I'm really looking forward to having this book, both for me, and my dinosaur loving kid. Growing up, I wanted to be a paleontologist, so this hits me right away. Now, Erin S. Evans has a book with hard science, fossils, and piracy. The opening chapters and writing are compelling and get you excited about the discoveries happening around the characters and prep you for the tragedies that will soon befall them. Most importantly though for Hard Science books: The writing is easy to understand and follow along, which makes it a perfect read... or rather, crunchy enough to sink your teeth into.