The Time Eater, The Time Eater

Three fearless friends. A family of impossible dinosaur fossils. One epic mystery. An inspiring, adventure must-read for action-loving 11-14 year-olds!What secrets lie buried in the heart of a forgotten valley?“The Time Eater is erasing history, one fossil at a time. Only 13-year-old Foster Raymond and his fossil hunters—a 170lb Newfoundland Retriever, a Swahili inventor and an 8-fingered explorer—can stop him.”When Foster’s grandfather dies in a suspicious accident, Foster is left with more questions than answers. Determined to learn the truth, he follows a trail of mysterious clues left behind in his granddad's fossil dig logs, leading him and his unique friends deep into a dangerous and remote valley.The clues lead Foster and his exceptional fossil hunters towards an incredible fossil discovery—a dinosaur that should not exist. But every step of the quest brings more danger. A dangerous rival known as the Time Eater is already in the valley with his terrifying henchmen, trying to stop the fossil seekers and steal the fossil find of the century.During the storm of a lifetime, the hunters struggle along ghost railroads and lost roads—battling a female assassin with Olympic grace, and a mastermind of all things explosive—racing to save the fantastic fossils and bring the Time Eater to justice.It will take all of their remarkable field craft and ingenious inventions to fend off the henchmen and unpack the riddles hidden in an abandoned museum, fantastic crystal garden, and ageless stone giant.Would you risk everything to uncover a truth that could change history?The Time Eater explores the wonders of the lost places buried in our cities, how three immigrant children navigate their broken families, and what sacrifices they’re willing to make to preserve their friendship.