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"Return to Eden" brings the climactic end to Harry Harrison’s dinosaur‑fantasy trilogy. After rescuing his tribe from warlike Yilane attackers, Kerrick and his people settle on a remote island and begin to rebuild their lives. Yet the primal predators lurking in the surrounding forests threaten their survival, and the ever‑present threat of Vainte—a former Yilane foe turned relentless hunter—hangs over Kerrick’s future. The novel explores tanked cultures, wild ecosystems, and the fragile hope of humanity amid prehistoric dangers.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Harry Harrison
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