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The Cretaceous past / Cixin Liu ; translation by Elizabeth Hanlon

This science fiction novel explores an alternative history where a symbiotic alliance between dinosaurs and ants leads to a sophisticated technological civilisation. It traces the scientific and social development of these species during the Cretaceous period.
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