Carnivore Keepers

"Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the humans."
~ Jason J. McCuiston, author of Project Notebook
In the primordial world of New Pangea, the mining settlement Columbia struggles against a barren environment, fearsome Deinonychuses, and scavenging pterosaurs. If only the dinosaurs were the deadliest threat.
A pack of raiders who bond with carnivores plague the town with relentless attacks, murdering innocents and plundering resources. The raiders capture Ambassador Niles Stanton, a visiting diplomat, alongside Caleb West, a tough-as-nails orphan. Because the Alpha raider mistakenly believes that Caleb is Stanton's son, he agrees to train the boy as one of their pack - so long as Stanton fulfills an undisclosed favor.
As they plot their escape, Stanton and Caleb must maintain their ruse, live among their enemies, and survive bloodthirsty carnotaurs. But countless lives hang in the balance when Stanton learns of the Alpha's plot, involving complete devastation throughout Columbian and perhaps all of New Pangea.
Set in the tradition of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, Carnivore Keepers explores the steep cost of survival when human societies compete against nature... and each other.
"A rip-roaring read!"
~ Gregg Chamberlain, short story author