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Reviews & Awards

Independent Book Publishers Association

2012 Benjamin Franklin Award: “Cover design: Children’s/
Young Adult”

ForeWord Reviews

2011 Juvenile Fiction: “Book of the Year”

Praise for REX RIDERS

“It was somewhere between the ages of 12 and 13 that I dis-
covered the classic pulp heroes of old through paperback
reprints. At about that time I discovered one of the greatest
pulp authors of all: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Becoming addicted
to his work, I, as a logical next step, picked up his equally pop-
ular John Carter of Mars series starting with ‘A Princess of
Mars.’ I devoured those books. I’d never encountered anything
else so filled with action, exotic characters, and unabashed

imagination as displayed in that amazing series. Of course the
popularity of Burroughs’s alien tales inspired hundreds of
writers to follow in his footsteps, many attempting to duplicate
the verve and grandeur of his Barsoom titles. None ever came
close, until now. From the first chapter of JP Carlson’s book,
REX RIDERS, that same magical what-if that Burroughs so
effortlessly created is evident.
“REX RIDERS is a deft blend of action, humor, and wall-to-
wall adventure in a truly original setting. Reading it was
nothing short of pure joy, easily recapturing the fun I’d had

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