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The Dinosaur Lords
The Dinosaur Lords: A Novel | Victor Milán
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"It's like a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones." —George R. R. MartinA world made by the Eight Creators on which to play out their games of passion and power, Paradise is a sprawling, diverse, often brutal place. Men and women live on Paradise as do dogs, cats, ferrets, goats, and horses. But dinosaurs predominate: wildlife, monsters, beasts of burden–and of war. Colossal plant-eaters like Brachiosaurus; terrifying meat-eaters like Allosaurus, and the most feared of all, Tyrannosaurus rex. Giant lizards swim warm seas. Birds (some with teeth) share the sky with flying reptiles that range in size from bat-sized insectivores to majestic and deadly Dragons.Thus we are plunged into Victor Milán's splendidly weird world of The Dinosaur Lords, a place that for all purposes mirrors 14th century Europe with its dynastic rivalries, religious wars, and byzantine politics...except the weapons of choice are dinosaurs. Where vast armies of dinosaur-mounted knights engage in battle. During the course of one of these epic battles, the enigmatic mercenary Dinosaur Lord Karyl Bogomirsky is defeated through betrayal and left for dead. He wakes, naked, wounded, partially amnesiac–and hunted. And embarks upon a journey that will shake his world.
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iread2much
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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Mehso-so

I wanted more dinosaurs, less sex and boring politics. I found the characters to be extremely forgettable and the storyline was not very well developed.
Two dinosaur masters met in battle and then on a road possibly set by Angels. The daughter of the emperor speaks dangerously & loves the head of a religious order who‘s writings have sparked a religious revolution. A formerly rebel lord plays a deep game and hunts the princess.
2/5 stars

Hooked_on_books Your pup doesn‘t look impressed, either! 🧡🶠2y
Leftcoastzen What are the odds! ðŸ¶yawning along with your take on the book!👠2y
iread2much @Hooked_on_books she was not impressed at all 😂 2y
iread2much @Leftcoastzen 😂 she generally finds me boring unless I have treats 2y
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Fr3NcHtOaSt

Current read. It‘s quite good. As they say it‘s a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Theones, but totally has that Dinotopia feel to it.
#TheDinosaurLords #VictorMilan #book #books #instaread

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CaliforniaCay
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My latest haul of free books from work. 2 strips and 2 ARCs. All the books stacked behind are also free books from work. I decided, since I get so many books from work, and I borrow so many books from friends, and I have so many unread books on my bookshelf, that for 2018, it's my New Years Reading Resolution to not buy ANY books. We shall see how long that lasts... 🙄

cocomass Oh this one‘s on my TBR 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai I remember being so excited for the premise of Dinosaur Lords when it was announced...and I still have yet to pick it up. What's up with that, hey? 6y
CaliforniaCay @cocomass I didn't know anything about it, and based off of the title I thought it sounded boring, but then I read the synopsis and was instantly intrigued! 6y
CaliforniaCay @GrilledCheeseSamurai dude, I had never heard of the series, but the third book recently came out and the cover kept catching my eye, and when I finally looked into it and saw that George R.R. Martin described it as a cross between game of thrones and Jurassic park - I knew I had to start it! I can't wait. 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @CaliforniaCay Right! I gotta get on these! 🤣 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán

November 17-30 is Tome Topple and I'm strongly considering participating. I found it about it earlier this year but was too late to participate in the last one. I've been kicking around the idea of starting a YouTube channel and doing these types of challenges would probably be one aspect of my channel so this would be like a test run of sorts.

There's a group on Goodreads if you want to know more about it: Tome Topple Readathon.

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DarcysBookBlog
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Pickpick

This is a fun, romping adventure. I didn't go into expecting too much, seeing all the mixed reviews, and I think hat helped. All I knew going into it was that it had knights who rode dinosaurs. SOLD! I'm looking forward to seeing how the characters will develop in the next books.

#torforge #dinosaurs

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DarcysBookBlog
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"'I'm a poet, not a historian. . . . Everything I tell you is true, considered metaphorically.'

'Consider my sympathy metaphorical too, then.'"

#quotes #fantasy #torforge

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BookishTrish
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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Bailedbailed

So naturally I assumed I'd live for this book. After giving it a couple of tries, I have to say that I just wasn't into any of the characters or the story. I'm abandoning it in Ireland for someone else to (hopefully) adore.

JazzFeathers Pity 😠But you are not tge first l hear that us disappointed with this book. Which seems duch a huge shame since the premice is so awesame 7y
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Sanasai
Bailedbailed

This should have been so good. It had so much potential. All wasted on overly stilted and/or florid speech out of the mouths of wooden caricatures. I wanted an awesome dino story, and got badly overacted local theatre.

Skimmed through to see if it improved, but kept seeing the same type of stuff. DNF.

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BookishTrish
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Vacation!!!!!! Not pictured: cheesies & ðŸ·

vivastory I just picked this up at the library a couple of days ago 7y
BookishTrish @vivastory #bookbuddies I bought it for my last vacation and forgot it!!! For months I've been waiting for today to start it up again! 7y
vivastory @BookishTrish I look forward to reading your thoughts on it. It sounds like a blast! 7y
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vivastory
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A cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones? Say no more!

