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Title: Dinotopia Lost by Alan Dean Foster ISBN: 0-441-00921-2 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A notch or two above the original Dinotopia books.
Comment: A few of the reviewers below slam "Dinotopia Lost" by Alan Dean Foster because they claim that the language is too difficult for children. But in doing so, they forget to look at its merits as, simply, a book.
This is an excellent novel that I, a college junior at time of writing, have read and reread numerous times. I personally feel that Foster managed to develop the characters of the Denisons to a level that even James Gurney, Dinotopia's creator, was unable to. He infuses the new characters with much three-dimensionality as well, especially the wild and wily pirate captain Brognar Blackstrap and his intellectual first mate, Priester Smiggens. And Tarqua, a character who shows up near the end of the book, is such a delight that if I tell you more about him I'll ruin some of the book's best moments.
Please, don't judge this as a "children's book." Judge it as a full-fledged novel, like I did.
Rating: 4
Summary: A little juvenile, but a good read
Comment: I bought this book because it was written by Alan Dean Foster. I didn't know anything about Dinotopia when I started reading it. After I began reading it, I got the feeling that the Dinotopia series is aimed at a juvenile audience (teenagers maybe?), but I still enjoyed the book. When I first started it, I had trouble getting into it, but that went away as I read a little further. The premise is a little far-fetched (a utopian society inhabited by humans and intelligent dinosaurs), and in the first few chapters, Foster had an irritating habit of constantly reminding the reader that Will really wasn't afraid of heights (I only need to be told once, not every time he's not on solid ground), but eventually, he stopped doing that. The further I got into the book, the better it got.
Rating: 5
Summary: Dinotopia Lost:: A Review
Comment: In the southern areas of the Indian Ocean, there exists an Atlantis, not solely for humans, but for what was previously thought extinct - dinosaurs. These unlikely companions co-exist in harmony, though not all of them, and have worked over the ages to build the grandest utopia ever. The peoples of this 'lost isle' have long since shed ideas such as money, violence, and self interest in favor of a better civilization. So when a group of murdering, pilfering, greedy - in short, the scum of the earth - pirates somehow land their ship amidst the dangerous coral reefs, the citizens of Dinotopia are in grave danger from the outside world. What follows is a standard adventure story, filled with multiple kidnappings, breathtaking chases, unexpected turncoats, and eye popping surprises. The reader is reeled in from the beginning, and given a mental thrill that stays long past the end of the page. Yet, with a few careful additions, Alan Dean Foster creates a tale that far surpasses any standard story.
Here, aside from providing entertainment, Alan Dean Foster also conveys a concept with a philosophical bent. Dinotopia is painted as heaven on earth, would this have been something we could have attained? Just as Dinotopia is the perfect society, the pirates represent humanity; which, from their actions, lead to the questions, do we destroy everything in sight if we cannot have it? Is our self interest so encompassing? Are we really as vile as those pirates are? There will be many who do not look beyond the veneer of an engrossing novel, but for those who do, Dinotopia Lost offers much re-reading value.
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Title: The Hand of Dinotopia by Alan Dean Foster, James Gurney ISBN: 0060280050 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Return to Lost City by SCOTT CIENCIN ISBN: 0375810188 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 24 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Thunder Falls by SCOTT CIENCIN ISBN: 0679882561 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 03 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney ISBN: 0060280069 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Dinotopia: Firestorm by GENE DEWEESE ISBN: 0679886192 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 24 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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