Rex Riders

Rex Riders is an enjoyable read, even as someone well outside the intended YA audience - admittedly, it would be a sad day that had me say I didn't enjoy a book that involved cowboys and dinosaurs together! It's a cracking blend of old west and science fiction, it features some some fairly standard stereotypes (the evil rancher who owns most of the town, the good hearted but not so well off rancher, his friends / family and a general range of friendly town folk). Introduce into this an alien who rides a T-Rex, a land grab on another planet and you're in for a darn'tootin' good time![return][return]There's a fair dose of violence sprinkled throughout, but it's never overly graphic. With no swearing it's more than suitable for anyone who's either a dinosaur or cowboy fan, aged 6 upwards. It's an excellent adventure tale that follows some tropes a bit too closely, but for all that it's still well worth picking up.