TobeyTheScavengerMonk I will reserve my comments because I wish to know your thoughts first. 7y
Sha0102 Wow. Looking foward to your comments!!! It seems really interesting!!!!😆 7y
Sha0102 @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Have u read it? Hope u can tell us your opinion later, if so. 7y
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vivastory @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I noticed your post that you dnf it due to too much court intrigue. I like fantasy with political maneuvering. Traitor Baru Cormorant was one of my favorite reads of last month & it has tons of court intrigue. 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk I will say that at the half-way point The Goblin Emperor is 100% court intrigue and I love it so much. Have you read it? 7y
vivastory @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Not yet. I'm glad to hear it's great. I'll definitely be reading it in the next couple of months. 7y
JazzFeathers The premise is simply fantastic. And still, l've read contrasting reviews about it. Though l think l'll give in in the end 😆 7y
vivastory @JazzFeathers I'm not necessarily expecting a masterpiece, but it sounds like a fun book. Which is what I'm looking for. 7y
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KtheBookwyrm
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So a local indie used bookstore celebrated its 25th anniversary by having a midnight sale! Everything was 25% off. I found some gems :)

398.2 Good Selection! 7y
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SMW_BookLover
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Good

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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I was so excited about this book. I took it to the beach last summer expecting a blockbuster read. The premise sounded like it was tailor made for my exact tastes, and sure enough it kicked off with a fantastic scene of saurian combat... then palace intrigue... on and on with the palace intrigue with a crew of obnoxious characters who were obviously archetypes very intentionally stolen from Game of Thrones but less well realized. #failedtofinish

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Not even kidding about the ripping off of Game of Thrones. There's a huge guy named Bluemountain, there's a smart guy with dwarfism, there's a Count of Flowers instead of a Knight of Flowers, there's a hero named Rob, there's the Fanged Throne which everybody schemes for. On and on. 7y
howjessicareads Ugh, so sad! 7y
JazzFeathers That's anche a shame. I read a very good review sometime back, and l have to admit that the premise alone is fantastic. So disappointed... 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk I plan on finishing eventually, but no time soon. 7y
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BookishTrish
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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...and lunch

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BookishTrish
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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Vicious albino T-Rex named Snowflake: check

EmilyAnne This is on my wish list! 7y
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BookishTrish
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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There's a space in my #LitsyAtoZ waiting for some dinosaurs... #TBRTuesday

Cinfhen Awesome progressðŸ‘🻠7y
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IrIsFlowerLeaf
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It's snowing. First of the year. So today I must read and not do anything else.

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BookishTrish
Dinosaur Lords | Victor Milán
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It's hard to look innocent while eating mama's favourite bookmark

Laura317 Who? Me? 😹😹😹 7y
Bookzombie 💕🱠7y
DebinHawaii ðŸ±â¤ï¸ 7y
Zelma Totally caught in the act! 😹 7y
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kanwillcutyou
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I'm having the hardest time getting into this book. Unrelated: an author plugging his his own book in the blurb for another book seems a little tacky...

MrBook Yeah, I concur. Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎ðŸ‘ðŸ». 8y
kanwillcutyou Thaaaaaaaanks! I'm excited it finally came to android! 8y
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BookishTrish
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How I cope with a dead Kobo

MrBook Wow, nice stack! Sorry about your Kobo 😕. 8y
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BookishFeminist
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Sometimes your day is just so ridiculous & chaotic that regardless of whether it's 1am on Sunday night, you are going to have a beer & read about dinosaurs, damnit. Blurbed by George R.R. Martin as a cross between JURASSIC PARK & GAME OF THRONES. 🉠How can I not read this? Sign me the fuck up. 💯💯

BookishTrish Hell ya 8y
BookishFeminist @BookishTrish 🤘ðŸ¼ðŸ¤˜ðŸ¼ðŸ¤˜ðŸ¼ 8y
Tikabelle Wut. Gonna need that. 8y
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BookishFeminist @Tikabelle Right? I picked this off the sci fi/fantasy library shelf at random bc I was like...dinosaur lords? This is madness! Then I saw the George RR Martin blurb and was 100000% SOLD. 8y
shawnmooney Aren't you crazy and wonderful!? 8y
BookishFeminist @shawnmooney Sometimes! Always crazy, sometimes wonderful, lol 8y
JPeterson Jurassic Park and GoT?!? I need this in my life. 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled This sounds way crazy, in a good way. And nice choice on the Abita pecan! 👠8y
StephTKO 😂 Please let this be as awesome as it sounds. 8y
BookishFeminist @JPeterson I'll let you know when I return it to Arlington libraries :P 8y
BookishFeminist @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled.com Thanks! I love pecan flavored anything- this beer is delicious. Hope the book turns out that way too! 8y
BookishFeminist @StephTKO Right?! I have a feeling even if it isn't great it will still be super entertaining for the ridiculous factor lol 8y
TheApesOfWrath Need to buy for the library! 8y
BookishFeminist @TheApesOfWrath Yes! Although I will say this is not the highest quality of anything I've ever read, lol 8y
LionHeartLeo Haven't read the book, but I've drank that beer! Yum!! 8y
BookishFeminist @LionHeartLeo Isn't it yummy?! Love pecans. 8y
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StaceyKondla
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The dinosaurs escaped from the kids department because they heard there were paperback copies of Dinosaur Lords! They told me I need to read this one....

rubyslippersreads I always do what dinosaurs tell me. 😄 7y
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