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Rex Riders

when first discovering the John Carter of Mars books. And if
that isn’t a cause for celebration for today’s pulp readers, I don’t
know what is.”
—www.nyjournalofbooks.com

“Everything about the story is startlingly original. The char-
acters have an authenticity and depth that makes them believ-
able and far from stereotypical: Carlson has skillfully presented
the mythos of Old West values and honor though a 21st century
lens, so that age, gender, ethnic or racial group does not con-
strain any character. Maria del Fuego, a 14-year-old Hispanic
girl is as much of a hero as Zeke, the book’s central character,
from whom we experience most of the narrative.
“And the story that those characters travel through just
keeps growing and growing—the extraterrestrial environment
is seamlessly linked to the Old West as though perfectly natu-
ral, and more of a ‘jungle adventure’ than anything outlandish.
As much of a tale of cowboy adventure and exciting dinosaur
encounters, the canvas of the narrative is huge. In one scene,
the two central protagonists discuss the future of the Old West,
and D’Allesandro’s speech about the changing world is remi-
niscent of Tolkien writing about the inevitable onslaught of the
future on an idyllic way of living in Lord of the Rings.”
—www.dinosaursociety.com

“Zeke’s adventure—played out in three acts—is just what you
might get if you threw The Valley of Gwangi, The Lost World
and One Million Years B.C. in a blender with a dash of

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