Books like Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear
After a bankrupt dinosaur circus abandons its herds, an expedition of filmmakers, a circus trainer, a journalist, and a young aide re‑unites the world’s only surviving dinosaurs—including avisaur, centrosaur, ankylosaur, and a large raptor—with their prehistoric homeland. Their perilous journey, spanning oceans, jungles, and the ancient mountain that has isolated the Lost World for 70,000 years, seeks to restore the creatures to the wild.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Greg Bear
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