Ben Cartwright, former soldier, home to mourn the loss of his father stumbles upon cryptic letters from the past between the author, Arthur Conan Doyle and his great, great grandfather who vanished while exploring the Amazon jungle in 1908. Amazingly, these letters lead Ben to believe that his ancestor’s expedition was the basis for Doyle’s fantastical tale of a lost world inhabited by long … long extinct creatures. As Ben digs some more he finds clues to the whereabouts of a lost notebook that might contain a map to a place that is home to creatures that would rewrite everything known about history, biology and evolution.
But other parties now know about the notebook, and will do anything to obtain it. For Ben and his friends, it becomes a race against time and against ruthless rivals.
In the remotest corners of Venezuela, along winding river trails known only to lost tribes, and through near impenetrable jungle, Ben and his novice team find a forbidden place more terrifying and dangerous than anything they could ever have imagined.
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This is one of the best books I have read recently.
This is another great book by Beck. What could have been a typical “finding dinosaurs in the jungle” has a larger story with the influence of the comet and the characters family. I really like the fact that there is not a nice little ending but more to the story.
Amazing adventure. Starts slow and then boils to a somewhat standard ending for its type, but done in a way that will have you begging for a sequel. Which fortunately, released just before I read this book. 🙂
All you really need to know though is its basic premise: What if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were inspired to write The Lost World by an ill-fated yet *real* journey?
I don’t know where to start. This was not my typical read. It involves time travel and prehistoric monsters. But WOW! It had me hooked from beginning to end. This is nonstop action from beginning to end. I couldn’t wait until the follow up was available. It leaves tons of questions until round 2. Great read. I only have limited to read but I still read it in a few days. And that was because I couldn’t put it down. I read it every chance I got because it was very addicting. You want to know what the characters are experiencing. They are very relatable. Humble. I truly hope that this series is continued because as of right now if is my second favorite. MHI being #1.
Enjoyed very much
Interesting story concept!
It was ok, However I felt that too much time was spent developing the characters, but once they were developed they sort of jumped to the jungle. The main “creature” reminded me of the movie Anaconda, otherwise a large snake and not a dinosaur. Then, all of a sudden the books over, leaving many questions to be answered
This was a fun book. Pretty far fetched, but thats what I expected from a book about dinosaurs and time warps.
ending kind of stinks but good book hopefully has a sequesl
A great takeoff on AC Doyle’s “Lost World”. Extremely imaginative with seamless continuation of the original piece.
Enjoyed the book. However, I didn’t investigate that book was part of a series. I hate serialized stories.
Clever plot linking A. C. Doyle fiction with the hero’s ancestor’s logs and letters.
I enjoyed the fresh take on a classic
Very imaginative, original. Loved it
Would like a sequill but the characters all died.
This is one of those books where you pretty much know the main characters are going to make it through everything. It was an entertaining read though.
Good escapist reading, very predictable
Hopefully we get a sequel
I was expecting lots of dinosaurs, not gigantic snakes!
Got lost following the plot. Plus these characters are predictable and pretty stupid.