Dinosaur Samurai

Ray Bradbury Presents #3

by Stephen Leigh, John J. Miller

Eckels, a psychotic time traveler, has shot a dinosaur and meddled with history, destroying the future and trapping himself in the past. Transported to an alternate prehistoric period by a savage timestorm, Aaron Cofield manages to link up with a Travis, a lost Time Safari guide. Together, they must hunt down Eckels and restore the shape of history. Attacked by sentient dinosaurs, Aaron and Travis escape to an alternate medieval Japan. Caught between dinosaurs, ferocious samurai warriors, and the cold-blooded Eckels, the two must fight for their own survival-and to restore the timestream of our future!

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

239 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Stephen Leigh has been writing science fiction since he was in grade school. He sold his first story in 1975 and has been publishing regularly ever since then.

He has been nominated for and won several awards for his fiction over the years. He has written and published the occasional poems and non-fiction pieces, as well.

Steve teaches Creative Writing at Northern Kentucky University in the Greater Cincinnati area. He also plays music, and studies the Japanese martial art Aikido, in which he holds the rank of Sandan.

Stephen Leigh also writes as S.L. Farrell and Matthew Farrell.

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This installment of the series had a much better plot and a concise story. The characters aren't really doing much developing and are still pretty one-dimensional but the story is interesting enough to still have my attention. This story also had a real lack of dinosaurs. For being called Dinosaur Samurai, there weren't nearly enough dinosaurs. The samurai were cool and it was interesting seeing a world where Japan was the one that found America and interacted with the Native Americans. I am curious to see where the story goes now that everyone is all together and they have the time machine. Hopefully there's more story than running around the woods, hiding from dinosaurs. 3/5 stars.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

not enough dinosaurs in this one. haraumph.

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent novel, but a very funny movie about a Japanese Samurai who was recovered from the same area as the dinosaur. The movie was made for TV and movies for TV often leave the main story in the closet.

[Wolverinefactor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got this in a humble bundle years ago. It’s decent but it’s in the middle of a series so I was a little lost

[Norm Galloway · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this back when I was about thirteen. I can't remember much about it but I remember liking it.

I've changed a lot since then, and I might think differently if I gave it a reread.

I don't know if this review will help you, but if you're a nerdy male around age 13, who likes dinosaurs, and Japan, then chances are you'll enjoy it too.