Description
Dinosaurs fight for freedom and survival in book two of this action-packed middle-grade series.
Battle rages on between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms.
Eleri and his fellow outcasts are searching for evidence to prove that the carnivores have manipulated the herbivore kingdoms into war, so they can feast on the slain. But soon the friends must flee from a pack of raptors and become trapped inside the Fire Peak: the volcanic heart of the dreaded Carrion Kingdom. Can the outcasts escape and gather proof of the Carrion Kingdom’s vicious plans in one fell swoop?
Review
We were introduced to this herd of outcast dinosaurs in Book 1: Hunted which was part of our April selection, and they are back in another fight for survival!
At the heart of this story are five different herbivore dinosaurs - Eleri, Tortha, Lerithon,Sorielle and Zyre - all with different backgrounds and reasons for finding themselves away from their original herds and families. All they are really searching for is belonging and acceptance.
But in the brutal and unforgiving war that is taking place between the carnivores and the herbivores, trust and loyalty are not easily given, or accepted. And when they find themselves confronted with the truth of what is really taking place, they realise that they are left with few options. In order to survive they must come up with a plan, and if it goes wrong it could be disastrous for all of them...
Skye Melki-Wegner takes us into the rugged setting in such a descriptive way, and she brings the characters and the emotions of the dinosaurs to life so convincingly that at times you forget they are dinosaurs!
Dinosaur lovers will thoroughly enjoy this story, and is best suited to those in lower to middle secondary.
Reviewed by Sam
