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 Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:53 pm Post subject: Coverage of the even |
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Another of the novel's goals was to dispel the common perception of predators as evil and portray them as creatures to be admired and empathized with.[5] "Being a top predator is difficult," Bakker said, noting that fossils of big predators often show multiple broken and healed bones, as well as signs of serious infections, all evidence of a harsh lifestyle. He continued, "Most predators had some trauma, they had been beaten up—for a simple reason: Dinner fights back."[6] The behavior of the raptors and other animals featured in the novel was based on a combination of fossil evidence and observations of modern animals, such as chimpanzees and alligators.[6]
Bakker received a large advance for the novel from Bantam Books, rumored to be in the six-figure range.[6] The book was prominently featured at the American Booksellers' Convention in Chicago, alongside Michael Crichton's The Lost World.[7] Coverage of the event noted that both novels were on the trailing end of the dinosaur fad fueled by Jurassic Park, as the new trend in American books was shifting toward politics in the aftermath of the 1994 US elections.[8]
Raptor Red was initially published as a mass-market paperback and hardcover book, and was later released as an audiobook by Simon & Schuster Audio, read by Megan Gallagher.[9] Bakker's audiobook royalties—at least $34,000 by November 1995[6]—were donated to the Tate Museum in Casper, Wyoming,[9] where he was curator.[10]
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