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.
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List of prehistoric fiction
Novels and series
"A hunter attacking a brown bear.", art from The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone, novel by Margaret A. McIntyre.
- 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)
Tabletop
Video
References
- Trussel, Stephen. "Prehistoric Fiction". www.trussel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- "What was prehistoric Britain like?". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- "Prehistoric SF". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- de Sousa Causo, Roberto. "Curiosities - Sambaqui: A Novel of Pre-History, by Stella Carr Ribeiro (1987)". SF Site. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- 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 Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- Avila, Gabriel (2019-06-05). "Piteco - Fogo | Preview da Graphic MSP mostra luta de tribos; confira". Omelete (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- "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
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