From M. B. Zucker, award-winning author of "The Eisenhower Chronicles" Liopleurodon ferox was the deadliest sea predator of all time, the king of the Jurassic ocean. This whale-sized reptile's return to the early twentieth century triggers a geopolitical crisis in this new historical science fiction thriller. Former President Theodore Roosevelt foresees the threat the Liopleurodon would pose if it falls into the wrong hands. The race is on as Roosevelt leads the American effort to destroy it before the Kaiser's Germany can turn it into a weapon. Fans of Jurassic Park and Steve Alten's Meg series will not want to miss this adventure filled with action, political intrigue, and characters that readers will remember long after finishing this novel. Advance Praise for Liopleurodon: The Master of the Deep - "The storyline itself was superb ---- A Jaws/Jurassic Park thriller and a bit of a spy novel all in one - and compelling." - The Historical Fiction Company Review from The Monster Book Club - "Throughout the novel, Roosevelt was a great big hoot. Always larger than life, he commanded the narrative and chewed up the scenery in the best possible way... As a reader, I was onboard too. In fact, the finale made me a little sad. "Why can't reality be as exciting as this?" I thought to myself as I shut down my Kindle for the night."
Excerpt: The Liopleurodon swallowed his kill, but he had wasted too much energy chasing such a small meal. He swam further out. He smelled a larger target-another shark, but this one was half the reptile's length. He had never encountered a shark this size before, misidentifying it as a small Leedsichthys. But the pliosaur had an easy way to learn the truth-taste it. This attack's opening moves mirrored the last one. The Liopleurodon came from below, and the whale shark's ampullae of Lorenzini alerted it to the aggressor. The reptile's reinforced rib cage allowed it to out-maneuver his victim, and he grabbed hold of the shark's left pectoral fin. The fish's thrashing only sank the reptile's teeth deeper. The Liopleurodon shook his neck, tearing the fin off. The whale shark retreated, bleeding but not mortally wounded. The Liopleurodon swallowed the fin and gave chase. He had little trouble catching up with his victim and bit down on the shark's tail. The wha
From M. B. Zucker, award-winning author of "The Eisenhower Chronicles" Liopleurodon ferox was the deadliest sea predator of all time, the king of the Jurassic ocean. Thi