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Synopsis
When a freak natural phenomenon dissolves the boundaries between yesterday and today, the world is transformed into a patchwork mixture of the present and the distant past. Entire cities are replaced by primeval forests. Prehistoric monsters stalk modern city streets, hunting for human prey. While ordinary men and women struggle to survive in this strange new world, the president and his advisers search for a way to undo the catastrophe. But the solution may be more devastating than the dinosaurs....
Is Footprints of Thunder appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This apocalyptic sci-fi thriller depicts prehistoric predators hunting humans in modern cities after a temporal catastrophe, with likely graphic violence and mass casualties throughout. The ensemble cast includes government officials and ordinary survivors navigating life-or-death situations.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include gore, death, mass death, and animal death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers who love dinosaurs, time paradoxes, and survival scenarios will be gripped by this high-concept disaster story where T-Rexes hunt in city streets.