After they are shipwrecked on a mysterious island called Dinotopia, Professor Arthur Denison and his son, Will, discover an awe-inspiring new world where dinosaurs and humans have lived together peacefully for centuries. They have only begun to adjust to this remarkable civilization before heading off on separate quests. Will takes to the sky as the pilot of a giant pterosaur known as a skybax, while Arthur leads an excavation deep underground to discover the origins of the world beneath Dinotopia. Little does either of them know of the dangers they are about to face ...

After many years of searching, artist James Gurney has discovered in a used bookstore a never-before-seen journal by the ninteenth-century explorer Arthur Denison. Denison's previous travel accounts, published as Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and Dinotopia: The World Beneath, introduced a lost island where dinosaurs and humans live together in peacful interdependence.

Now Professor Denison and his saurian companion, Bix, set out on a perilous journey to the forbidden empire of Chandara. When their personal invitation from the emperor goes missing, they are forced to cross the border penniless and in disguise. Every step of the way, Denison documents in exquisite detail the creatures, characters, and architecture he encounters: a village composed of three ships propped up on end, a fifty-foot-tall Brachiosaurus outfitted for fire fighting, an Allosaurus tending its hatchlings, young pilots air jousting on giant pterosaurs, and a lot more.

The land of Dinotopia is conjured by a brief but vivid narrative and a beguiling variety of visuals, including maps, cutaway views, and mechanical diagrams. The lives of the humans are intertwined with those of the dinosaurs and ancient mammals, all of which are actual species portrayed according to the lastest scientific research. By turns whimsical, dramatic, and philosophical, the journal radiates a life-affirming vision that will cast a new light on the overlooked wonders of our own world.

This thrilling tale of high adventure set in the world of James Gurney's Dinotopia, the extraordinary uncharted island where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, features all the colourful wonder and winning characters that have won this 'land apart from time' millions of fans all over the world.

In all Dinotopia's countless centuries, rarely has a vessel reached her peaceful shores except as a splintered wreck, until a mighty storm-swollen breaker hurls the pirate ship Condor beyond the treacherous fangs of the coral reefs that surround the island. When marauding pirates capture a dinosaur family, young skybax rider Will Denison leads a tiny band of rescuers on a pursuit that takes them into the perilous Rainy Basin, where tyranosaurs still stalk the steamy forest long abandoned by civilized Dinotopians. Doggedly tracking the invaders, Will and his dinosaur companions must face both the cruelty of ancient instincts and the brutality of modern ignorance as they race toward a fateful confrontation at the breathtaking climax of a once-in-a-lifetime typhoon.

A harrowing tale of suspense, courage, and triumphant cooperation between creatures great and small, Dinotopia Lost will be relished by both newcomers to this exotic and magical realm and those who have already made the voyage.

A storm at sea washes a young pickpocket, Hugh, and a surgeon's son, Raymond, overboard. Landing on the strange island world of Dinotopia, Raymond and Hugh learn the meaning of real courage and true friendship, with the help of a reclusive Skybax named Windchaser.

Waterfall City is in grave danger when the Polongo River mysteriously dries up. Magnolia and her dinosaur friend Paddlefoot, along with Birch and a triceratops called Rogo, battle the elements in their desperate quest to save Dinotopia's most beautiful city.

Janet, a young Hatchery apprentice, runs away when she accidentally endangers a dinosaur egg. Then she meets a gravely wounded Gryposaurus, a very rare dinosaur. Entrusted with the dying Gryposaurus's newly laid egg, Janet knows she must brave the wilds of Dinotopia--and return to an uncertain reception at the Hatchery.

Andrew, the son of a Dinotopian innkeeper, makes a strange discovery one night when a hooded dinosaur leads him and two friends to a remote, sealed-off city. When they begin to explore the forbidden area, the trio are thrust into a dangerous adventure--one they can survive only if they can put aside their chronic rivalries and come to understand the lost race of Troodons, who have existed there in seclusion for centuries.

High in the Forbidden Mountains of Dinotopia, sabertooth tigers prowl and hunt, far from humans and dinosaurs alike. In this chilling, Kipling-esque adventure, a daring 12-year-old boy is forced to join a sabertooth clan. Then disaster strikes, and he must brave the treacherous crags of Sabertooth Mountain--for the good of all Dinotopians!

