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Thunder of Time

Dinosaurs in Space Author: James F. David I’ve been relieving my childhood dinosaur obsession since Jurassic World Rebirth. I have replaced my bathroom toilet paper holder with a T-Rex (because I’m classy like that), bought (and worn!) three different sets of dinosaur themed pajamas, re-watched every Jurassic Park movie (some multiple times), made a Jurassic Park themed cake (with the T-Rex attacking the car from the first movie), and, of course, hit up ever dinosaur themed book in my library. When I came to Footprints of Thunder, I enjoyed the nod to a traditional Michael Crichton book and the look at [...]

Frances Carden2026-07-03T17:58:54-07:00July 3rd, 2026|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, fiction, James F. David, read, reading, science fiction, Thunder of Time, time travel|

Primitive War

"The jungle doesn't just have eyes, son. It has teeth." Author: Ethan Pettus One of my earliest memories is sitting in a boxy 80s car in the rain at a drive-in-theater in Memphis, TN, watching the T-Rex break free from its enclosure to wreak some dino havoc on Hammond’s new, spared-no-expense theme park. As a little girl, that movie stuck with me, and I disappointed my poor mother by ignoring her carefully saved and cherished Barbie collection to demand toy dinosaurs instead. My childhood room was full of them, the velociraptor and T-Rex being my personal favorites. As an adult, I’m [...]

Frances Carden2026-03-22T12:40:46-07:00March 22nd, 2026|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, horror, military, read, reading, science fiction, thriller|

Raptor Red

“Survival is the only true measure of success.” Author: Robert T. Bakker Getting involved in the excitement of Jurassic Park: Rebirth reminded me of my undying love of all things dinosaurs, which started in my childhood when I saw the first Jurassic Park movie on a rainy night in a drive-in in Memphis. With equal parts nostalgia and continued obsession, I started to go through my library, looking at books that I’d bought with extreme excitement and just never gotten around to reading. I finally read and adored Footprints of Thunder and then, there it was, the discarded library book copy [...]

Frances Carden2025-12-01T11:57:08-07:00December 1st, 2025|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, fiction, raptor, read, reading, utah raptor, velociraptor|