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Reviews & Awards

Cowboys & Aliens. . . . Young sci-fi and dinosaur fans will
almost certainly love it, and the book reminded me of many of
the classic stop-motion dinosaur movies I spent countless
afternoons watching when I was a kid.”
smithsonianmag.com (blog: Dinosaurtracking)

“It all comes together in the sort of classic page-turning style
that made westerns all the rage decades ago. In fact I got a se-
rious retro feeling the entire time I was reading REX RIDERS
(the nice drawings at each chapter heading from Jim Calafiore
didn’t hurt). . . . REX RIDERS is unexpected; it’s plot driven, it’s
lots of edge-of-the-seat entertainment and it’s none of the
dramadrama that one tends to think must be part and parcel of
teen reading.
“Who’s the best audience for REX RIDERS? It has reluctant
reader written all over it, especially boys who don’t want any
soap opera with their stories. It’s the book that should be sold
at every rodeo across America. . . . Carlson has written some-
thing that manages to be both straightforward and sensational;
it’s the best sort of blend of Americana and science fiction for
the ten and up crowd.”
—www.guyslitwire.com

“I think REX RIDERS is excellent. The book draws you into its
pages with its vivid descriptions. I especially like how the
author mixes dinosaurs with the Old West perfectly. He makes
it seem so natural. I recommend this truly prehistoric book to
anyone 12 and up. This book will have you dreaming about

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