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Theodore Roosevelt and the Hunt for the Liopleurodon
- Narrated by: Cory Cunningham
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
From M. B. Zucker, award-winning author of The Eisenhower Chronicles
Liopleurodon ferox was the deadliest sea predator of all time, the king of the Jurassic ocean. This whale-sized reptile's return to the early 20th century triggers a geopolitical crisis in this new historical science fiction thriller. Former President Theodore Roosevelt foresees the threat the Liopleurodon would pose if it falls into the wrong hands. The race is on as Roosevelt leads the American effort to destroy it before the Kaiser's Germany can turn it into a weapon.
Fans of Jurassic Park and Steve Alten's Meg series will not want to miss this adventure filled with action, political intrigue, and characters that listeners will remember long after finishing this novel.
"Throughout the novel, Roosevelt was a great big hoot. Always larger than life, he commanded the narrative and chewed up the scenery in the best possible way... As a reader, I was onboard too. In fact, the finale made me a little sad. 'Why can't reality be as exciting as this?" I thought to myself as I shut down my Kindle for the night.'—Review from The Monster Book Club
Critic reviews
"The storyline itself was super—a Jaws/Jurassic Park thriller and a bit of a spy novel all in one—and compelling." (The Historical Fiction Company)
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- Ilyas M.
- 12-05-23
Loved the story ! The human characters were just as compelling as the Liopleurodon
Absolutely loved it, a great thriller, mystery with twisters and turns but all highly realistic. The human characters were great; the ones who love , the ones you love to hate and many have awesome and realistic character arcs which are very relatable. It really does transport you make to the 1910s and touches on complex social and political issues which are even relevant today. We haven't even talked about the Liopleurodon yet! It's a great character and deployed more than just a movie monster, but of an apex predator of an ecosystem love vanished. The political background is awesome and it's complexity showing the many trials and pitfalls, encompassing all those human traits that make a great epic; honour, jealous, pride, selflessness, treachery etc. truly a great story and couldn't stop thinking about it days after finishing it!
Excellent tone and delivery too
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- Ryan Pascall
- 27-12-22
Bogged down with boring political history
Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book, free of charge, in exchange for an honest review.
I do love sea monsters, and the prehistoric meeting present-day (a fish out water in its truest sense) and so I was really looking forward to this book.
Sadly, I did not enjoy the story. I think it may be that I am not American, and so the fact that more than 50% of the book is scenes involving US historical figures and their escapades bored me to tears. I was sorely tempted to skip chapters in the hopes of getting to scenes with the eponymous Liopleurodon but sadly I found these insufficient to counter my lack of excitement for the story as a whole. The narration meanwhile was ok but with the crackly sound in the background and the lack of interest I had in the story made it hard for them to truly excite me.
I'm not going to say the book is bad, as I sincerely believe that, for the right person, this would likely be a fantastic tale, but that person is not me and so I can only rate it as middling.
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