The jungle is gone. The heat is rising. And the clock is ticking.

Alistair Finch survived the lush dangers of the Cretaceous, but his journey is far from over. When the Chrono-Compass glitches, Alistair is hurled further back in time than ever before, straight into the scorching, red-dust wastelands of the Triassic Period.

Separated from Pip and lost in a world of rocky canyons and predatory shadows, Alistair faces his toughest challenge yet: The Triassic Trial.

In this prehistoric desert, the rules have changed:

• A New Ally: Meet Rustbucket, a silver-scaled Coelophysis with a talent for thievery and a nose for trouble. He’s a scavenger who only looks out for himself, until he meets a boy who treats him like a hero.

• A New Threat: The Obsidian Group has established a jagged fortress known as the Obsidian Tooth. Baron Vane’s mercenaries are no longer just observing; they are hunting.

• A Missing Link: Deep within the quartz cliffs, Alistair finds a message left in the dust, a sign that his father, Dr. Silas Finch, was here.

With the Compass losing power and a pack of hungry Herrerasaurus on his trail, Alistair must learn that being a Scout isn't just about survival, it's about sacrifice. Can Alistair and Rustbucket outsmart Vane’s high-tech traps, or will they be buried in the sands of the deep past forever?

Join Alistair Finch in the second installment of The Chrono-Compass Chronicles, where the desert is heartless, the dinosaurs are cunning, and a single promise can change the course of history.

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