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The Extinction #1
Primordial Earth: Book 1
This is their world, and we are the prey.
After an unexplained event shifted entire cities millions of years into the past, life has become a daily struggle for survival. Rogue, tenacious and fierce, has never known anything except a harsh life on the streets of Prime City until she finds herself on the wrong side of the law... and the wall.
Nothing could’ve prepared her for the outside...
Exiled, unarmed, and alone, she faces a perilous journey into a savage prehistoric world. With nothing but her wits, she sets out into the unknown. Can she find a way to survive or will the primordial land claim another victim?
Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales.
After an unexplained event shifted entire cities millions of years into the past, life has become a daily struggle for survival. Rogue, tenacious and fierce, has never known anything except a harsh life on the streets of Prime City until she finds herself on the wrong side of the law... and the wall.
Nothing could’ve prepared her for the outside...
Exiled, unarmed, and alone, she faces a perilous journey into a savage prehistoric world. With nothing but her wits, she sets out into the unknown. Can she find a way to survive or will the primordial land claim another victim?
Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales.
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First published August 12, 2020
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October 13, 2021
Tip: Never take part in a "Biggest Smile" competition when one of the competitors is a T-Rex.
Okay...bringing humans and chompy dinosaurs together is fun (not for the humans), but GETTING them together believably, is very difficult. Michael Crichton probably had the most acceptable method in Jurassic Park. As for the rest: Pffft! So just accept that you can be transported back in time and get on with the story.
Baileigh Higgins is undoubtedly an imaginative and talented writer, and I found Rogue's journey through Primordial Earth exciting and interesting. Personally, I think the Late Cretaceous would hold a LOT more surprises than anyone could imagine. Not always nasty surprises either. We might even find (as the author described) that era quite beautiful...until we became shreds of meat caught in a Utahraptor's teeth. This book is like an apatosaurus, trying to fit into a Mini Minor. It's just too much in too little space. Now I'm not painting the story with the poo brush; I'm just saying it needed more space to flesh out the plot, the world, and the characters a bit more. There was only one glaring error where the "shift" caused an EMP and none of the cars or electronics were working. Then three pages later, we had earth-moving machinery and ambulances all working! That was the only error I found though. The author used her research well and produced enough action to keep me interested for the whole book. I never once found myself skimming.
While this isn't a literary masterpiece, it's a fun read.
P.S. I just had the crazy image in my head of an apatosaurus going through a drive-through. "I'll have 2,796 burgers please, and hold the mayo. I'm on a diet." 🦕
Okay...bringing humans and chompy dinosaurs together is fun (not for the humans), but GETTING them together believably, is very difficult. Michael Crichton probably had the most acceptable method in Jurassic Park. As for the rest: Pffft! So just accept that you can be transported back in time and get on with the story.
Baileigh Higgins is undoubtedly an imaginative and talented writer, and I found Rogue's journey through Primordial Earth exciting and interesting. Personally, I think the Late Cretaceous would hold a LOT more surprises than anyone could imagine. Not always nasty surprises either. We might even find (as the author described) that era quite beautiful...until we became shreds of meat caught in a Utahraptor's teeth. This book is like an apatosaurus, trying to fit into a Mini Minor. It's just too much in too little space. Now I'm not painting the story with the poo brush; I'm just saying it needed more space to flesh out the plot, the world, and the characters a bit more. There was only one glaring error where the "shift" caused an EMP and none of the cars or electronics were working. Then three pages later, we had earth-moving machinery and ambulances all working! That was the only error I found though. The author used her research well and produced enough action to keep me interested for the whole book. I never once found myself skimming.
While this isn't a literary masterpiece, it's a fun read.
P.S. I just had the crazy image in my head of an apatosaurus going through a drive-through. "I'll have 2,796 burgers please, and hold the mayo. I'm on a diet." 🦕
December 8, 2020
Had potential. I stopped reading about half-way through after reading a scene where the heroine, who had nearly been both eaten and drowned in a river was struggling her way to shore. She started thinking about how she wasn't going to be able to survive unless she found some water....while she's swimming in the river she almost drowned in... :-/
If only there were WATER...!!!
If only there were WATER...!!!
