction. It's the story of Sam Magruder who goes back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. Magruder is alone...