The Explorers

Dinotopia: Complete #19

by Scott Ciencin

The descendents of five famous Troodon knights, determined to emulate their forebears, are chosen to escort a cynical human boy on a dangerous sea voyage to the Outer Islands.

Genres: Dinosaurs, Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Childrens, Animals

Paperback

First published November 27, 2001

About the author

Scott Ciencin was a New York Times best-selling novelist of 90+ books. He wrote adult and children's fiction and worked in a variety of mediums including comic books. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. He lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise.

(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)

Reviews

[Nicole Mosley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved these as a child. Beautifully imagined world, swashbuckling adventure. Multiple authors for refreshing different writing styles.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful, fantastic series. The authors do a good job to keep their writing and voice congruous throughout the various books.

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read through this series of books on dinotopia as an interest in a lesson plan extension for higher elementary school grades, this was expanding the thematic unit i created for kindergarten...

[Beka · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun story about friendships and adventure.