Start at the beginning
Choose The Ark Plan first, with Code Name Flood ready for readers who reach its unresolved ending.
Book Series · 2 Books
Edge of Extinction Books
In order from The Ark Plan to Code Name Flood.
In a future where cloned dinosaurs rule the surface, Sky Mundy leaves an underground compound to find her missing father and discovers that saving humanity requires challenging the adults in control.
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Reading order
How to Read Edge of Extinction
Read The Ark Plan first, followed by Code Name Flood. Laura Martin explains that one long manuscript was divided into two books: the first stops at the story's midpoint, and the second resolves its mysteries. This is one continuous adventure, not two stand-alone missions.
Sources: Laura Martin's official series FAQ.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
Children face frequent dinosaur attacks, injuries, dangerous travel, capture, weapons, explosions, and threats of death in a post-apocalyptic world. The pace and cliff-hanger are intense, but the violence is written for middle-grade readers rather than described graphically.
The larger conflict involves an authoritarian compound, missing and separated family members, scientific secrecy, and adults willing to sacrifice others for their plans. Courage, trust, teamwork, and deciding when authority is wrong give families useful points for discussion.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Because the two volumes are halves of one story, there is only one useful entry point.
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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$674
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016
The Ark Plan
By Laura Martin, Eric Deschamps (Illustrator)
Dinosaurs rule the surface. Sky must uncover her father's mystery and survive the wild above.
384 pages· 72,808 words· Est. 10 hour read
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Summary: Sky Mundy's father vanished from their underground refuge, leaving behind a mystery that leads to the dinosaur-dominated surface. With her friend Shawn, Sky must brave this perilous world to find him and possibly save humanity. Can they survive the dangers of a land reclaimed by nature and uncover the truth hidden above?
In reading order
Edge of Extinction Series
2 books · Published 2016–2017
#1
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$674
The Ark Plan
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016
Dinosaurs rule the surface. Sky must uncover her father's mystery and survive the wild above.
#2
Sale price
$759
Code Name Flood
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2017
A girl must uncover her father's secret to save humanity from dinosaur domination.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Edge of Extinction series?
There are 2 books in the Edge of Extinction series. It began with The Ark Plan in 2016, and the newest book, Code Name Flood, was published in 2017.
What order should you read the Edge of Extinction books in?
Start with The Ark Plan and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #2.
What ages are the Edge of Extinction books best for?
The series is best for ages 8–12, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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