March 1, 2021
Primordial Earth is a fun book. It introduces an interesting and well-written character and has a very fun setting. I’m a sucker for any book that involves people trying to survive dinosaurs. At the same time, the book struggled with plot and the writing itself could be improved. The book suffers from being so short and the story not having room to grow. I’d recommend it to any reader that’s interested by the premise. However, I’m probably not going to read the second book, because this just wasn’t the book for me.
my full review can be found here
my full review can be found here
November 21, 2020
This had a novel premise, though you have to accept that technology existed to change time (which in a sci-fi setting is acceptable). Seems like after twenty plus years, the Prime citizens and their overlords would have come up with some better defenses than they had. It also seems like they would have so thoroughly scoured the outskirts of the city that absolutely nothing would have been left and certainly not anything edible. I did like Rogue and her journey though the reveal at the end seemed very unlikely. I will probably read book 2 to see what happens.
February 18, 2021
The 'city' as such is quite primitive. Rogue is a young girl who has not eaten for three days (the poverty is pretty darn bad) and has to avoid being caught by the Watch which is a police force that isn'[t terrible far removed from a Gestapo-type organization.
The reason for all this is that some scientists somewhere were fooling around with time travel and things went bad. The area Rogue lived in was split, part of it remaining in the present, part of it pushed back to the time of the dinosaurs. Buildings were split in half, for example, so the process was violent. It was also apocalyptic to the people put into the past since all the things they were used to were mostly gone.
Rogue makes a mistake and this results in a flying dinosaur attacking the town causing some people to be killed. She is caught and forced out of the town, alone, with her chance of survival almost zero.
On the good side she is able to find someone else and stay with that person. On the bad side there's a guy from the town she was in that is obsessed with her and goes after her.
They all have to survive animal attacks, try to find edible plants and manage even to find another area where people are living. Then things get worse; much worse, for Rogue.
The story has a different basic than the usual apocalyptic story (only some of the people are taken to the past). It shows the greed for power that will happen even in such a terrible disaster. It shows how some people will do the best to survive while others do the worst. The main characters are quite well done. There are other books that follow this one in the series.
The reason for all this is that some scientists somewhere were fooling around with time travel and things went bad. The area Rogue lived in was split, part of it remaining in the present, part of it pushed back to the time of the dinosaurs. Buildings were split in half, for example, so the process was violent. It was also apocalyptic to the people put into the past since all the things they were used to were mostly gone.
Rogue makes a mistake and this results in a flying dinosaur attacking the town causing some people to be killed. She is caught and forced out of the town, alone, with her chance of survival almost zero.
On the good side she is able to find someone else and stay with that person. On the bad side there's a guy from the town she was in that is obsessed with her and goes after her.
They all have to survive animal attacks, try to find edible plants and manage even to find another area where people are living. Then things get worse; much worse, for Rogue.
The story has a different basic than the usual apocalyptic story (only some of the people are taken to the past). It shows the greed for power that will happen even in such a terrible disaster. It shows how some people will do the best to survive while others do the worst. The main characters are quite well done. There are other books that follow this one in the series.
July 28, 2022
I actually really enjoyed this book, I just wish it had been longer to have a more complete story. It was however a good ending point so I am clearly torn on that part. You could read just this book and have a happy story that ends with a nice thing happening. I just felt like I read a first act with no second act to the story. I get that its popular to spread a book out over three books here lately but I do not like that. I feel like I got a third of one book and for that I knocked off a star. I liked the protagonist and appreciated that the author did not try and make what happens in the market a completely innocent thing for the protagonist, she is flawed and while that is not all that uncommon in books I have certainly run into the blameless protagonist too often here lately.
So without giving away a spoiler this is the story of survival in a crazy world where something happened to cause some dinosaurs being transported to our time and some parts of town and maybe a much larger area transported to the age of dinosaurs. Our protagonist is among those pulled back in time. She makes mistakes, she also gets lucky and all of that made the story have more of a ring of plausibility to it.
So without giving away a spoiler this is the story of survival in a crazy world where something happened to cause some dinosaurs being transported to our time and some parts of town and maybe a much larger area transported to the age of dinosaurs. Our protagonist is among those pulled back in time. She makes mistakes, she also gets lucky and all of that made the story have more of a ring of plausibility to it.
September 24, 2023
I have the box set of this series and I enjoyed the fantasy of this unusual story. I like Rogue and how the story switches from present to past, revealing how Rogue's trauma and the Shift began.
It's fast-paced with an easy flowing writing style. There were numerous grammatical errors so could do with a thorough edit. However, I was engaged fr9m start to finish. The themes aren't original - greed, self-entitlement of the rich and powerful, power - but let's no forget the dinosaurs.
Worth reading.
