[rloomis]

I'm 100 pages into this and i'm enjoying it..........Have not heard much about this series and am curious of other opinions out there......

[suciul]

I read the series some time ago in the early 90's and I remember that I liked it quite well overall. It starts great and then goes on well enough to keep reading and then had a good appropriate ending. Being an alternate history though with sentient dinosaurs and humans it is not the type of story that dates easily if well written, so I guess it is still enjoyable today.

Another series of this type (sentient animals on Earth with better technology than humans who are the weaker, persecuted species), darker though I enjoyed it too is the Spider World cycle of C. Wilson.

[Nightblade]

Oh, I've read the first book and enjoyed it but haven't of late gotten round to buying the last 2 books. I find the whole concept of dinosaurs wriggling around to communicate rather funny. :P

[Lowlander]

I also liked this series although it's not a typical Harry Harrison book/series. We all know Harry Harrison from his comic SF so it was a surprise to see he can write more serious stuff also.

Years ago I read an interview with the writer and he told his publisher was not happy with the series. They expected something light and funny (like the Stainless Steel Rat). And although the story may sound funny or even campy (humans fighting dinousaur-like creatures) the tone of the series is not lighthearted.

[Michael2000]

I read West of Eden and enjoyed it very much, but I had no idea it was part of a series. What other books are there?

[World Builder]

I started reading "West of Eden" a while ago. I was intrigued by the concept mainly because one of my first story concepts was also about an alternate earth populated with intelligent dinosaurs (that's about where similariaties ended). Didn't get around to finishing it; my inner paleontologist kept complaining about extremely low chances a Mosasaur would evolve along the lines of the Yilane. I should give it another shot, as soon as my inner paleontologist shuts up. :)

Also, the other two books (its a trilogy, right), are "Return to Eden" and "Winter in Eden," in that order I believe, but I could be wrong.

WB.
Who Believes in Second Chances.

[Hobbit]

Was lucky enough to be talking to Harry at the Alt.Fiction convention yesterday.

In his discussion interview he explained how much work he did on the science of the Eden books - there's quite a lot there, but not all included in the books. He really enjoyed thinking trough the society - politics, language and so on.

Though Harry has been well known for his humour like Bill the Galactic Hero and The Stainless Steel Rat, he has always written traditional SF. Some of his earliest stories were published by John Campbell at Astounding/Analog. The collection 50 at 50 gives you an idea of the range.

Hobbit

[Tony Williams]

It's a long, long time since I read that book. I recall not liking it that much, not bcause there was anything wrong with the writing but because I like to get inside the principal characters' heads and I couldn't relate to the dinosaurs.

So it's ironic that my new book, 'Scales', has a parallel world populated by evolved dinosaurs, which begins to interact with our Earth. Oh well, at least my protagonist is human!

[Ash]

I remember reading these books many moons ago. The Tech used by the Dino society was interesting. Genetic modification on animals to serve as tools.