Dinotopia, a Land Apart From Time by James Gurney

Dinotopia, a Land Apart From Time

20th Anniversary Edition

James Gurney

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

About this book

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 Fantasy73%

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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