Dinosaurs return to earth from a moon base.

Shocked that the little rat-like things have become the dominant species.

 

A fun book, if a bit juvenile.

 

I wanted to slap and shake the idiot wildlife ranger - for someone who spends his life working  with wildlife he knows absolutely nothing about animals.

 

 

Dinosaurs - from - SPAAACE!

If you need more of a review than that, this may not be the book for you, but...

Technologically advanced dinosaurs attack earth from their base on the moon. They manage to take out most communications and ground based military assets.

Groups that managed to escape the destruction attempt to counter the threat, meanwhile the dinos' have started to reintroduce other species across the land.

The characters can be a bit flat in places, and there's a fair amount of deus ex machina when main characters are about to have something nasty happen and manage to avoid it.

As a first book in a series, its not too bad to intoroduce characters. Plus this is currently free on Amazon (books 2 and 3 need to be paid for), so can give it a go to see if you like it.

So I started this book thinking i needed another green covered book for my challenge, only to discover a day later i had actually already read my 3 required books. YAY!

anyways while this book is somewhat intriguing i've decided to put it on hold and start on one of those recommended books - knock off a chunkster (The Wanderer's Tale).

 

usually i try and finish all my books (unless there so horrid i just cant read no more) because im terrible at picking books back up. but i own this bad boy so he will be read! just.... not right now.

 

What a great story! It's a middle grade book aimed at a younger audience but despite not being in the correct age bracket (not by a long stretch of the imagination) I was kept entertained to the end. I'll read anything that hints of an apocalypse and I just love a solid End Of The World story and that's exactly what I got with this. One of the things I especially liked about it is that it's set in London in present time, which isn't that common in apocalyptic fiction. I love post apoc even more if it's set in the UK so this one was off to a great start before I'd even turned a page.

Jam packed with Action, Adventure and Mystery. Throw in an alien apocalypse with only a handful of teens/pre-teen survivors and it's a winner no matter how you slice it. I just loved it so I imagine that it would be even more appealing to the target audience. I'm sure any fans of Charlie Higson's zombie series would lap this up.

I'd describe it as a mix of Independence Day and Falling Skies (both of which I love) and will probably appeal to both boys and girls alike as there are strong characters of both sexes in the story.

Sam, the main character is very likeable, as are the other survivors and the alien/mech creatures are suitably scary for the intended age group. There's plenty here to keep adults amused too though. It's a solid apocalypse story. The story is gripping and fast paced and there are enough little plot twists to keep things moving. It's thoroughly entertaining and overall a great read. I thought it was very good and am looking forward to the next in the series which I believe is in the pipeline. I'll definitely be reading it when it comes out.

Who would I recommend it to? Everyone, but if you know a reluctant younger reader with a taste for carnage and destruction in a world with no rules...this is the book to tempt them with.

 

Note: I received a free copy of this title from the publisher.