Julian Michael Carver

In the expanse of the ocean, a drug cartel faces off against the Coast Guard-and a hungry megalodon lurking beneath the waves. Then, at a truck-stop diner, tensions run high as a swarm of angry murder hornets attack, trapping the customers inside Finally, deep in the forest, a group of hikers are fighting for their lives-pursued by a bloodthirsty theropod long thought to be extinct. Jurassic Carnage and Other Monster Tales is the debut collection by American science-fiction writer Julian Michael Carver. The stories contained in this collection were previously published as individual releases called Creature Features. This collection also features an unreleased tale-Jurassic Carnage. Julian Michael Carver is a Scribe Award nominated author and a proud member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He is known for his tales regarding dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters.

Triassic was just the beginning...After receiving a distress signal from the Supernova, a ship long thought to be destroyed, Adam Ross and a team of heroes are dispatched to Earth's past to investigate. After a disastrous arrival wipes out most of the rescue party, Adam and a handful of survivors embark on foot through the dense jungles of the Triassic to locate the Supernova survivors.Faced with both human and dinosaur threats, Adam and his team soon realize there is but one chance for escape. As they make their way to evacuate, they discover a rogue army of mercenaries threatening to hunt them down. As his foes close in, Adam is forced to trust a strange ally and begins a daring quest to escape the Triassic.

On her graduation night at a high school in South Florida, Perry Baldwin is dragged unwillingly along with five former high school peers on an adventure that she will soon regret. Lured down to the Everglades with the promise of drugs, the graduates unknowingly set off a horrific chain of events that will pit them against one of history's deadliest coastal predators. Cut off from escape, Perry is faced with not only the terrors that await in the swamp, but also the deteriorating mental state of her group as the teenagers struggle to reach society in time - or die trying.MEGACROC: Origins is the prequel to the 2020 hit novel, MEGACROC. In this explosive teen-scream entry into the series, uncover the events taking place immediately before the Deinosuchus terrorized the residents of the notorious Sunset Ridge housing plan.

Something Has AwakenedIn the remote stretches of southern Florida, a string of deadly animal attacks begin to surface near the borders of a housing development project. When evidence at the latest scene suggests that a massive predator may be the source of the carnage, a local crocodilian specialist is brought in as a consultant. Soon an effort is launched by the police and the coast guard to successfully locate and capture the ancient creature, which threatens the lives of everyone in the expedition, as well as the surrounding communities.

After spending many years in artificial hypersleep, a handful of survivors of the exploration vessel Supernova awaken to find their ship torn to shreds. They are unsure of what happened in space or how they crashed into an uncharted planet. Upon exploration of the new world, they soon realize their destination: The Triassic, the first chapter of the Mesozoic Era. A plan is formulated to escape this terrifying landscape plagued with dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts. The survivors soon discover that there may be an even larger threat looming under the trees than just the dinosaurs, threatening to cut their mission short and trap them all forever in the primitive depths of the Triassic.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Anna encourages Andy to write his class crush a romantic note. During class one day, Andy finally agrees and begins penning a Valentine letter. When Mason Mitchell sees the note and almost reads it aloud in front of the class, a daring rescue mission involving Andy, Anna, and everyone's favorite velociraptor begins to recapture the note before the class bully does. Now it's a race against time as the Valentine's Day party rapidly approaches

When the Saunders go camping in the Pennsylvanian wilderness, Mr. Saunders tells the kids a scary story about a legendary creature named Fatfoot, who lives in the forest nearby. At first, the children don't believe the strange tale, until things begin to go bump in the night. It's up to Andy, Anna, and everyone's favorite raptor, Tennyson, to investigate the legend themselves.

It's the first day of fourth-grade for twins Andy and Anna. Andy is a shy boy obsessed with dinosaurs and Anna is an adventurous girl willing to take risks. One day when they step off the school bus, Anna suggests taking a shortcut through a dark alley to get home.As they navigate through the abandoned alley, they find a mysterious large egg tucked under a bush. They take it home and try to hatch it, careful not to tell their parents who are strict about pets. After building a makeshift nest in the attic, the egg hatches into a friendly baby velociraptor, whom they later name Tennyson, due to his infatuation with destroying tennis balls.Now they must convince their parents to keep the little dinosaur, while overcoming bad grades and the school bully.