In the last post we covered some dinosaur film gems. But what about books? Here’s a list of 5 great books that all revolve around dinosaurs. They’re all adult books, all fiction (though some blend wonderful facts with the action) and come highly recommended, so there’s no excuse not to read them.
Raptor Red, by Robert T. Bakker. Bakker is a famous paleontologist, who consulted with the Jurassic Park team while they made the first movie. Raptor Red is the fictitious, but realistic tale told by the point of view of Red, a female Utahraptor, as she hunts, mates, and struggles to survive.
Cretaceous Dawn, by Lisa M. Graziano and Michael S.A. Graziano. An action-packed adventure story, also written by scientists, that follows the journey of four people who accidentally time travel to the Cretaceous period. The story gives a whole new perspective into how T-rexes may have acted.
Love in the Time of Dinosaurs, by Kirsten Alene. This bizarro fiction story combines monks, dinosaurs, magic kung-fu, and guns. And of course a man falls in love with a dinosaur. It’s an epic tale, and though the content may seem bizarro, the story is very well written.
All My Friends Are Dead, by Jory Jon and Avery Monsen. This well-known, little dark comedy book may not revolve around dinosaurs, but the drawings and concept were too good not to mention. Plus, bonus! There’s a sequel: All My Friends Are Still Dead.
A Lovely Love Story, by Edward Monkton. Combining poetry with heartwarming drawings, this little book makes for a great gift. The dinosaurs are adorable, and the message is timeless.
Have you read any of these? Tell us what you thought of them in the comments! Next time we’ll post a list of nonfiction books, for all you knowledge-pursuers out there.
I’d like to recommend The Dinosaur Four.
Ten everyday strangers suddenly find themselves in the Cretaceous. Spoiler: Dinosaurs (with feathers!) kill some folks.
4.5/ 5 stars (132 reviews)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KK1SU9W
Nice! Will have to check that one out–thanks for sharing it.
I just read the Dinosaur Four. I’ll have to say it’s a fantastic read. Great first novel Geoff Jones. You should turn that book into a movie! So many elements in that book. The last couple of pages confused me a little but you had my attention through the entire book. This book is one of those can’t put it down I have to turn the page to find out what happens. I can’t believe it didn’t make the list and you seem to have left out Jurrasic Park, the novel was better than the movie (of course that’s because it was made from the book).
I highly recommend reading The Dinosaur Four – 5 stars.
Almost forgot – message to Geoff – Although this is stand alone book, it would be interesting to continue the story of this book. It could branch in so many ways. I won’t spoil it for anyone who wants to read it.
Thanks for the recommendation! We learned about the Dinosaur Four after making the list, and it turns out there are a lot of great dinosaur books out there so we started compiling a list on Goodreads. Also, yes agree with you on Jurassic Park–we just wanted to highlight some books that are not quite as well known :).
Footprints of Thunder (Thunder series) is also one worth checking out.
I have written a new novel about Dinosaurs. It’s called “Dinosaur Girl” and it is available on Amazon.com. Just FYI.
https://goo.gl/XJ5k5t