It's fast-paced with an easy flowing writing style. There were numerous grammatical errors so could do with a thorough edit. However, I was engaged fr9m start to finish. The themes aren't original - greed, self-entitlement of the rich and powerful, power - but let's no forget the dinosaurs.
Worth reading.
October 31, 2020
It was a very repetitive type of story. A girl is outcast from a city trapped in the past (after a very weak explanation of what had happened), is thrown alone into a kind of simplified Jurassic Park scenery, faces one after another terrible dinosaurs, very well described and obviously well researched, too, and after lots of incredible escapes, finds another group of survivors, and among them (spoiler) her own mother!. I am not interested in reading anything more.
August 12, 2020
Syfy action thriller proving once again that scientists never learn.
This is a sci-fi action thriller about science gone wrong. A great cast of characters in an extraordinary storyline. Scientist around the world playing around with time travel. Their attempts fail. The consequences of their failure are devastating. Parts of cities and other areas along with the people and everything in it disappear. Do they learn their lesson no they continue and keep doing it. Time after time their failures make more and more cities areas and people around the world disappear. Do they know where they’re going what’s happening to them. Who knows. Do they care of course not they’re expanding their horizons. Well we find out where they’ve gone. Parts of cities towns people animals everything in that town or area is being transported back to the Cretaceous. 60+ million years ago. These people are stuck in the past where no technology works. No power grid no food chain no supply chain nothing. They must survive by their wits in some cases in by power and greed in others. In our story there are a group of powerful people that run the survivor camp where our main character lives. Rogue is a five-year-old schoolgirl when the shift happened. Most of the story is around 20 years later after they’ve been surviving in most cases barely over the years. We find out bitch about her past and when it happened to her and those around her in her memory flashbacks. You have dinosaurs you have greedy people setting themselves up in a class system where they live high on the hog off the backs of the little people. Just like the middle ages when the rulers of areas World the serfs under their control. Break the rules and they will throw you over the walls to the dinosaurs. Do you think life is an easy where you are then try living 60+ million years ago with the dinosaurs. You have murder greed abject poverty the elite. Even when you toss humans 60 million years in the past they still can’t help acting like jerks at times.
Think post apocalyptic survival but in the time of dinosaurs. For every man woman and child who think they are preppers I don’t think you can prep for this. Action packed and entertaining read from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next book.
This is a sci-fi action thriller about science gone wrong. A great cast of characters in an extraordinary storyline. Scientist around the world playing around with time travel. Their attempts fail. The consequences of their failure are devastating. Parts of cities and other areas along with the people and everything in it disappear. Do they learn their lesson no they continue and keep doing it. Time after time their failures make more and more cities areas and people around the world disappear. Do they know where they’re going what’s happening to them. Who knows. Do they care of course not they’re expanding their horizons. Well we find out where they’ve gone. Parts of cities towns people animals everything in that town or area is being transported back to the Cretaceous. 60+ million years ago. These people are stuck in the past where no technology works. No power grid no food chain no supply chain nothing. They must survive by their wits in some cases in by power and greed in others. In our story there are a group of powerful people that run the survivor camp where our main character lives. Rogue is a five-year-old schoolgirl when the shift happened. Most of the story is around 20 years later after they’ve been surviving in most cases barely over the years. We find out bitch about her past and when it happened to her and those around her in her memory flashbacks. You have dinosaurs you have greedy people setting themselves up in a class system where they live high on the hog off the backs of the little people. Just like the middle ages when the rulers of areas World the serfs under their control. Break the rules and they will throw you over the walls to the dinosaurs. Do you think life is an easy where you are then try living 60+ million years ago with the dinosaurs. You have murder greed abject poverty the elite. Even when you toss humans 60 million years in the past they still can’t help acting like jerks at times.
Think post apocalyptic survival but in the time of dinosaurs. For every man woman and child who think they are preppers I don’t think you can prep for this. Action packed and entertaining read from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next book.
February 14, 2025
I really struggled with what to rate this one. Primordial Earth had a lot of issues for me. But I did overall enjoy it enough to keep going and finish it. And I will continue on to book 2.
What I enjoyed -
The concept was one I love. A chunk of humanity is transported back in time and now has to survive living side by side with dinosaurs. Great, I’m so here for that. Who will rise to power, the poverty, crumbling buildings, how will they survive? Primordial Earth, for such a short book, does mention these concerns.
The dinosaurs are for sure the strongest part of the story for me. Which I mean, I’m reading this for the dinosaurs so makes sense. I loved that the author included some lesser known species. We always see raptors, t-rex, spinosaurs etc, which are awesome of course but it was so fun seeing some different dinosaurs. Utah raptors, albertosaurus and zuniceratops were all great inclusions.
