Reddit mentions of Raptor Red: A Novel

Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker describes life as a Utahraptor and its fucking awesome.

Robert T. Bakker was consulted by Steven Spielberg in developing the Velociraptors for the movie. He told Spielberg that the raptors he wanted were too large to be Velociraptors, but Spielberg wanted them to be that large because it made for a more frightening character. Later, when the Utahraptor was discovered rediscovered, an associate of Bakker called and said, "I think we found Spielbergs raptor."

There is a nod to Robert Bakker in the original Jurassic Park movie. While trying to get into whichever vehicle Dr. Grant was going to get into, he is giving Grant all these theories on dinosaur extinction.

>"So like I was saying, there's this other book by a guy named Bakker? And he said dinosaurs died of a bunch of diseases? He definitely didn't say they turned into birds."

In the second movie, Dr. Robert Burke also mentions Bakker, in fact, the character was probably even based partly on Bakker.

I fucking love Jurassic Park.

EDIT: The first Utahraptor was discovered in 1975, but went relatively unnoticed until 1991 when more bones were found. It wasn't named until 1993, shortly after the release of Jurassic Park. Originally, they wanted to name it "Utahraptor spielbergi" after Steven Spielberg.

Raptor Red is a novel about a female Utahraptor (set in the Cretaceous - sadly she's not hunting humans.) It's very engaging and authored by a palaeontologist who consulted on JPark. I enjoyed it and would recommend it.

For those of you interested in making the same journey as Black Raptor:

http://www.amazon.com/Raptor-Red-Robert-T-Bakker/dp/0553575619

Raptor Red is written from the POV of a dinosaur.

Not really fitting your request, but you might enjoy Raptor Red, which features a dinosaur as the protagonist, and quite a few dinosaurs as antagonists.

Red isn't a fantastical monster, her actions are based on speculation as to how a predatory dinosaur might really act. The story takes place in the prehistoric world, so there are no human bystanders.

A unique book, and one of the few I've ever read that I read again immediately after I finished it the first time.

Hi /u/RruinerR, thanks for the plug!

My book, The Dinosaur Four, is an adult sci-fi thriller about ten everyday people trapped in the past. It's meant to feel sorta like an '80s horror movie. Have a look and see what you think. (If you like audiobooks, I recommend the audio version. Nick Podehl's performance brings the story to life and audible has a great return policy if you decide it isn't for you after a few chapters.)

Raptor Red, by paleontologist Robert Bakker, tells the story of a Utahraptor running around 120 million years ago. It's a really fun read.

As ForgotToKnock mentioned, Jurassic Park and The Lost World are both worth a read and they're quite different from the films.

Ray Bradbury's collection Dinosaur Tales has some neat stories, including the classic, "A Sound of Thunder."

Finally, I recently published a story in a dinosaur anthology called Prehistoric. I haven't read the other stories yet, so I can't vouch for any in particular, but if you find one you like, look up the author's work. I believe they have all written dinosaur novels.

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Best,

Geoff Jones

Author of The Dinosaur Four

Utahraptor, hands down.
[http://www.amazon.com/Raptor-Red-Robert-T-Bakker/dp/0553575619]

Not exactly what you are asking for, but Rapter Red is amazing. It is a POV of a Utahrapter living its life.

I actually haven't rad it in near 15 years now, but suddenly right back there. This was up with my favorite books growing up, along with Have Spacesuit Will Travel, and a book where a kid found a time travel device, and joins a guy and girl to stop the "evil" version of themselves from killing the "good" timeline that I can't remember the name to :( (of course, hero falls for bad girl, saving her by hiding her in the past) .

Nope, that dope's still walking the earth. Maybe he'll find a Utahraptor to fight with one of these days.

If you like dinos, check this book out. It's a fun read!

Since Utah Raptors were mentioned, anyone interested in a book with a raptor protagonist might enjoy Raptor Red.

Of course! This video reminded me that I really want to read it again, and boom. 8 bucks on Amazon.

My favorite cookbook

Man's search for meaning

My favorite series

Raptor Red

Mostly because I suggest everyone read those books.