Dinotopia, The World Beneath 20th Anniversary Edition

James Gurney's magnificent sequel to the bestselling Dinotopiareturns in an anniversary hardcover edition. The World Beneathfollows an intrepid band of Dinotopians members of a society in which humans and animals peacefully coexist as they explore a mysterious island. More than 160 full-color illustrations enhance this gripping adventure, in addition to a new Afterword and special behind-the-scenes studies.

Before writing and illustrating Dinotopia, James Gurney painted reconstructions of ancient civilizations for National Geographic magazine. He has illustrated seventeen stamps for the U.S. Postal Service, including The World of Dinosaurs. His Dinotopia artwork has won the Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards and has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Delaware Art Museum. His most recent books, Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (2009) and Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (2010), are based on his daily blog gurneyjourney.blogspot.com.