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2005 saw Weta launch its publishing arm with the intention of carrying the company's reputation for creative excellence onto the printed page. The first book to be produced was The World of Kong, A Natural History of Skull Island, published in conjunction with Pocket Books and tied in with Peter Jackson's King Kong. In late 2006 Weta Publishing will follow up the success of The World of Kong with the debut of Weta Worlds, showcasing the independent art of the crew of Weta for the very first time.
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The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island
It was an uncharted island somewhere off the coast of Sumatra, it was a land whispered about by merchants and sailors. It was a place so unbelievable that no one dared believe in its existence. Except one man, the extraordinary showman Carl Denham. Many will, of course, remember his show on Broadway and its tragic ending. But New York is not where the story ended, it is where it began.
In 1935 a joint expedition of several prominent universities and organizations called Project Legacy was launched. Its stated mission goal was to create the first of several field guides to Skull Island, a land filled with creatures existing outside of their time, where dinosaurs roamed, evolved, and still lived. Only a year later it was discovered that the island was doomed; the geological forces that had formed the island were now tearing it apart. There were only seven more abbreviated expeditions to the island before its destruction and the start of World War II.
The journals, sketches, and detailed notes of the scientists who braved Skull Island would have continued to gather dust on shelves across the planet were it not for the work of the authors of this book. Here for the first time is their work, collected in a comprehensive edition of the natural history of this lost island. Here is The World of Kong.
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