SuitabookThe Last Synapsid
Timothy Mason
- Reading
- Try reading the opening together if animal peril might be unsettling, then check in before continuing. The time-travel premise and prehistoric creatures also offer natural pauses to talk about what is imagined and what interests the reader.
- Themes
- Prehistoric life and time travel: The fictional adventure introduces synapsids from before the dinosaurs, including a plant-eating creature and a carnivorous gorgonopsid, through a time-travel premise. Prehistoric creatures and their place before dinosaurs provide informational context within the imagined adventure; the story is not presented as a nonfiction account.
- Worth knowing
- The opening involves a pet’s disappearance and remains scattered on a mountainside. A violent carnivore is central to the chase, and the possible consequences include humans never evolving.