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Harry Harrison’s Winter in Eden continues the saga begun in West of Eden, a science‑fiction fantasy where dinosaurs survived the extinction event and evolve into intelligent beings that challenge human dominion over Earth.
The new book thrusts this world into a fresh ice age. As climate turns hostile and dinosaurs must rapidly reclaim human territory, a formidable hunter named Kerrick undertakes a desperate quest to rally humanity’s last defense, journeying north to the whale‑hunter lands, east into enemy strongholds, and south toward a decisive confrontation. The novel explores themes of survival, mastery of biology, and the conflict between species in a vividly imagined alternate history.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Harry Harrison
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