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Two boys from very different backgrounds wash ashore in Dinotopia. These four books were written by James Gurney, and they are considered the source material for all the other writers who write about Dinotopia.ĭinotopia: Journey to Chandara (2007) Chapter Books There are also Dinotopia books for adults as well as children, although I don’t cover those here. The world of Dinotopia was created by James Gurney, but individual books are written by different authors. The stories seem to take place during the 1800s, although exact years aren’t always given.

The dolphins seem to sense when there is a worthy person who needs to be rescued.Īlthough the dinosaurs in Dinotopia are capable of human speech and mannerisms, there is no magic in the stories, making the series more science fiction or alternate history than fantasy.

New arrivals to the island are often called “dolphinbacks” for this reason. The only new people who come to the island are those who have been shipwrecked and rescued by the dolphins who swim around the island. No one from outside can get to it, and no one there can leave. No one in the outside world knows that it exists because there is a reef that completely surrounds the island. Dinotopia is an island where humans and dinosaurs live together.