Dinotopia books in order

Dinotopia novels and picture books in reading order, set in James Gurney's world where humans and dinosaurs coexist.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Dinotopia Pop-Up Book 1992 Peter David Buy
2 A Land Apart from Time 1992 Peter David Buy
3 The World Beneath 1995 Peter David Buy
4 River Quest 1995 Peter David Buy
5 Dinotopia Lost 1996 Peter David Buy
6 Sabertooth Mountain 1996 Peter David Buy
7 Lost City 1996 Peter David Buy
8 Thunder Falls 1996 Peter David Buy
9 Firestorm 1997 Peter David Buy
10 The Maze 1998 Peter David Buy
11 The Hand of Dinotopia 1999 Peter David Buy
12 Sky Dance 1999 Peter David Buy
13 First Flight 1999 Peter David Buy
14 Chomper 2000 Peter David Buy
15 Return to Lost City 2000 Peter David Buy
16 The Explorers 2001 Peter David Buy
17 Oasis 2002 Peter David Buy
18 Dolphin Watch 2002 Peter David Buy
19 Journey to Chandara 2007 Peter David Buy
20 Dinotopia: Windchaser 2019 Peter David Buy

The Dinotopia franchise, created by James Gurney, depicts a hidden island where humans and dinosaurs have built a civilization together. Peter David contributed extensively to the expanded universe with novels and stories spanning twenty books from 1992 to 2019.

The collection includes Gurney’s original picture books, Peter David’s chapter books for younger readers, and full-length novels exploring different corners of the island civilization.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Dinotopia series?

There are twenty books in the Dinotopia series, published between 1992 and 2019.

What is the first book in the Dinotopia series?

The first book in the Dinotopia series is Dinotopia Pop-Up Book, published in 1992.

What is Dinotopia?

Dinotopia is a world created by James Gurney where humans and dinosaurs live together in a hidden island civilization. Peter David contributed to the franchise with novels and stories expanding Gurney’s original picture book universe across twenty books from 1992 to 2019.

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