Category Archives: News & Appearances

Dinosaur News Calls Rex Riders a Rip-Roaring Read

Posted on January 5, 2012 at 11:35 am by admin

Take a pinch of Aliens, a dash of dinosaurs and mix them with a Western main ingredient and you have the recipe for a rip-roaring good children’s read. Rex Riders is just that. The author, J.P. Carlson has a vivid … Continue reading →

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Ron Fortier Calls Rex Riders the Best Read of 2011

Posted on January 5, 2012 at 11:26 am by admin

GOODBYE 2011 – HELLO 2012 Greetings Loyal Airmen, we hope that all of you had a fantastic Christmas with your family and loved ones. Ours was amazing, perhaps the best ever for Ye Old Air Chief. It was that much … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cowboys and Dinosaurs Collide in ‘Rex Riders’ by J.P. Carlson

Posted on December 13, 2011 at 5:32 pm by admin

“REX RIDERS takes a childhood fascination with dinosaurs and delivers a hard-nosed, rip-roaring Western adventure through the dusty plains of Texas and beyond. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.” Read the full review at StrangeKidsClub.com

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NEWS FLASH: Look out for a New, Color Deluxe eBook

Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:15 am by admin

Monstrosities Books is pleased to announce that it will publish a deluxe eBook version of its dinosaur adventure novel REX RIDERS this Fall featuring full color versions of the illustrations that appear in the hardcover edition.  “With the limited amount … Continue reading →

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Guys Lit Wire Reviews Rex Riders

Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:23 pm by admin

All of it comes together in the sort of classic page-turning style that made westerns all the rage decades ago. In fact I got a serious retro feeling the entire time I was reading Red Riders (the nice drawings at … Continue reading →

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Midwest Book Reviews Reviews Rex Riders

Posted on October 9, 2011 at 9:32 am by admin

Rex Riders J. P. Carlson, author Jim Calafiore, illustrator Monstrosities Inc. PO Box 592, N. Bellmore, NY 11710-0592 9780982579633, $16.95, www.rexriders.com Cowboys are equipped to deal with horses, not dinosaurs. “Rex Riders” follows young Zeke, a fourteen year old living … Continue reading →

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Western love for Rex Riders in the latest American Cowboy

Posted on September 10, 2011 at 10:15 am by aiannarino

Many thanks to American Cowboy magazine for a nice mention in the children’s book section of the October/November 2011 issue. We can’t say enough good things about this excellent western lifestyle magazine. Every month it covers a great cross-section of subjects … Continue reading →

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Rex Riders in G-Fan Mag

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:12 am by aiannarino

Check out this review of REX RIDERS that appeared in issue #96 of G-FAN! For those of you who haven’t read a copy, G-FAN is a quarterly fanzine devoted to coverage of Godzilla and other Japanese monsters. Issues range in size … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Society (UK) Reviews REX RIDERS

Posted on August 16, 2011 at 8:57 pm by admin

…everything about the story is startlingly original. The characters have an authenticity and depth that makes them believable, and are far from stereotypical: Carlson has skilfully presented the mythos of Old West values and honour through a 21st century lens, … Continue reading →

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Mark Schultz Loves His Copy of REX RIDERS

Posted on August 2, 2011 at 9:23 pm by aiannarino

 

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