Prehistoric fiction

Prehistoric fiction is a literary genre in which the story is set in the period of time prior to the existence of written record, known as prehistory.^[1]^[2] As a fictional genre, the realistic description of the subject varies, without necessarily a commitment to develop an objective anthropological account. Because of this, it is possible that the author of prehistoric fiction deals with his subject with much more freedom than the author of a historical fiction, and the genre also has connections with speculative fiction.^[3] In many narratives, humans and dinosaurs live together, despite the extinction of the dinosaurs and the evolution of humans being separated by millions of years.

List of prehistoric fiction

Print

Novels and series

Shaman (2013) by Kim Stanley Robinson
Evolution (2003) by Stephen Baxter
The Books of the Named
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness (2004–2009) by Michelle Paver
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) by Jean M. Auel
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone (1907) by Margaret A. McIntyre
Dance of the Tiger (1978) by Björn Kurtén
Darkwing (2007) by Kenneth Oppel
The Eternal Lover (1913) by Edgar Rice Burroughs^[1]
The Inheritors
The Mammoth Trilogy
Mists of Dawn
The Land That Time Forgot (1918) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The People That Time Forgot (1918) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Out of Time's Abyss (1918) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Quest for Fire (1911) by J.-H. Rosny aîné
Raptor Red
Sambaqui: A Novel of Pre-History (1975) by Stella Carr Ribeiro^[4]
The Scorpion God (two of its three short stories are set in pre-history)
The Story of Ab (1897) by Stanley Waterloo
A Story of the Stone Age (1897) by H. G. Wells

Short fiction

Paris Before Man (1861) by Pierre Boitard^[1]
Spear and Fang (1925) by Robert E. Howard^[5]

Comics

Prehistoric Peeps (1893) by Edward Tennyson^[6]

Alley Oop series (1932–present) by V. T. Hamlin and others
Anthro
Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby
Rahan series (1969-2010) by Roger Lécureux, André Chéret and Jean-François Lécureux^[7]
Tor series (1953-1993) by Joe Kubert
The Cavern Clan series, Mauricio de Sousa and others (1961-present), graphic novels include Piteco - Ingá,^[8] by Shiko and Piteco - Fogo, by Eduardo Ferigato.^[9]

Film, television, and video

10,000 BC (2008)
Ao: The Last Hunter (2010)^[10]
Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974-1975)
Mighty Mightor (1967-1968)
Quest of Fire (1981)^[10]
One Million B.C. (1940)^[10]
One Million Years B.C. (1966)^[10]
Primal (2019)

Games

Tabletop

GURPS Ice Age

Video

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Trussel, Stephen. "Prehistoric Fiction". www.trussel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "What was prehistoric Britain like?". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
^ "Prehistoric SF". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2020-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ de Sousa Causo, Roberto. "Curiosities - Sambaqui: A Novel of Pre-History, by Stella Carr Ribeiro (1987)". SF Site. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Thomas, G. W. (2020-02-03). "Spear and Fang: A Prehistoric Premiere". Dark Worlds Quarterly. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ Appelbaum, Stanley; Kelly, Richard Michael (1981-01-01). Great Drawings and Illustrations from Punch, 1841-1901: 192 Works by Leech, Keene, Du Maurier, May and 21 Others. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-24110-4.
^ "BD de préhistoire - Pascal Semonsut - Hominidés". www.hominides.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
^ EPEDITORA (2013-11-19). "Shiko faz releitura ousada de personagem de Mauricio de Sousa". EP GRUPO | Agência de Conteúdo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ Avila, Gabriel (2019-06-05). "Piteco - Fogo | Preview da Graphic MSP mostra luta de tribos; confira". Omelete (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "La préhistoire sur grand écran - Pascal Semonsut - Hominidés". www.hominides.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

External links

Prehistoric Fiction
Reader's Corner's page
Prehistoric SF at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction – with linked entries on "Origin of Man" and related themes
Entre pédagogie et parodie, la préhistoire dans la bande dessinée francophone (in French)
1 Million B.C. at TV Tropes

[trussel-1] Trussel, Stephen. "Prehistoric Fiction". www.trussel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "What was prehistoric Britain like?". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

[3] "Prehistoric SF". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2020-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Sousa Causo, Roberto. "Curiosities - Sambaqui: A Novel of Pre-History, by Stella Carr Ribeiro (1987)". SF Site. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Thomas, G. W. (2020-02-03). "Spear and Fang: A Prehistoric Premiere". Dark Worlds Quarterly. Retrieved 2020-04-03.

[6] Appelbaum, Stanley; Kelly, Richard Michael (1981-01-01). Great Drawings and Illustrations from Punch, 1841-1901: 192 Works by Leech, Keene, Du Maurier, May and 21 Others. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-24110-4.

[7] "BD de préhistoire - Pascal Semonsut - Hominidés". www.hominides.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

[8] EPEDITORA (2013-11-19). "Shiko faz releitura ousada de personagem de Mauricio de Sousa". EP GRUPO | Agência de Conteúdo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.

[9] Avila, Gabriel (2019-06-05). "Piteco - Fogo | Preview da Graphic MSP mostra luta de tribos; confira". Omelete (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.

[:0-10] "La préhistoire sur grand écran - Pascal Semonsut - Hominidés". www.hominides.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

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