The Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade
debut series about five outcasts - and former enemies - who are the only
hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom.
My favorite middle grade book of the year." - New York Times -
bestselling author Amie Kaufman
Battle rages between the dinosaur kingdoms of Cretacea.
When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain.
But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert.
They learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.
As the two remaining dinosaur kingdoms fight for territory, Eleri, the disgraced
son of a prince, is exiled from his home for saving an enemy soldier. Banished
to the merciless Deadlands, a terrifying desert full of tar pits, poisonous gas,
and ruthless carnivores, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies
- including the enemy soldier he saved - to avoid becoming prey.
When Eleri and his fellow exiles discover the horrific truth behind the war, the
unlikely heroes must do all they can to save their kingdoms from a lurking
predator. . . and a secret plot that might destroy them all.
This is my favorite middle grade book of the year . . . Full of heart, I would
have inhaled a series like this as a kid - I did as an adult. It's the full package."
- New York Times -bestselling author Amie Kaufman
"A claw-biting epic fantasy full of family drama, clever humor, nonstop action,
weighty themes, and of course, the coolest band of misfit dinosaurs around." -
John David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted

Skye Melki-Wegnerstarted writing as soon as she could hold a pen. She was
immediately drawn to fantasy - and soon her notebooks overflowed with
dragons, pixies, and wizards. After graduating with an honors degree in law,
she traded in practicing law for writing fantasy novels. Her first middle-grade
trilogy, The Deadlands, draws inspiration from her time working in a museum
(where some of her colleagues were dinosaurs)

Square Fish
On Sale: Oct 3/23
5.13 x 7.62 • 304 pages
9781250899866 • $11.99 • pb
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric •
Ages 8-12 years
Series: Deadlands