Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
by James Gurney
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Author: James GurneyBrand: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-01
ISBN: 0740764314
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Book Review: A wonderful book for all ages
Summary: 5 Stars
Dinotopia Journey to Chandara by James Gurney
Many imaginative fiction writers create and employ imaginary worlds and civilizations as essential backdrops for their narratives. Those authors who can breath sufficient life and realism into these "worlds" can induce the readers to accept almost any concept or idea no matter how strange they may actually be. That is the real "magic" of storytelling in any form.
Some examples that I have read and enjoyed over the years are J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea books, Jack Vance's Lyonesse trilogy and Howard's Hyborian Age story cycle. I can confidently say the James Gurney's Dinotopia books are worthy of inclusion in my subjective hall of fame.
Journey to Chandara is author and illustrator James Gurney forth book in the Dinotopia series. The other three are Dinotopia - A Land Apart from Time (1992) and Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995), Dinotopia: First Flight (1999), When I first looked through a copy of Dinotopia in 1992 I was very impressed with the beauty and realism of his artwork. I found the combination of large graphic city scenes or landscapes and the realistic facial expressions of both human and diverse dinosaurs captivating and otherworldly. I read the text and assumed it was intended as an entertaining story to wrap around his chosen artwork theme. In fact, I was mistaken, Mr. Gurney is a serious writer with a carefully nuanced story to tell that is complemented, but not exceeded, by his delightful paintings.
His stories detail a richly textured world with a layered history of archeology and culture. The island of Dinotopia is sufficiently large, imagine Australia, and geographically diverse to support habitats for many types of dinosaurs. There are many mysteries only hinted at in the text. One hopes for addition volumes in the series.
The hardbound retail version of this book is a magnificent item. It's large size and the several double page color paintings offer a stunning visual delight. A ribbon bookmark colored to complement the earth colored hardboards is very attractive. I always remove the dust jack when I read a book and was intrigued to find two extra treats. The inside of the dust jacket is an expanded map of the city of Chandara and the hardboards are textured to, I believe, resemble a reptile's skin.
Summary of Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
A visual masterpiece featuring more than 100 works of breathtaking new art, Journey to Chandara joins the original Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and Gurney's two other series creations, Dinotopia: The World Beneath and Dinotopia: First Flight, in exploring a fully rendered world, complete with its own language, geographic locations and history and confluence of cultures and characters. In the spirit of Marco Polo and Gulliver's Travels, Journey to Chandara recounts the journal entries and adventures of explorer Arthur Denison and dinosaur Bix as they explore the exotic eastern realm of James Gurney's Dinotopia.Dinosaurs Books
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