My issues -
The whole book felt underdeveloped. An emp wave took out cell phones etc, all “new technology.” But earth movers and ambulances are mentioned being used to build the wall around the hotel. She needs to stay quiet and hidden but constantly talks out loud to herself.
It also felt like it ended in an odd spot to me. Like it’s supposed to be a larger book and this is the midpoint twist. There are a bunch of books in the series which I’m sure will give us more development. But I do prefer each book to still have a beginning, middle, end plot rather than just running on into the next book. I don’t know if it was initially published as a serial? But after the first book (and of course this could change as I keep reading) it feels like one or two books split into many smaller books just for the sake of having more of them. Which feels harsh so I’m hoping it picks up and my opinion changes.
Despite that I’ll keep reading because yeah, I did enjoy it for the most part. I hope for more different dinosaurs and that Rogue stops being so annoying.
What I enjoyed -
The concept was one I love. A chunk of humanity is transported back in time and now has to survive living side by side with dinosaurs. Great, I’m so here for that. Who will rise to power, the poverty, crumbling buildings, how will they survive? Primordial Earth, for such a short book, does mention these concerns.
The dinosaurs are for sure the strongest part of the story for me. Which I mean, I’m reading this for the dinosaurs so makes sense. I loved that the author included some lesser known species. We always see raptors, t-rex, spinosaurs etc, which are awesome of course but it was so fun seeing some different dinosaurs. Utah raptors, albertosaurus and zuniceratops were all great inclusions.
My issues -
The whole book felt underdeveloped. An emp wave took out cell phones etc, all “new technology.” But earth movers and ambulances are mentioned being used to build the wall around the hotel. She needs to stay quiet and hidden but constantly talks out loud to herself.
It also felt like it ended in an odd spot to me. Like it’s supposed to be a larger book and this is the midpoint twist. There are a bunch of books in the series which I’m sure will give us more development. But I do prefer each book to still have a beginning, middle, end plot rather than just running on into the next book. I don’t know if it was initially published as a serial? But after the first book (and of course this could change as I keep reading) it feels like one or two books split into many smaller books just for the sake of having more of them. Which feels harsh so I’m hoping it picks up and my opinion changes.
Despite that I’ll keep reading because yeah, I did enjoy it for the most part. I hope for more different dinosaurs and that Rogue stops being so annoying.
May 4, 2021
Rogue got caught in the shift and it sent her and a lot of other people back into the time where the dinosaurs were still roaming the earth. The new life hasn’t been kind on her and Rogue finds it difficult to find her way. When Rogue steels at the market simply to have something to eat her actions take a toll for the worst. After she’s been giving the choice Rogue decides to try and make it out in the wild. A whole new set of skills are needed to stay alive without the protection of the walls. Will Rogue have what it takes to get through another day?
Primordial Earth gives you a whole new perspective of a post-apocalyptic world. The world-building is amazing and interesting with new and refreshing twists. Rogue is a fierce and strong person who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. She’s found a way to cope and is very resourceful. Relying on her gut instincts has gotten her through some tough spots. I loved the journey of this young woman and I was rooting for her since the start.
The way Baileigh Higgins switches from present day to the past gives us more background information on what happened and helps us get to know the young Rogue. Baileigh Higgins is a master in writing post-apocalyptic stories and I was very curious how she’d do in another setting. Her zombie stories are out of this world and she also doesn’t disappoint in this other time realm.
She has the skill to make you invested in the characters which will keep you from putting the book down until you’ve read the very last page. Can’t wait to read the other books in this series.
Primordial Earth gives you a whole new perspective of a post-apocalyptic world. The world-building is amazing and interesting with new and refreshing twists. Rogue is a fierce and strong person who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. She’s found a way to cope and is very resourceful. Relying on her gut instincts has gotten her through some tough spots. I loved the journey of this young woman and I was rooting for her since the start.
The way Baileigh Higgins switches from present day to the past gives us more background information on what happened and helps us get to know the young Rogue. Baileigh Higgins is a master in writing post-apocalyptic stories and I was very curious how she’d do in another setting. Her zombie stories are out of this world and she also doesn’t disappoint in this other time realm.
She has the skill to make you invested in the characters which will keep you from putting the book down until you’ve read the very last page. Can’t wait to read the other books in this series.
