Creature From The Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon (Universal Monsters (Dh Press))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 276 pages
• Published by: Dark Horse September 20, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1595820337
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1595820334
• Book Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 5.6 ounces

Product Description
In 1954, an expedition found what seemed to be a missing link in the evolutionary chain: an ancient, immensely powerful amphibian creature. Scientists tried to tame it, break its will, and even change its very being with surgery and torture, but the beast rebelled, killing nearly all in its way. But was the creature truly a throwback, a freak survivor of some prehistoric era-or was it something more? Six decades later, one scientist attempts to find out, using a time machine to journey into the past. What he finds not only shatters his vision of what the Creature might be, but could change the history of the human race forever. Paul Di Filippo reinvents the Creature with a tale of time travel, horror, and mystery that blends Cold War science fiction with today's cutting edge cyberpunk.

Reader Reviews
Heh. A Creature from the Black Lagoon novel? I picked this up on impulse and found it be rather enjoyable. It's a bit slow getting started, but the pace keeps picking up all the way to the end. The story is not a retread of the old movie, but a SciFi/pulpy tale sequel of sorts. I'm not usually a fan of liscenced properties, but this book has me interested in this new series from Dark Horse, and am looking forward the Elizabeth Hand's Bride of Frankenstein novel.