The Katurran Odyssey Signed

A young hero explores a fantastic world and matures as a result and the setting is among the most original I’ve recently seen. Katurran is American Museum of Natural History meets Middle-Earth. All the creatures that populate it, either exist today or existed at one time in earth’s history. There are recently extinct critters like Quagga (a type of zebra) and Tasmanian Tigers living side-by-side with long extinct animals like terror birds (from South America) and mammoths. There are no dinosaurs, but Whitlatch proves that there are plenty of other prehistoric superstars that deserve the same attention. The illustrations are excellent and will remind some readers of Dinotopia, the literary inspiration of Katurran, with their attention to the fine details of architecture, costume and animal anatomy. Katurran is a book meant to be looked at rather than read. The story is an added bonus in that it fleshes out the world. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New.