July 30, 2023
What I liked
-Concept. The idea behind this series was definitely something I've never read before. I just finished another dinosaur story and it inspired me to look for more. The idea of dinosaurs and people clashing in a natural setting works so well if done right, and it kept me hooked.
-Dinosaurs. The author clearly did research on many different types of dinosaurs, and I love getting to read about their descriptions and habits. The world has been vividly painted with some of the best writing of the book dedicated to the description of the creatures and world, but the rest of the writing is weaker.
What I disliked
-Rogue. The MC is actually insufferably stupid. She only survives situations because of plot armor and the fact that there would be no story without her. Multiple times she finds herself in situations that people warned her about, but she never heeds their advice and gets hurt or captured or does something stupid and illogical. All to progress the plot.
-Length. This obviously started out as a serial, with people probably paying $2.99 for each tiny installment until there was enough to mash together into a series. Each book is less than 200 pages long, and I hate books that are split so short just to make more of them. Many of the events of each book bleed into the next and could have clearly been made into one.
Overall, it was an interesting book, and I've continued the series so far up until book four, but this series is far too long for the amount of plot given. Not sure how far I'll read. It's a quick, easy read to plow through though. 3.0
-Concept. The idea behind this series was definitely something I've never read before. I just finished another dinosaur story and it inspired me to look for more. The idea of dinosaurs and people clashing in a natural setting works so well if done right, and it kept me hooked.
-Dinosaurs. The author clearly did research on many different types of dinosaurs, and I love getting to read about their descriptions and habits. The world has been vividly painted with some of the best writing of the book dedicated to the description of the creatures and world, but the rest of the writing is weaker.
What I disliked
-Rogue. The MC is actually insufferably stupid. She only survives situations because of plot armor and the fact that there would be no story without her. Multiple times she finds herself in situations that people warned her about, but she never heeds their advice and gets hurt or captured or does something stupid and illogical. All to progress the plot.
-Length. This obviously started out as a serial, with people probably paying $2.99 for each tiny installment until there was enough to mash together into a series. Each book is less than 200 pages long, and I hate books that are split so short just to make more of them. Many of the events of each book bleed into the next and could have clearly been made into one.
Overall, it was an interesting book, and I've continued the series so far up until book four, but this series is far too long for the amount of plot given. Not sure how far I'll read. It's a quick, easy read to plow through though. 3.0
February 16, 2024
Dinosaurs and dystopian society
I have enjoyed everyone of Baileigh Higgins books that I have read.
I’ve been no offense what I say that her style of writing is somewhat simplistic. I like books that are easy to read where story and dialogue just flow along with ease. To be these are Paige chargers where you can just fall down the rabbit hole to enjoy a good story.
Primordial earth is a dystopian story, where of course the evil scientist create a time warp that literally splits the world at half and half the world disappears fall into the Cretaceous. From billions of years ago.
The story follows Lillian from the time she’s alone, young girl, to her meeting Moran and becoming Rogue, a young woman alone, who gets turned out of the safe walls of the city for literally stealing food to live.
The world building is pretty decent for such a short novel, inside the city, safe outside the city dangerous.
The end of the book was unexpected and very abrupt.
I have enjoyed everyone of Baileigh Higgins books that I have read.
I’ve been no offense what I say that her style of writing is somewhat simplistic. I like books that are easy to read where story and dialogue just flow along with ease. To be these are Paige chargers where you can just fall down the rabbit hole to enjoy a good story.
Primordial earth is a dystopian story, where of course the evil scientist create a time warp that literally splits the world at half and half the world disappears fall into the Cretaceous. From billions of years ago.
The story follows Lillian from the time she’s alone, young girl, to her meeting Moran and becoming Rogue, a young woman alone, who gets turned out of the safe walls of the city for literally stealing food to live.
The world building is pretty decent for such a short novel, inside the city, safe outside the city dangerous.
The end of the book was unexpected and very abrupt.
February 2, 2023
Two stars because I genuinely did like the concept, and that alone was enough to keep me turning pages.
Otherwise, there's not much positive to say. The plot is episodic and bland, the prose and the editing are poor. The author doesn't know how to use commas, falls into the laughable pattern of dividing technology into "old" and "new" (as though there is some sort of cut off date after which technology is affected by an EMP) and makes such amateurish mistakes as describing a "myriad of hidden dangers" and saying that a rising river "snuffed out the coals" of a campfire she's made using twigs. And the portrayal of the human antagonists was ham-fisted and cartoonish.
