L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. His writing career spanned over fifty years. He wrote novels and works of nonfiction.
In this novel, L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp unveil a distant world of reptilian creatures who regard citizens of Earth as no more than animals themselves.
Dr. Keith Salazar is a pioneer archaeologist from earth breaking new ground on the planet Kukulkan, but stnading in his way is a vicious rival in both love and war, one who wants to develop Salazar's latest discovery into a recreational resort for planetary travelers, and at the same time steal away the one woman Salazar loves..