Dinosauria - Part I : A Memory of Time [Kindle Edition]

J. Rock (Author), Austin Alander (Illustrator)

Book Description

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Dinosaurs were wiped out sixty-five million years ago. But what if they weren’t? What if we traveled back in time and changed history, allowing them to survive and evolve alongside humans? What then? What would they grow up to become?

Dinosauria is a character-centric, post-apocalyptic, scifi time travel novel.

Product Details

• File Size: 297 KB
• Print Length: 162 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004N626DQ
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,014 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #24 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Time Travel

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dinosauria...wonderfully engaging! April 26, 2011

By R. Acoya

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I purchased this as a filler-between-series book, and was pleasantly surprised by the story, the characters, and the well-developed world I encountered. The premise is that a group of time-travellers land in an alternate version of today's Earth, post-apocalyptic, populated by sentient dinosaurs, and humans who are slaves, food, and worse; other humans are above and apart from slavery/food, living outside the major dinosaur cities. The author weaves his current-day characters' memories into the action, leading us to better understand who they are and how they came to be this way.
There's drama, mutants, technology, power struggles, a touch of romance, zombie-free post-apocalyptic lands, and an alternate reality timeline...all wrapped up in a fast read. I purchased the following 3 books immediately on finishing this one.
(I would have given this book 4.5 stars if possible: there are some typos that need to be edited.)

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Syfy Channel Movie as Book August 10, 2011

By L. Jenkins

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My take on this novel is a bit different from those who have written glowing reviews. If you like your stories with lots of action, and don't mind cardboard characters and borderline cheesy dialogue, you'll enjoy this novel. To me, it reads much like one of those original Syfy channel movies--long on action, but short on character motivation and development. I won't re-hash the storyline, as others have reviewed the major plot points. I will mention, though, that the novel almost seems as if it is either the second one in a series, or the first few chapters were somehow inadvertently deleted, because events that would explain who these people are, and precisely how and why they got to this alternate earth are alluded to, but never explained. I realize the authors want to create a "Lost" type sense of mystery, and plan to gradually explain in the sequels, but I found the lack of clear information unecessarily confusing. Some additional exposition to clarify prior events would only improve the story. The alternate earth with sentient dinosaurs as the masters is inventive, however, and I will likely download the second one in the series to at least see what happens next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling to the last page June 11, 2013

By Missa

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This was a good book. It makes you stop and think about time travel and the side effects thereof. Not recommended for teens due to the language but other than that, I really enjoyed it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wanting More September 25, 2011

By Suzanne

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What a good read, now I want more!!!! It has a good mix of characters and villians. Is Jack a hero or a jerk? Can't wait to find out more. This first book sets the stage and gives a good introduction to the characters and there new situation. I will be buying the rest of the series. If you like Lost or Dinotopia this is the book for you.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for dinosaur lovers October 26, 2012

By Karanna

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I had just hope for this book. I found many, many similarities with the series LOST, even some names. True, I didn't finish the book because I am not interested in talking dinosaurs.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Dinosauria Part 1: The Garden April 25, 2012

By USABRAT2

Format:Kindle Edition

Initially the name grabbed me... This book is DEFINITELY NOT my normal genre. I have throroughly enjoyed this book and cannot wait to read the next "part"! I have recommended it to our book club. It can be confusing if you aren't paying attention with giving you little tibits of info before explaining what's going on... It's like a movie/TV show for your mind :) It slowly plays out and is hard to put down. Hope others enjoy this as much as I did.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of mysteries April 17, 2012

By Michael S. Kraus

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A group of twenty-something scientists crash lands on a jungle covered island. Their vehicle lies beneath the ocean. Apparently, the egg shaped vehicle was some sort of time machine. There is the possibility that they have altered the past prior to crashing on the island. Interestingly, two of the women in the group, Andie and Andrea, are versions of the same person from alternate time lines.

The young scientists soon begin having various interpersonal issues. Andie and Andrea both loved two of the men during their time lines. The characters act impulsively. They go off by themselves, or in small groups, because they are angry, upset or reacting to a perceived slight.

One of the characters, Jack, seems different than the rest. At one point a prehistoric creature eats part of his foot. Then, miraculously, the foot grows back. When all the others seem to have massive headaches, he doesn't. At times he seems to be able to see and affect the future.

The island they are on is very strange. Day and night are shorter than normal. They often are varied in length. There are dangerous fishopod creatures living in the ocean. And there are dangerous man-eating velociraptors living on the island.

And we still haven't gotten to the "Truman Show" like garden dome, the mutated zombie creatures, the blast lands, the two copies of Earth in the sky above Earth, the Prophecy, the Saurians, or the train made out of diamonds run by a bipolar million year old computer.

For me, this book felt like season one of television show like "Lost". There are plenty of mysteries. Several characters have flashbacks or dreams which may or may not be relevant to the plot. And in the end there is no resolution, only more mysteries....

It also felt like reading book two of a series because there are references to plot elements without any exposition. One example, is the "Night Terror Virus" Apparently this virus killed most of the people on Earth and is the reason the group used the time machine. However, there is no explanation about why they time traveled and where they went prior to landing on the island.

I finished the book because I was hoping for some plot resolution. Perhaps those will come in later parts of the story. I probably will not read them though. Read more ›

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Unlikable characters October 27, 2011

By Jetpack TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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This is a review of the Kindle version.

Well, it's not many books that I can say are both incomprehensible and boring. Hard to pull both of those off, but the author did it.

None of the characters are likable, and I kept hoping for the dinosaurs to get them all. Andie and Andrea, bleah. And Jack - ugh. When you have the, apparant serious, line "I am Jak of all things. I am God" said to utahraptors, it's hard to maintain any suspension of disbelief.

It also has Dr. Jonathan Crane as a character. Now, if this book had a Scarecrow fight with Batman, it would have gone up at least 2 stars. You at least expect Crane to start busting out the fear gas.

This book also won't age well. Way too many modern references, but I doubt the author was shooting for a classic, so no harm there.

If free, try it, but I can't recommend it for anyone.

More About the Author

J. Rock lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and works in the Parks & Recreation department. Other than writing and reading, J. enjoys camping, fishing, mountain biking, and plays bass guitar in a local alternative band. He is currently at work on the final volume in the Dinosauria series.

Contact J. Rock: [e-mail]
Dinosauria on the web: http://dinosaurianovels.webs.com/

eBooks by J. Rock, available at all major online retailers:

Dinosauria Volume I
Part I: A Memory of Time
Part II: Garden
Part III: Twin City Crossroads
Part IV: Nuevogato

Dinosauria Volume II
Part V: This Is War
Part VI: Purple
Part VII: Supermassive Black Hole
Part VIII: The Harrowing

Dinosauria Volume III (2013)
Part IX: The Hunt for the Nuevogato (Available now!)
Part X: The Twisted Combination
Part XI: A Brief History of Dinosauria
Part XII: Worthy Adversary

The Death Clock - a short story
Ex Machina - a short story

Dinosauria: The Complete Volume I (Available Now for Kindle and in Paperback)

Contact J. Rock at: [e-mail]