The Deadlands Hunted, Skye MelkiWegner
The Deadlands Hunted, Skye MelkiWegner
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The Deadlands: Hunted

Author: Skye Melki-Wegner

Narrator: John Pirhalla

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/04/2023


Synopsis

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-Wegner about five outcasts—and former enemies—who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom.

"My favorite middle grade book of the year.” —New York Times-bestselling author Amie Kaufman

Battle rages between the dinosaur kingdoms of Cretacea.

When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain. But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert. They learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.

As the two remaining dinosaur kingdoms fight for territory, Eleri, the disgraced son of a prince, is exiled from his home for saving an enemy soldier. Banished to the merciless Deadlands, a terrifying desert full of tar pits, poisonous gas, and ruthless carnivores, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies—including the enemy soldier he saved—to avoid becoming prey.

When Eleri and his fellow exiles discover the horrific truth behind the war, the unlikely heroes must do all they can to save their kingdoms from a lurking predator. . . and a secret plot that might destroy them all.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

About Skye Melki-Wegner

Skye Melki-Wegner started writing as soon as she could hold a pen. She was immediately drawn to fantasy—and soon her notebooks overflowed with dragons, pixies, and wizards. After graduating with an honors degree in law, she traded in practicing law for writing fantasy novels. Her first middle-grade trilogy, The Deadlands, draws inspiration from her time working in a museum (where some of her colleagues were dinosaurs).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on September 13, 2023

Ya'll. I'm going to be honest. If you like Wings of Fire, you'll probably enjoy this one. This is definitely for all of the readers who love dinosaurs regardless of age. 3.5 Stars CW: violence on page The Deadlands: Hunted immediately went on my radar as soon as I heard that it was a mix between Wing......more

Goodreads review by C.J. on April 04, 2024

I received a copy of the audiobook that’s narrated by John Pirhalla via NetGalley for review. The narrator does a pretty solid job. This book is tagged as Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park and this is a middle grade debut for the author. It felt like mixing The Land Before Time and The Lion King tog......more

Goodreads review by Reading is my Escape on September 04, 2023

Verdict: An extraordinary story about five dinosaurs who are outcasts from their herds and how they try to save their kingdoms from a horrific plot. Nightfall leaked into the warren, cold and gray. - first line This book follows an unlikely group of friends, dinosaurs cast out from their herds and sent......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on October 08, 2024

This is a middle grade read, but even as an elder millennial I found it hard to follow in the beginning. I think likely because some of the dinosaur types picked for this story were difficult to pronounce so I found myself tripping up often enough that I would lose what we were reading about. I had......more

Goodreads review by Annie on December 03, 2023

So like this is a misfit of dinosaurs that reminds me of the land before time. And i loved that aspect of friendship. And has one of my favourite dinosaurs in the mix, the Ankylosaurus!!!!......more


Quotes

"This is my favorite middle grade book of the year . . . Full of heart, I would have inhaled a series like this as a kid—I did as an adult. It's the full package.” —New York Times-bestselling author Amie Kaufman

"A claw-biting epic fantasy full of family drama, clever humor, nonstop action, weighty themes, and of course, the coolest band of misfit dinosaurs around." —John David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted