Dinosaur Wars: Earthfall
Dinosaur Wars, no. 1
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3.9 • 38 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Wildlife biologist Chase Armstrong and Montana rancher's daughter Kit Daniels find themselves in the center of a battle between US military forces and intelligent dinosaurs returning to Earth after 66 million years of absence. This book is a tour de force of near-future military science fiction pitting current day tanks and helicopters against advanced alien invaders from Earth's past! A human-sized, intelligent species of dinosaur, the Kra, strikes from a moon base, devastating our fighting forces with a powerful energy beam weapon. To make matters worse, the space invaders turn loose all the huge beasts of their time, including T rex, triceratops, and a host of other animals, giant and small, that make life interesting for humans to say the least. The two young heroes find themselves caught up in a last-ditch battle to save humanity from destruction. Fighting for their lives and the future of civilization, Kit and Chase discover that they might be falling in love—if they live long enough! Dinosaur Wars: Earthfall is a fast-paced, savvy science fiction thriller suitable for all ages and both genders.
Customer Reviews
Captivating
I found this tale intriguing. The first few chapters seemed a little disjointed and hard to believe, but after that, the narrative became more convincing and stimulating. It was hard to put down. Well done!
Good
This is interestingly good
Everything fits in
Good, but not a bestseller
The story being told here has so much potential to develop into something truly epic - maybe not Tolkien epic, but epic nonetheless.
The author has conveyed emotions and environments fairly well throughout, allowing readers to visualise the flow of the story, like any good book does. The structure of the story may not be to everyone's taste - there's a lot of switching back and forth between characters - though when reading the title, and after seeing the front cover, most of you probably aren't expecting a masterpiece.
Unfortunately, there are a number of simple errors that might ruin the book from a grammar student's point of view, and the ending leaves you a little unsatisfied, wondering "what, is that it?" I'm yet to check if there is a sequel, though that is next on my list of priorities - the way the story ends, a sequel definitely seems appropriate.
Overall, the book is quite entertaining, and certainly had my attention over the past few days. It kinda feels like a cheap, low budget action film that would be SO much better as a Hollywood remake; and that's how I'd summarise this book best - it would make a great movie. This one's free though, so it's still worth checking out.
Hopefully there's a producer out there reading this... And I hope my little review was helpful!
Mike