Before there were dragons there were dinosaurs.... Imagine a world in which the dinosaurs weren't killed by a meteor hitting the earth. A world in which dinosaurs have learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.. Eleri is an oryctodromeus a small dinosaur raised in an underground warren. He dreams of becoming his herd’s storyteller but when he saves an enemy soldier from a pterosaur attack he is exiled to the Deadlands. To survive this scorched desert full of carnivores he joins a herd of other young exiles including a peppy stegosaur a stoic sauropod an irritable triceratops … and a mysterious spy. Can five young misfits save their warring kingdoms?. Includes bonus content: a map and extra dinosaur facts.. Perfect for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief How to Train Your Dragon and Percy Jackson.