Fossil Hunter

Fossil Hunter
First edition
The character depicted is Kee-Toroca, the main protagonist. He is the son of Sal-Afsan, the main character from the previous book.
AuthorRobert J. Sawyer
Cover artistBob Eggleton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesQuintaglio Ascension Trilogy
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
May 1993
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages290
ISBN0-441-24884-5
Preceded byFar-Seer 
Followed byForeigner 

Fossil Hunter is a novel written by Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer.[1] The sequel to Far-Seer, it is the second book of the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy. The book depicts an Earth-like world on a moon which orbits a gas giant, inhabited by a species of highly evolved, sentient Tyrannosaurs called Quintaglios, among various other creatures from the late cretaceous period, imported to this moon by aliens 65 million years prior to the story. Originally published in 1993 by Ace Science Fiction, it won the Homer award for "Best Novel" during its initial release date. It was reissued in 2005 by Tor Books.