Fan favorite Captain Raptor returns for another thrilling space adventure in this action-packed young nod to graphic novels.
In their newest endeavor, intrepid leader Captain Raptor and his space-dino crew must rescue a team of scientists from a doomed planet--while evading flaming asteroids, predatory beasts, and a volcano about to blow. Could this be the end of Captain Raptor? Old fans and new will be drawn to the mix of dinosaurs, space, and science-fiction parody.
Fan favorite Captain Raptor returns for another thrilling space adventure in this action-packed young nod to graphic novels.
In their newest endeavor, intrepid leader Captain Raptor and his space-dino crew must rescue a team of scientists from a doomed planet--while evading flaming asteroids, predatory beasts, and a volcano about to blow. Could this be the end of Captain Raptor? Old fans and new will be drawn to the mix of dinosaurs, space, and science-fiction parody.
Fan favorite Captain Raptor returns for another thrilling space adventure in this action-packed young nod to graphic novels.
A long time ago in a city far, far away (known as Baltimore), a
space dinosaur was born. Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien dreamed
up Captain Raptor and started creating books about his daring
deeds. They received more fan mail for Captain Raptor and the Moon
Mystery and Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates than for any of
their many, many other books. Ten years later they're back at it,
concocting impossible situations for Captain Raptor in the
long-awaited third installment of the series.
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The space-roving dinosaur and his scaly crew return at last for
another awesome rescue mission. Jam-packed with near disasters,
death-defying feats, and gleefully melodramatic art, this latest
adventure (over 10 long years since Captain Raptor and the Space
Pirates!) sends the mighty spaceship Megatooth hurtling toward
Pyros Prime, where a small band of research scientists is
threatened by the imminent eruption of supervolcano Mount Bleak. To
the oft-repeated chorus of "Could this be the end of Captain
Raptor?" the doughty dino roars down to a rough landing, weathers
attacks from both a humongous Cobrasaurus and a swooping Vulturous,
crosses a lambent lake of lava to snatch the beleaguered scientists
(meek mammals all), and rejoins his shipmates to rocket off in the
nick of time, blasting through a shower of falling asteroids just
as all Pyros Prime bursts apart in a titanic explosion. "Never a
dull moment," says he, as news of an unspecified catastrophe on
distant Seti Beta Six sets the stage for a fresh set of epic
exploits. "Onward to the stars!" In the squared-off, lavishly
detailed scenes, outsized monsters and laser-wielding warriors in
riveted body armor battle through murky landscapes and caverns lit
from below by glowing lava. Kudos to this prehistoric Buzz
Lightyear…long may he sail the spaceways.
—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
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