
Dinotopia, a Land Apart From Time
20th Anniversary Edition
Dover Publications · Print & ebook · November 17, 2011
When James Gurney's Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time first appeared in 1992, it was immediately hailed as a fully imagined world of the caliber of J.
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- Who it’s for
- Journal entries, sketches, and sweeping paintings make this imagined society a pleasure to explore.
- Themes
- Humans and dinosaurs in harmony, Imagined social order, Cooperative interspecies technology
- Genres
- Contemporary Fantasy
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When James Gurney's Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time first appeared in 1992, it was immediately hailed as a fully imagined world of the caliber of J. R. R. Tolkien's. Gurney's premise — of an undiscovered island where a race of mystical humans co-exists in harmony with intelligent dinosaurs — has been since reiterated over and over in numerous films and by scores of other writers.
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Now, Calla Editions brings Gurney's spectacular artistry to a new generation in this 20th anniversary edition. Digitally re-rendered from the original transparencies, Gurney's dramatic panoramas of Dinotopia and close-up character studies of its inhabitants — both human and saurian — take on new vitality. And as a tale of high adventure and discovery told as entries and sketches in journal form, Dinotopia presents a shipwrecked visitor's glimpse into an imagined social order, a culture, and even a cooperative interspecies technology that will satisfy lovers of fantasy and science fiction of all persuasions. This edition includes a new Afterword written by author James Gurney as well as a special section of behind-the-scenes studies and maquettes he used in developing his paintings.
A World to Wander
Journal entries, sketches, and sweeping paintings make this imagined society a pleasure to explore.
Come here for
- Intelligent dinosaurs sharing a culture with humans
- Dramatic panoramas and intimate character studies
Expect
- High adventure and discovery in journal form
- A vivid blend of fantasy, science fiction, and visual art
Where it sits
| Contemporary Fantasy | 73% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Fantasy
- Authors
- James Gurney
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Published
- November 17, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Humans and dinosaurs in harmony · Imagined social order · Cooperative interspecies technology
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Fantasy