简介：EvolutionaryzoologistProfessorNickCutterhasstillnotcometotermswiththedisappearanceofhiswifeHeleneightyearsago.SheisonhismindwhenhegoestotheForestofDeanwithhisfriendsStephenHart(anexperttracker)andConnorTemple(anarchaeologystudentandavidconspiracytheorist)toinvestigatesomereportsofalargeanimalatlargethere.AfterfindingsomedamagedonebysomethinglargewithclawstheyretiretoalocalhotelbarwhereCuttingisapproachedinamattersuretogethisimmediateattentionbyClaudiaBrown,ayoungemployeeoftheHomeOffice,andthefoursetoffbackintotheforesttotrytofindwhatevermadethoseclawmarksanddidthatdamage.Coincidentally,peroxideblondeAbbyMaitland,azookeeperdevotedtoreptiles(especiallylizards,iguanas,andchameleons),hearsthatdayfromherbossthat,despiteherdedicationtoherwork,she'llsoonbeoutofajobbecauseofbudgetcuts.MeanwhileshetakesonavisittoalocalhouseholdontheedgeoftheForestofDeanwhereayoungboyhasanunusualreptilepetthathefoundintheforest.Thisturnsouttobeahithertounknownspeciesofflyinglizard,soshesetsoffwiththeboywhointendstoshowherwherehefoundit.ThustheprotagonistsofthisseriesmeetupintheforestandencountertheirfirstAnomaly,andoneortwoofthedinosaursthathavearrivedinthepresentdaybywalkingthroughit.BrownhastocallintheauthoritiesandwemeetJamesLester,thearrogantDowningStreettroubleshooterwho"willbeleadingtheresponse"oftheBritishgovernmenttothesediscoveries.Induecourse,NickCutterandaSpecialForcesminderstepthroughtheForestofDeananomaly,anddiscoverthatmorethanoneperson,includingHelenCutter,hadindeedbeenintheprehistoriclandscapeontheothersideandthatatleastoneofthemhadnotsurvived.Meanwhile,acarnivorousdinosaurrampagesthroughalocalschoolafterhours,whentheonlypeopleaboutareonesmallboyindetention,andtheteachermindinghimwho(ofcourse)isdismissivewhenhesays"Miss,there'sadinosaurintheplayground!"---until,thatis,itstartstryingtosmashitswayintotheclassroomwheretheyarecowering.…