Editing Dinotopia (section)

== Main characters ==
* '''Arthur Denison''' – An American scientist and the main protagonist of the books. Following the death of his wife Rachel in 1860 he and his son Will left their home Boston on a voyage of discovery. Then in 1862 they were both washed up on the island of Dinotopia after being shipwrecked.
* '''Will Denison''' – The son of Arthur Denison and the second main protagonist of the books. During his time on the island he met and fell in love with local Dinotopian girl, Sylvia Romano and eventually trained to be a Skybax Rider and was partnered with a Skybax named Cirrus. 
* '''Bix''' – A ''[[Protoceratops]]'' multilingual who is an ambassador and the good friend and traveling partner of Arthur Denison, having accompanied him to the World Beneath and Chandara. 
* '''Sylvia Romano''' – A Dinotopian girl who lives in the Hatchery with her parents Giorgio and Maria. Eventually she became a Skybax Rider with Will and was partnered with a Skybax named Nimbus.
* '''Lee Crabb''' – The main antagonist of the books. He was washed up on Dinotopia in 1853, however Crabb despised the island and ever since had been plotting a means of escape. 
* '''Oriana Nascava''' – A musician who lives in Waterfall City who accompanied Arthur during his return trip to the World Beneath. At the end of the book she and Arthur are implied to have become romantically linked.
* '''Nallab''' – The assistant librarian of the library of Waterfall City. 
* '''Brokenhorn''' – A well respected ''[[Triceratops]]'' elder who is the son of the famous Greyback the Wise. 
* '''Oolu''' – Oolu is the chief Skybax instructor at Sky City, where he trains Skybax Riders. 
* '''Gideon Altaire''' – The main protagonist of the third Dinotopian book, The First Flight. He lived on the island of Poseidos during the Age of Heroes.