Ken van Wagner

Teratorn - Special 80th Anniversary of King Kong Edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Teratorn is the story of Steven Carnes, a modern day paleontologist who has gained notoriety among his scientific peers for his unorthodox theories, most notably his belief that the long lost Skull Island, home of the monstrous ape King Kong once harbored prehistoric life. Carnes's mentor, a respected colleague has discovered a find in the Indian Ocean that may prove Carnes is right-the fossils of the largest flying creature to have ever existed. Following an invitation to help excavate what his friend has uncovered, Carnes and a group of researchers stumble across more than they bargained for-and find themselves in a struggle to survive on a long forgotten island. Finding danger at every turn, Carnes and company unwittingly unleash an ancient force of nature upon an unsuspecting world-a force that will ultimately collide head on with modern civilization in a spectacular battle through the streets and skies of New York. But a secret lies beneath the streets of the city-one that will revive a night of terror from over half a century ago as adversaries from a bygone age confront each other once again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ken Van Wagner
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310216831
• Artikelnr.: 54487311

Autorenporträt

Ken Van Wagner is a native of the Jersey Shore, who grew up within eyesight of the Manhattan skyline. A lifelong interest in dinosaurs began as a child, when he made visits to the American Museum of Natural History. Exposed to Ray Harryhausen's animated dinosaurs in The Valley of Gwangi when that film was released spurred an obsession with movie special effects. However, it was a viewing of the original 1933 King Kong a few years later that really stimulated an interest not only in the groundbreaking effects of that film, but the people who were behind the scenes and their unique talents that brought the giant ape to life. Ken attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he was a contributor to the award winning short, A Sticky Situation. Ken had the good fortune to meet with Ray Harryhausen on several occasions at the animator's home in London, where they discussed a possible film project based on Willis O'Brien's unfinished War Eagles project. What would ultimately become the basis of Teratorn was germinated in those discussions. Ken currently resides in Eastern North Carolina, and is working on his second Steve Carnes novel.