The Tyrannosaur Chronicles

By: David Hone

Narrated by: Gavin Osborn

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's Summary

Adored by children and adults alike, tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, triceratops, or velociraptors in Jurassic Park. But despite the hype, tyrannosaurus and the other tyrannosaurs are fascinating animals in their own right and are among the best-studied of all dinosaurs.

Tyrannosaurs started small but over the course of 100 million years evolved into the giant carnivorous bone crushers that continue to inspire awe in palaeontologists, screenplay writers, sci-fi novelists and the general public alike. Tyrannosaurus itself was truly impressive; it topped six tons, was more than 12 meters (40 feet) long and had the largest head and most powerful bite of any land animal in history.

The Tyrannosaur Chronicles tracks the rise of these dinosaurs and presents the latest research into their biology, showing off more than just their impressive statistics - tyrannosaurs had feathers and fought and even ate each other.

This audiobook presents the science behind this research; it tells the story of the group through their anatomy, ecology and behaviour, exploring how they came to be the dominant terrestrial predators of the Mesozoic era and, in more recent times, one of the great icons of biology.

©2016 David Hone (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Critic Reviews

"Dinosaurs are endlessly fascinating, and the massive, blood-thirsty tyrannosaurs are most popular (and scary) of the lot! Here, renowned dinosaur expert David Hone reveals their story, and how we know what we know about these most amazing of ancient reptiles." (Professor Mike Benton, University of Bristol)
"Without doubt, the best book on tyrannosaurs I've ever read. This is an awesome dinosaur book." (Professor Xu Xing, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

An Engaging Biography of the King

Never getting too technical for the layman, this book offers an interesting top-to-bottom look at this most famous of dinosaurs, from their humble origins in the Jurassic to answering unexpected questions such as how they slept. Gavin Osborn offers a breezy narration that’s easy to follow.

Emerse Yourself in the Tyranosaur World.

Being old it is wonderful to gradully wake listening to dinosaurnian wonders. Thank you scientists.

If You Like Dinosaurs, You’ll Love This Book!

This book is jam – packed with all sorts of information about tyrannosaurs. It goes into great detail about their morphology and possible behaviors. If you’ve ever wondered about and wanted to learn more about Tyrannosaurus rex and it’s relatives as you’ve seen in the movies, then this is the title for you.

great book! learned a lot about T-REX!

great book! learned a lot about T-REX! very informative, and I hope he writes a book about Allosaurus!

long love T Rex

This book was comprehensive regarding t Rex and also illuminating to other species and life millions of years ago....loved it!

In depth

The book is very thorough in its details of tyrannosaurs, not just on T-Rex.

It is a bit dense, but for any paleontology enthusiasts it will be enjoyable.

The narrator was great.

Well done

Loved it. i have listened several times. Both content and the reader . A gem among books about dinasours

A Gem for the true Paleo Geek

David Hone is one of a group of new generation paleontologists standing on the shoulders of the Curries and Kirklands and Serenos and Bakkers and Ostroms among many other giants in the field before them and pushing the science forward into new and exciting territory.

Hone is engaging and entertaining while distributing the vital information in both an understandable yet thorough way. The narration was good, as well.

Hone has been a godsend for the Dino obsessed as much of his work is open access, he does a wonderful podcast, he wrote this book, his blog Archosaur Musings is a hidden treasure, and he has done many interviews and talks which can be found easily online.

After you’ve exhausted those, I suggest checking out work by Thomas Holtz, Steve Brussatte, Mark Witton, Darren Naish, Izir Ibrahim (sp?), Michael Habib, Brian Switek, Russell Hawley, Julia McHugh, John Hutinson, Lyle Carbutt, and so many more. It’s a wonderful time to be interested in this science and there’s an amazing amount of content out there.

I also suggest keeping up with the Utah Raptor Project and donating if possible.

Just so grateful for the opportunity to learn what seems like endless information on such an enthralling topic!

Fairly technical information.

I enjoyed the book, but having illustrations in front of me, would have added to the experience.
Narrator was excellent and spoke clearly and distinctly.

Thoroughly enjoyable for any dino fan

I have a general interest in dinosaurs, and. I found this book to very enjoyable. Nothing too technical yet with enough dino details to keep me listening during the morning commute. Good narration as well.

Fascinating

Perfect for anyone who wishes to learn more about Tyrannosaurus and it's equally fascinating relatives

Highly recommended

Excellent book full of detail but perfectly accessible for the non specialist reader and very well narrated.

An education.

All you wanted to know but we're afraid to ask and then much much more about the family of dominant carnivorous chickens. Well presented but so fact and conjecture filled that a second or third read will unearth a greater wealth of reasonable information. Go on give the old nodel some worthwhile exercise!

A fascinating book but audio not the ideal format

This book is great for any dinosaur enthusiast. It is well read, referenced competently and covers a wide range of view points and sciences in relation to the dinosaurs. However, the downside of this amazing level of detail is that audio makes it hard to go back and check something at a later point. There are accompanying PDFs but I believe full print would be the best format for consuming this book. The detailed nature also means that a lot of less interesting scientific jargon and terminology is covered early on and makes this book slow to start. Once the focus switches to actually learning about the animals though, it is thoroughly engrossing and enjoyable.