Essentially this was a style-less adventure off the conveyorbelt of indie commercial fiction. The only different being that I might read the next in the series, just because I like dinosaurs.
Otherwise, there's not much positive to say. The plot is episodic and bland, the prose and the editing are poor. The author doesn't know how to use commas, falls into the laughable pattern of dividing technology into "old" and "new" (as though there is some sort of cut off date after which technology is affected by an EMP) and makes such amateurish mistakes as describing a "myriad of hidden dangers" and saying that a rising river "snuffed out the coals" of a campfire she's made using twigs. And the portrayal of the human antagonists was ham-fisted and cartoonish.
Essentially this was a style-less adventure off the conveyorbelt of indie commercial fiction. The only different being that I might read the next in the series, just because I like dinosaurs.
May 18, 2023
Primordial Earth
The Extinction #1
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Baileigh Higgins
⭐️⭐️⭐️
I haven't read many books that feature dinosaurs but this one was interesting.
I liked the premise of The Shift, which was caused by scientists trying to control time. The experiments finally caused half of the world to travel millions of years into the past.
There was a glossary at the end which was helpful, especially with the different dinosaurs and their characteristics.
The characters were good but I'd like them to be developed some more. As creepy as Bones and his obsession with Rogue is, I would've liked some more chapters from his POV.
The pacing was ok but it felt like the last few chapters were rushed.
While I did enjoy reading this book, I think it would've been better if it was longer and had some more plot development.
The Extinction #1
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Baileigh Higgins
⭐️⭐️⭐️
I haven't read many books that feature dinosaurs but this one was interesting.
I liked the premise of The Shift, which was caused by scientists trying to control time. The experiments finally caused half of the world to travel millions of years into the past.
There was a glossary at the end which was helpful, especially with the different dinosaurs and their characteristics.
The characters were good but I'd like them to be developed some more. As creepy as Bones and his obsession with Rogue is, I would've liked some more chapters from his POV.
The pacing was ok but it felt like the last few chapters were rushed.
While I did enjoy reading this book, I think it would've been better if it was longer and had some more plot development.
February 2, 2024
..............Don't you just hate it when scientists send half the world back to the age of the dinosaurs.....
What an amazing idea this is! We meet Rogue, a young girl living in this - what seems like - a typical Dystopian City. Street markets, filth, poverty - all overseen by the corrupt leaders. But there is a difference. Outside the city walls lays the earth of millions of years ago with Dinosaurs roaming around freely...
Rogue is banished from the City and left outside the safety of the City walls.. Of course she is not about to find a hole to hide in and stay there forever - no - she is going to try and find other survivors and start an uprising! No joke, this book is Non-Stop action and suspense and peril, every single page offers something more.
A great story. Looking forward to part 2
What an amazing idea this is! We meet Rogue, a young girl living in this - what seems like - a typical Dystopian City. Street markets, filth, poverty - all overseen by the corrupt leaders. But there is a difference. Outside the city walls lays the earth of millions of years ago with Dinosaurs roaming around freely...
Rogue is banished from the City and left outside the safety of the City walls.. Of course she is not about to find a hole to hide in and stay there forever - no - she is going to try and find other survivors and start an uprising! No joke, this book is Non-Stop action and suspense and peril, every single page offers something more.
A great story. Looking forward to part 2
January 28, 2021
Read : January 28, 2021
Rating :3,5 Stars
Dinosaurs!!! awesome, I love Dino's.
This reminded me a lot of a series that ran on the Sci-fi channel a good while ago, primeval, although if I remember correctly that were little bubbles of displaced "time" with dinosaurs getting out from them.
The writing was at times a little juvenile feeling and there were some editing issues but overall it was a very, very cool book.
I liked Rogue and Seth but I thought mister obsessed was a little bit over the top and I hope, in the books after this a dinosaur takes a good chomp outta him.
I'm currently also reading another series by this same author and the tone and writing feels different than this one, which is kinda funny.
Rating :3,5 Stars
Dinosaurs!!! awesome, I love Dino's.
This reminded me a lot of a series that ran on the Sci-fi channel a good while ago, primeval, although if I remember correctly that were little bubbles of displaced "time" with dinosaurs getting out from them.
The writing was at times a little juvenile feeling and there were some editing issues but overall it was a very, very cool book.
I liked Rogue and Seth but I thought mister obsessed was a little bit over the top and I hope, in the books after this a dinosaur takes a good chomp outta him.
I'm currently also reading another series by this same author and the tone and writing feels different than this one, which is kinda funny.
