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Ray Nayler: The Tusks of Extinction (Hardcover, Tordotcom) 5 stars

When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA.

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Review of 'The Tusks of Extinction' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

The author's first book, The Mountain in the Sea, led me to read this, and I wasn't disappointed. This light novel, in a short span of under 100 pages, packs quite a punch. 

The main events deal with poachers, elephants, and their ancient cousins the mammoths. It speculates on de-extinction and narrates cruel events in a human greed impacted future. I was a bit confused at the start, which always happens to me when there are POV changes or time shifts, but by page 30 I was settled in the story and enjoyed a direct ride until I finished it.

The writing feels very well researched, it brings fictional events to a very near feel of reality –of what is and what could be.

Loved it 🧡