Steelgaze, a wise old dinosaur, has grown frustrated with his two young charges, Joseph and Fleetfeet. They turn everything into a contest! So Steelgaze sends them out together on a quest for a hidden prize. But someone has stolen the prize, and the two must track the thief across the rugged terrain of Dinotopia. Unfortunately, their constant competition makes their progress nearly impossible. It's not until they help a shipwrecked girl named Teegan that they see the value of cooperating - and just in time, because now they must face the dangerous rapid of Waterfall City's Thunder Falls!

All of Dinotopia is in an uproar. Something is killing off Arctium longevus, the special plant that grants Dinotopians long life - sometimes over two hundred years! As desperate citizens set fires to keep the blight under control, Olivia and Albert, along with their dinosaur partners Hightop and Thunderfoot, race to find a solution. But Olivia is secretly determined to claim all the glory for herself. In her hurried search for answers, what important questions is she forgetting to ask?

Long ago, a Raptor named Odon left Dinotopia's society to live in caverns beneath the island. In order to keep out intruders, he created a dangerous maze. Despite their fears, Jason, Gwen, and a witty young Saurian named Booj are determined to reach Odon. Gwen's faster is suffering from a deadly disease, and Odon, one Dinotopia's wisest healer, is their last hope for a cure. Will the three friends make it through Odon's maze? And even if they do, how will they ever convice this mysterious hermit to help them?

Loro likes to watch the caravans of armored brachiosaurs leave his down and cross the bridge into the dangerous jungles of the Rainy Basin. Someday, he promises himself, he will go with them. Then a deadly storm batters Dinotopia, and the brachiosaurs go to help them towns that have been hit the hardest. So when a hot air balloon crashes in the jungle, Loro and his friends know they are the only ones who can help. Loro's dream will finally come true - but can he survive the prerils of the Rainy Basin?

Since he was small, Marc has wanted to be a tightrope walker - even though he has no sense of balance and a fear of heights. His buddy Gentle, a Parasaurolophus, dreams of being a musician - even though his notes are wildly out of tune. Through sheer determination, the two join a troupe of traveling entertainers. They learn quickly, but their new found skills are put the test when tragedy strikes. A Sky Galley is sent wildly out of control during a terrible storm. Only an aerialist like Marc can save the passengers. But performing isn't easy when lives are on the line!

Exploring near the Rainy Basin, thirteen-year old Perry and his Montanoceratops friend Stoutpoint come across something unusual - a baby Giganotosaurus! After rescuing the abandoned hatchling, Perry names that dinosaur Chomper and takes him back to his village. Everyone loves Chomper, but the playful dinosaur is growing bigger every day. When Chomper frolics through the village streets, gobbling all the food within reach and accidentally knocking people over with his tail, something must be done. Is Perry brave enough to guide Chomper back to the dangerous jungles of his homeland?

Andrew and Lian pay a return visit to their old friends in Lost City, the secluded home of a noble tribe of Troodon knights. When they arrive, they learn that an elder Troodon named Blundertail is leaving on a crazy quest to prove he's still a great champion. Andrew, Lian and their Troodon friend Arri are asked to follow the the old knight to keep him from wreaking too much havoc on the citizens of Dinotopia. But the young friends soon find out that his quest is not so crazy after all - and the lives of an entire saurian community may hang in the balance.

Note - The summary is...wrong? Arri is not in the book at all, it's Ned, Andrew's brother who goes with them. And Blundertail doesn't take off on his own, they all start on the quest together, in fact it's the humans that started it. Well, the brothers, Lian only joins them later, Lian never shows up at the city at all. Wonder who writes these things...

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Long ago, there lived five brave Troodon knights who loved adventure. Calling themselves the Explorers Club they undertook many dangerous quests to help their fellow Dinotopians. When five young descendants of these knights hear the heroic tales of their ancestors, they become inspired to form a brand-new Explorers Club. Pointynog the clever, Snicknik the quick, Hardshell the strong, Seeno the stealthy, and Plodnob the jovial say they are ready for any challenge! But the original Explorers Club was made up of experience Troodon knights. Can these junior knights-in-training live up to their ancestors' legend?