I've read some of those books, and they're pretty good, but DANGER: DINOSAURS! really needs to be on any such list. It was probably my favorite book in the world when I was in fifth grade, it holds up well, and it's pretty solid time paradox SF.
It's been over 40 years since I read it, and I don't remember much about it--but DANGER: DINOSAURS! was one of my favorites when I was in grade school and junior high, and definitely belongs on such a list. I would also add Vladimir Obruchev's PLUTONIA, which I read and loved at about the same age.
Ah, darn, mine didn't even get a favorable mention (lol). Hey, James, they should read our "Jur: A Story of Pre Dawn Earth", right? http://pulplair.blogspot.com/
Here's another shout-out for DANGER, DINOSAURS!, which I remember less for the dinos than for the bit about the protagonist's brother. Am I remembering correctly? The brother dies during the travel back to the Jurassic, and because, technically, he died before he was born, he's a Person Who Never Was, and begins to fade from his brother's memory. Also, where are Caspak, Pellucidar, and Pal-Ul-Don?
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I've read some of those books, and they're pretty good, but DANGER: DINOSAURS! really needs to be on any such list. It was probably my favorite book in the world when I was in fifth grade, it holds up well, and it's pretty solid time paradox SF.
It's been over 40 years since I read it, and I don't remember much about it--but DANGER: DINOSAURS! was one of my favorites when I was in grade school and junior high, and definitely belongs on such a list. I would also add Vladimir Obruchev's PLUTONIA, which I read and loved at about the same age.
Ah, darn, mine didn't even get a favorable mention (lol). Hey, James, they should read our "Jur: A Story of Pre Dawn Earth", right?
http://pulplair.blogspot.com/
Here's another shout-out for DANGER, DINOSAURS!, which I remember less for the dinos than for the bit about the protagonist's brother. Am I remembering correctly? The brother dies during the travel back to the Jurassic, and because, technically, he died before he was born, he's a Person Who Never Was, and begins to fade from his brother's memory. Also, where are Caspak, Pellucidar, and Pal-Ul-Don?
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