Wayne Grady
The Bone Museum
Travels in the Lost Worlds of Dinosaurs and Birds

Now available in paperback!

"Poetic." —Fossil News

"The best tradition of science writing." —Book News

"Exotic." —The (Maine) Courier-Gazette

"Pleasurable and thought-provoking." —Publishers Weekly

Are birds the evolutionary descendants of dinosaurs? Is there life after extinction? Award-winning science writer Wayne Grady follows Phil Currie — vertebrate paleontologist and the bird-dinosaur theory's leading proponent — to China, Patagonia, and the Canadian badlands in search of evidence and some flash of meaning.

The book begins in 1996 when farmers in China discovered an unusual set of fossils distinguished by a layer of featherlike fibers and continues as Grady and Currie dig and sift, literally piecing together clues to support Currie's theory of transition and adaptation. Grady conveys both the rigors of the search and the thrill of discovery as he unearths buried connections.

A work of striking originality that combines science, history, literature, and travel, The Bone Museum touches on issues of current interest in modern paleontology and the nature of evolution itself. Spanning over 250 million years of life on Earth and ranging over three continents, Grady's is a witty, intelligent, and companionable journey.

Wayne Grady is the author of six books, including The Quiet Limit of the World, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. Grady lives in Ontario, Canada.