January 17, 2021
Not bad. Overall I found it entertaining and it's something different. The idea of "the shift" was really interesting and I hope the next book dives into more about it. It definitely has a Jurassic Park feel, especially the raptor scenes. I liked having Rogue's perspective, but when it bounces to Bones I wished there was a little more content. I feel like if you're going to add another perspective, it should be a little more so you can really get a feel for them as a character. The book did feel short, like I wanted it to keep going (But that's a good thing I guess!) Interested to see where the story goes next.
August 7, 2021
Fast Moving fun tale
I wasn’t intending to continue with the series since I had just finished a series that was poorly paced and did not transition well from one book to the next. The premise of this book was interesting enough for me to risk the purchase, intending only to stop after the first of the series. Well, turns out BH does an excellent job at pacing and if the end of this first in the series is any indication, she does an exemplary job at transitioning from one book to the next. If you haven’t guessed yet, I will be purchasing the next book in the series and I encourage others to do the same.
I wasn’t intending to continue with the series since I had just finished a series that was poorly paced and did not transition well from one book to the next. The premise of this book was interesting enough for me to risk the purchase, intending only to stop after the first of the series. Well, turns out BH does an excellent job at pacing and if the end of this first in the series is any indication, she does an exemplary job at transitioning from one book to the next. If you haven’t guessed yet, I will be purchasing the next book in the series and I encourage others to do the same.
September 12, 2021
What a great premise! I love survival, time travel, fish-out-of-water stories. I do think this book, given the level of writing, and the depth of the plot and characters, is best for children about thirteen years old. A definite read for reluctant-reader young men. Personally, I would have liked more characterization, more in depth setting--primordial Earth would be fascinating, and more intricate or complicated challenges. The flashbacks to Rogue's youth were interesting and helped flesh her out. All in all a good start and I'm hoping the following books in the series are longer with deeper plots and plot twists and that readers can get to know the characters a bit more.
April 26, 2023
Primordial Earth - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Jurassic World meets The Land That Time Forgot, in Baileigh Higgins's thrilling series-opener, Primordial Earth.
Feisty female MC, Rogue, has never known anything else but hardship, in a challenging life, that's ruled by danger from others and managing by means of basic life skills learned along the way.
How will she endure the life-or-death challenges for survival in a wild, inhospitable landscape?
Can she triumph against the odds?
To get up-to-date with Rogue's story ahead of Book 2, buy the 5-star bestseller, Primordial Earth today, to see how this unputdownable thriller with a difference ends!
Jurassic World meets The Land That Time Forgot, in Baileigh Higgins's thrilling series-opener, Primordial Earth.
Feisty female MC, Rogue, has never known anything else but hardship, in a challenging life, that's ruled by danger from others and managing by means of basic life skills learned along the way.
How will she endure the life-or-death challenges for survival in a wild, inhospitable landscape?
Can she triumph against the odds?
To get up-to-date with Rogue's story ahead of Book 2, buy the 5-star bestseller, Primordial Earth today, to see how this unputdownable thriller with a difference ends!
August 11, 2020
Think of Jurassic Park on steroids and you have the setting for this book.
The writing is as always great and the main character is the one we get to know first. She is Rogue and from the Prime City where the rich are rich and the poor very poor. Rouge ends up in wild prehistoric apocalypse where everything wants to eat you. This is the start of a great new series and this book will set you up for the rest. You can not imagine what life is like outside the Prime city where humans are at the bottom of the food chain.
This is truly an original take on the Apocalypse.
The writing is as always great and the main character is the one we get to know first. She is Rogue and from the Prime City where the rich are rich and the poor very poor. Rouge ends up in wild prehistoric apocalypse where everything wants to eat you. This is the start of a great new series and this book will set you up for the rest. You can not imagine what life is like outside the Prime city where humans are at the bottom of the food chain.
This is truly an original take on the Apocalypse.
August 12, 2020
Dinosaurs are real
The shift , and now everyone that was caught in the shift knows that the dinosaurs are real. And they are not friendly, there are dangers at every turn. Baileigh Higgins drops her readers into a living nightmare. This story is very well developed and thought out and you can tell that she has put her very best effort into it. I know that it is only one book so far but I was so intrigued that I read it in one sitting and craved for more. Baileigh Higgins has seriously outdone herself this time ..
The shift , and now everyone that was caught in the shift knows that the dinosaurs are real. And they are not friendly, there are dangers at every turn. Baileigh Higgins drops her readers into a living nightmare. This story is very well developed and thought out and you can tell that she has put her very best effort into it. I know that it is only one book so far but I was so intrigued that I read it in one sitting and craved for more. Baileigh Higgins has seriously outdone herself this time ..
