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A review by starsal
The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán
4.0
There are four types of books I particularly like to read in the summer while relaxing on vacation:
1. Epic fantasy
2. Books about dinosaurs/dragons
3. Thought-provoking science fiction
4. Books with a mystery or puzzle for you, the reader, to figure out
I don't know how [a:Victor Milán|4601681|Victor Milán|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1422563171p2/4601681.jpg] got ahold of this list or why he decided to write a book that combined all four for me, but I'm extremely grateful that he did.
So grateful, in fact, that I don't actually know if I loved the book as much as I think I loved it, or if I just have stars in my eyes at the very fact that it exists. And it goes without saying that the art is phenomenal.
Regardless, I enjoyed this book hugely. It took me a while to trust Milán as an author (and I have a big gripe with one of the Developments late in the book) but he did an excellent job drawing some three-dimensional characters full of human idiosyncrasy. I loved the central conceit of the book, and had a lot of fun wondering about Paradise and the Creators. I'm glad the dinosaurs had feathers. I wish there was more about the dinosaur's personalities, but I'm glad they were there at all. We can't have everything all at once. I can't wait for the next one.
So . . . is Paradise Mars? I don't think so because a Martian year is 1.88 Earth years, and a Paradise year is 1.6 Earth years, but the prologue said that anything was possible. Could they have moved Mars? Or is it another system altogether?
A point that stretched my suspension of disbelief: After all the harm they wreaked on Earth's ecosystems, we brought CATS and FERRETS to a new planet?? I love black-footed ferrets as much as the next girl, but they've destroyed ecosystems!
Also: Melodia's rape was TOTALLY unnecessary, and it honked me off. Having her be forcibly sodomized was lazy plotting and writing and made me want to write a feminist screed. I'm sure someone else will take care of this for me.
1. Epic fantasy
2. Books about dinosaurs/dragons
3. Thought-provoking science fiction
4. Books with a mystery or puzzle for you, the reader, to figure out
I don't know how [a:Victor Milán|4601681|Victor Milán|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1422563171p2/4601681.jpg] got ahold of this list or why he decided to write a book that combined all four for me, but I'm extremely grateful that he did.
So grateful, in fact, that I don't actually know if I loved the book as much as I think I loved it, or if I just have stars in my eyes at the very fact that it exists. And it goes without saying that the art is phenomenal.
Regardless, I enjoyed this book hugely. It took me a while to trust Milán as an author (and I have a big gripe with one of the Developments late in the book) but he did an excellent job drawing some three-dimensional characters full of human idiosyncrasy. I loved the central conceit of the book, and had a lot of fun wondering about Paradise and the Creators. I'm glad the dinosaurs had feathers. I wish there was more about the dinosaur's personalities, but I'm glad they were there at all. We can't have everything all at once. I can't wait for the next one.
Spoiler
So . . . is Paradise Mars? I don't think so because a Martian year is 1.88 Earth years, and a Paradise year is 1.6 Earth years, but the prologue said that anything was possible. Could they have moved Mars? Or is it another system altogether?
A point that stretched my suspension of disbelief: After all the harm they wreaked on Earth's ecosystems, we brought CATS and FERRETS to a new planet?? I love black-footed ferrets as much as the next girl, but they've destroyed ecosystems!
Also: Melodia's rape was TOTALLY unnecessary, and it honked me off. Having her be forcibly sodomized was lazy plotting and writing and made me want to write a feminist screed. I'm sure someone else will take care of this for me.