Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time (#1, HB)

Author(s): James Gurney

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When James Gurney's Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time first appeared in 1992, it was immediately hailed as a fully imagined world of the caliber of J. R. R. Tolkien's. Gurney's premise -- of an undiscovered island where a race of mystical humans co-exists in harmony with intelligent dinosaurs -- has been since reiterated over and over in numerous films and by scores of other writers. Now, Calla Editions brings Gurney's spectacular artistry to a new generation in this 20th anniversary edition.


Digitally re-rendered from the original transparencies, Gurney's dramatic panoramas of Dinotopia and close-up character studies of its inhabitants -- both human and saurian -- take on new vitality. And as a tale of high adventure and discovery told as entries and sketches in journal form, Dinotopia presents a shipwrecked visitor's glimpse into an imagined social order, a culture, and even a cooperative interspecies technology that will satisfy lovers of fantasy and science fiction of all persuasions.


This edition includes a new Afterword written by author James Gurney as well as a special section of behind-the-scenes studies and maquettes he used in developing his paintings.

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James Gurney earned a degree in anthropology before undertaking his artistic training. In addition to his works of fantasy, he has designed scenic backgrounds for animated films and published books on the artistic method. Mr. Gurney's most recent books reveal the painstaking techniques he uses to realise the magical auras of his work.

General Fields

  • : 9781606600221
  • : Dover Publications
  • : Dover Publications
  • : 1.252
  • : July 2011
  • : 229mm X 273mm X 25mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : James Gurney
  • : Hardback
  • : 20th Anniversary ed
  • : English
  • : 813.6
  • : 192
  • : col. Illustrations, col. maps