I have written or contributed to a number of popular science books aimed at various audiences from young children to serious dinosaur enthusiasts and academics. Below are the original covers of these as they were released in the UK, though some have different covers (and even titles!) when they were released in paperback or in other countries.

 

Here are some comments and praise for my books:

On Uncovering Dinosaur Behaviour:

Dr Eric Snively, Oklahoma State University “The book’s depth of extant perspective refracts and clarifies how I think about dinosaur behavior, both in rigor of inference and overlooked possibilities.”

Broadcaster Chris Packham “Here Dave Hone very smartly, intuitively and honestly maps behaviour on to fossilised bones to make them come alive.”

Presenter and researcher Professor Alice Roberts, University of Birmingham “Fascinating and incisive… it’s not just a book about dinosaurs, it’s about how sicence works”

Professor Paul Barrett, Natural History Museum, London “Compelling, authoritative and enterainly written. In a field rife with hyperbole, speculation, and unsupported assertions, this book provides an essential critical overview.”

On The Future of Dinosaurs (How Fast did T. rex run?):

Dr Douglas Rovinsky, Monash University “This is probably the best book on palaeobiology I have ever read. Every section essentially is a primer on research lab construction, and every page a PhD thesis in waiting. An exceptional book.”

On The Tyrannosaur Chronicles:

Historian Tom Holland “Gripping and wonderfully informative”

 

The Tyrannosaur Chronicles has been translated into Russian and Uncovering Dinosaur Behaviour will be out in Chinese and Spanish in 2025.

I am represented by Max Edwards of Apple Tree Literary, so you can contact him if you are interested in commissioning me for future works.