Of all the Michael Swanwick novels I've devoured, *Bones of the Earth* reigns supreme. While I often find Swanwick's short stories even more impressive, this novel absolutely nails it. The dinosaurs are incredibly convincing, clearly the product of meticulous research. The time travel aspect is brilliantly executed, with rules that are easy to grasp. And the scientists? Swanwick portrays them with a realistic edge – intelligent, yes, but also capable of being vicious, petty, and, dare I say, eve...

Bones of the EarthBy Michael SwanwickWhat a fantastic novel! I usually steer clear of time travel books because of all the scientific inaccuracies they tend to have. But this one was so entertaining and utterly fascinating! Bones of the Earth not only has time travel but also dinosaurs, a trapped-in-the-past experience, aliens, suspense, and so much more. It had intriguing characters, unusual situations, and boy, do I wish I could experience some of these adventures! Though definitely *not* expe...

I've always loved a good dinosaur story! And *Bones of the Earth* delivers. It treads similar ground to Ray Bradbury's classic 1952 sci-fi short story, "A Sound of Thunder," where people travel back to the age of dinosaurs. But while Bradbury's story is about a prehistoric hunting safari, Michael Swanwick's *Bones of the Earth* is more believable – scientists journeying back in time to study these magnificent creatures. Swanwick crafts a complex narrative where the humans grapple with the mind-b...

"It’s a human thing. You wouldn’t understand." A pivotal argument made, regarding why we do science at all, and a statement perfectly crafted for the moment it is used. Bones of the Earth is Michael Swanwick’s 2002 time travel and dinosaur novel. In the near future, Smithsonian paleontologist Richard Leyster is recruited into a secret time travel program, when the mysterious Harry Griffin quietly delivers him a cooler containing the head of a freshly killed stegosaurus. He is promised access to ...

I have to say, for being quite a mess, I actually enjoyed it. Which is rare for me. I was expecting more dinosaurs, but it’s alright even without them. It's more about time travel and various paradoxes that are disproven to make things easier. You know, if a time machine were actually invented, it's probably better to go to the future rather than the past because meeting an ancestor could change history, and you might never be born. Everything gets erased. Here, they go back and forth. Everythin...

When a mystery man walks into his office and makes the offer of a lifetime—to study dinosaurs in the wild—paleontologist Richard Leyster has no choice but to accept. However, time travel isn't as simple as it first seems...Michael Swanwick has been on my radar for years after some praise from China Miéville, but I never took the plunge until several of his books popped up for cheap in one of my daily ebook emails. People either seem to love or hate *Bones of the Earth*, which I can't fathom. It ...

Okay, full disclosure: I'm totally biased on this one. I actually helped Michael Swanwick with some geology stuff for *Bones of the Earth*, which landed me a shout-out in the acknowledgments and a signed copy! "Science advisor to Michael Swanwick!" I mean, how awesome is that? Can't believe it's been 16 years... I should probably give it another read (or two). Seriously, *Bones of the Earth* is one of the best dinosaur novels in sci-fi, maybe *the* best, and it's also a ridiculously twisty time...

In this episode of L&O SDU (Special Dino Unit), the paleontologists get stuck in the Cretaceous period, have an orgy, Lai-tsz gets pregnant, and Leyster wants her to have an abortion. Meanwhile, T-Rex ranches some hadrosaurs in Michael Swanwick's *Bones of the Earth*. If you're looking for dinosaur fiction with a bizarre twist, this one's definitely it!

Okay, so *Bones of the Earth* actually blew me away! It's a super smart sci-fi time-travel story, and the science is just fantastic. We're talking detailed theories, tons of dinosaur species, and actually getting to *live* in that time period... with all the complications you'd expect, of course. I mean, yeah, there are the usual headaches – bureaucracy, directors, academics all fighting over the time-hopping schedule. But then you throw in some religious fanatics, too... and the classic proble...

The premise of Michael Swanwick's "Bones of the Earth" is certainly intriguing: a paleontologist gets the chance to travel back in time to study dinosaurs after a mysterious visitor leaves a freshly decapitated stegosaurus head in his lab. Okay, maybe we're all a *little* saturated with dino fiction after Jurassic Park, but that's still a pretty cool opening, right? I almost said we're all 'dino'd out,' but that's just not possible. I still hang on every word whenever NPR's Science Friday has a ...