August 14, 2020
A new series world by Higgins. Already this new series is shaping up to be on par with her other books.....great characters, great settings, and awesome plot. A shift occurs tearing at least one city in 2. Rogue was a little girl when the shift happened and it is now 20 years later and her world is surrounded by dinosaurs and controlled by a power hungry tyrant. Something, won't say what so no hints, happens and Rogue is forced into yet another new situation. Wonderful descriptions and story telling. I received a free ARC and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
August 19, 2020
The rich and powerfull with no conscience experiment with the time. The result is half of earth being thrown back in primordial age. The surviving humans live behind walls kind of protected from the roaming and hungry dinosaurs outside. We meet Rogue, a young woman living from the scraps the rich leave for the poor on the streets. One day she steals an egg and gets caught. The penalty is death or be thrown out in the wild. She choses the latter and the reader dives into a jurassic world. I'm looking forward to the next one.
August 23, 2020
Another Great Book!
Once again Baileigh Higgins has brought to life a story with characters that are as real as you and I. You can't help but to be drawn into the world she creates. This is the start of a new series that is a "shift" from her usual writing, but she brings all the flavors and richness with her. As you get to know the characters, how alike us they are with flaws, quirks, vices, jealousy, anger, sorrow, and sometimes just plain pissed off. Can't wait for the next in the series. (Already got it pre-ordered).
Once again Baileigh Higgins has brought to life a story with characters that are as real as you and I. You can't help but to be drawn into the world she creates. This is the start of a new series that is a "shift" from her usual writing, but she brings all the flavors and richness with her. As you get to know the characters, how alike us they are with flaws, quirks, vices, jealousy, anger, sorrow, and sometimes just plain pissed off. Can't wait for the next in the series. (Already got it pre-ordered).
June 23, 2021
Great read
I was hesitant to read this book, as I really am not into dinosaurs but decided to give it a go! To my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Without going into too much detail, greedy people were messing with time travel and made big mistake. Our main character, Rogue is only 5 yrs old whe the big shift happens and her part of the world goes back to primordial times and we get to see how she grows up in scary time.
This was a very well written book and the characters are very well developed. I am looking forward to book 2!
I was hesitant to read this book, as I really am not into dinosaurs but decided to give it a go! To my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Without going into too much detail, greedy people were messing with time travel and made big mistake. Our main character, Rogue is only 5 yrs old whe the big shift happens and her part of the world goes back to primordial times and we get to see how she grows up in scary time.
This was a very well written book and the characters are very well developed. I am looking forward to book 2!
November 27, 2023
Large 'city sized' scale time reversal near Portland, Washington back to the time of dinosaurs. From the perspective of a 5 year old girl. The series of 10 books was purchased by me on September 12, 2023, from Amazon for $0.99 plus 0.07 tax. Reminds me of 'Island in the Sea of Time', (ISOT) is the first of the three alternate history novels of the Nantucket series by S. M. Stirling, but they only go back for a few thousand years. It was released in the United States and Canada on February 1, 1998
December 19, 2025
Decent enough read.
Better to turn one’s brain into the idle position so that it doesn’t notice the numerous inaccuracies or just plain unbelievable parts of the (alleged) plot.
It’s a very light read and enjoyable enough if one doesn’t take things too seriously and ignores the minor detail that the main character feels much more like a young teen rather than a street-wise twenty-five year old.
It does, however, manage to interest me enough to see where the series goes and I need a day or two of brainless input.
Better to turn one’s brain into the idle position so that it doesn’t notice the numerous inaccuracies or just plain unbelievable parts of the (alleged) plot.
It’s a very light read and enjoyable enough if one doesn’t take things too seriously and ignores the minor detail that the main character feels much more like a young teen rather than a street-wise twenty-five year old.
It does, however, manage to interest me enough to see where the series goes and I need a day or two of brainless input.
January 4, 2026
Rogue is a survivor. The world has suffered a shift that split the world and sent half of it back to the Cretaceous Period. Rogue was 5 when it happened and she was separated from her family. Now she is sealed inside Prime City as a near slave to its rulers. Then things get worse as a theft gets her exiled from the city and at the mercy of the dinosaurs outside. The rest of this book is a series of adventures and endangerments with lots of lucky breaks and coincidences in between with a cliff hanger ending. Got this free and am not going to pursue any more.
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