Dinocalypse Forever: Spirit of the Century Presents

Spirit of the Century™ Presents

by Carrie Harris, Amanda Valentine (Editor)

A BATTLE IN THE PAST...
TO SAVE THE FUTURE!

A time portal deposits the Centurions into the wilds of prehistory, where Gorilla Khan and his ape warriors are preparing for their invasion of present day. They’ll have to defeat the Conqueror Ape, save the domed city of Atlantis, and destroy the army of psychic dinosaurs before it can be unleashed on their home time! Meanwhile, a modern-day Sally Slick and Mack Silver try desperately to bring their lost companions home before it’s too late.

In a fight of desperate odds against talking gorillas, psychic dinosaurs, a one-eyed Tyrannosaurus, and a brain in a jar, can our heroes hope to survive…and save the world one more time? Find out in this exciting conclusion to the Dinocalypse trilogy!

Genres: Pulp, Science Fiction, Role Playing Games, Steampunk

238 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2015

About the author

Carrie Harris is a geek-of-all-trades and proud of it. Brains are her specialty; she used to work at a lab where they were delivered daily via FedEx. After that, it seemed only natural to write a zombie book. Now she lives in Utah with her ninja-doctor husband and three zombie-obsessed children.

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

With the Century Club scattered across time, can they stop Gorilla Khan and his cohorts from invading the present with an army of psychic dinosaurs from the past?

Okay, I need to set the record straight right off the bat. This book had a hard row to hoe to begin with. It's been a couple years since I read the first two books in the trilogy. Secondly, while Chuck Wendig wrote the first two books in the series, he did not write this one. Thirdly, I find myself drifting in and out of a reading funk so it's taking more and more to engage me. That being said, this book was probably a victim of circumstance.

Anyway, it wasn't all doom and gloom. Even the most Scrooge-like of curmudgeons can't help but have a little fun reading a story involving psychic dinosaurs, talking apes, and pulp super-heroics. Despite not being written by Chuck Wendig, Professor Khan, Jet Black, and the rest rang true.
There's not a lot about the plot I can say without giving away the previous two books. If you've read the other two Dinocalypse books, you'll want to read this one for closure. 2 out of 5 stars.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll admit, this was not the roller-coaster, action packed pulp I had hoped for. It delivered on the genre pieces but just never quite felt like it was going very fast. In the end if felt like one of those sci-fi direct to video deals like "God of Thunder" trying to horn in on the audience of a movie like "Thor". If you've invested in the first 2 you'll want closure, but does it make my "recommend to friends list" no.

[Adam Gutschenritter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The end of the trilogy, Centurions need a way back home to stop the dino invasion and to keep Sally from going Shadow. Jet gains confidence, Professor Khan comes to a understanding about his father, and a new Centurion joins the club. Still, not enough dinosaurs.

[Tyler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having loved the first two books in the series I was very much primed to enjoy the hell out of this third (and final) installment. As with the previous two books in the trilogy the setting was both engaging and interesting. However, in this final installment I thought the series stumbled through the finish line. Partly I think the pacing is to blame for this, the book could easily have been longer, which would have allowed (perhaps) for a more organic finish. As it stood the story seemed rushed and (despite giving me the closure I wanted) incomplete.