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The Extinction Trials by SM Wilson (view source)
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|date=December 2017
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Storm and Lincoln live on Earthasia, a continent ruined by overpopulation. Space is scarce and energy and food are rationed. Education is minimal and mostly focused around searching for new, efficient food sources. Storm's mother has died and she never knew her father, so she lives in one of Earthasia's overcrowded ''shelters'', goes to school for one day per week and wrestles hay bales for a job. Lincoln's sister is dying from the blistering disease and he has no access to the healthcare that could save her. It's a mean, desperate existence for them both and so they are first to volunteer for the Stipulators' trials for a new mission to the neighbouring continent of Piloria. The aim is to retrieve dinosaur eggs so that a virus to kill them can be engineered and the citizens of Earthasia will have access to the space and abundant food sources Piloria offers...
''The Extinction Trials'' is a fun new addition to dystopian YA. There are a great many dinosaur fans out there and they are going to love it.
If ''The Extinction Trials'' appeals because of its underlying messages about climate change, you might also enjoy [[Dark Life by Kat Falls]], in which humans are colonising the ocean bed. Middle -grade readers who like the idea of a dinosaur theme might enjoy [[Z-Rex (Z Rex Trilogy) by Steve Cole|Z-Rex by Steve Cole]]. You might also appreciate [[Tregarthur's Promise by Alex Mellanby]].
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