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Z.Rex Z.Rex

by Steve Cole

13-year-old Adam is having a great time in America – who wouldn’t enjoy testing out the latest virtual reality computer games that his Dad has developed?


But when his Dad has to go away for work and doesn’t come back, things take a more startling turn. Men in suits are following him and so is a huge killer dinosaur that can talk! Adam decides to team up with the dinosaur to try to find his father, and discover why the men are after them both.


This page-turning thriller is a fast-paced, action-packed read.

 

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

About the author

  • Steve Cole Photo: Random House
    Steve Cole Photo: Random House

    Steve Cole

    Born in 1971, Steve Cole spent a happy childhood in rural Bedfordshire being loud and aspiring to amuse. He liked books and so went to the University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started writing them too, with titles ranging from pre-school poetry to Young... Read more about Steve Cole

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  • Z Rex Booked Up video

  • Z Rex Booked Up video (signed version)

Reviews

i really liked the book and it made me get tensed because i didn't know how he was going to defeat the dinosaur and after i read it i got shocked of when he had to team up with the dinosaur to defeat someone else.

Rating: 4 star
hussain
dixons city academy
22 March 2011

Z.Rex is a terrific book because it has lots of action in it and it makes you want to carry on reading because of the fantastic things that happen during the story

Muhammed
Dixons City Academy
21 March 2011

This is a fantastic book!!! scary and hooking at the same time. this book is all about a computer freak and his dad is a cybe genius, then the video game comes to life! Awesome book, fantastic.

Rating: 3 star
Abdul-wahab
dixons city academy
16 March 2011

The story was great a very exiting and adventurous book and i got really nervous at the bit where he first went into the game and the door wouldnt open i thought he was going to die!!!! but yes a very good book i loved the whole thing it kept me glued the whole way through!!!

Rating: 5 star
Joshua
Dixons City Academy
16 March 2011

I really like this book because as a kid I have always loved dinosaurs but i wouldn't like them as much any more I wouldn't give it a five star because the dinosauor could talk and I never really did like talking animals.

Rating: 4 star
william
crumlin intergrated college
18 February 2011

I think the book Z.REX is a good book because there's this boy who catches your INETREST and Z.REX is a dinosaur that can talk but not very well the end

Rating: 4 star
Daniel
Crumlin Integrated college
18 February 2011

the book was very good. i have read it all, i enjoyed it because it was about a dinosaur.

Rating: 4 star
matthew
crumlin intergrated
18 February 2011

Z-rex is an amazing book that I would recommend to anyone that likes a fast paced, action packed story. It's a real page tuner!

Rhys
skinner kent Academy
4 February 2011

It is a very good book with lots of action and mystery. I especially like the part when he destroys the town. I would recommend it to people who like blood and gore.

Rating: 5 star
Ryan
Bishop Walsh
4 February 2011

I found this book a very enjoyable book. It is a book you could read and read all over again and a very exciting fabulous book.

lucas
carr hill
4 February 2011

this book is a good thriller. a giant dinosaur trying to find Adam and people in black suits, it's really werid that there's a talking dinosaur and he is wanted around America. i would't like to be in his shoes. i rate this book 10/10

Rating: 5 star
charlie
carr hill
3 February 2011

The book is good! It involves a boy called Adam and his Dad is the creater of ultra reality video games. He gets trapped inside the game but is it reality? An intense and amazing story, everyone should read it!

Rating: 5 star
Ryan
Carr Hill
30 January 2011

This is an amazing book with non stop action. It is about a 13 year old boy called Adam and his dad, who creates computer games. His dad goes away and meanwhile Adam's being chased by a T-rex. The T-rex decides not to eat adam but keep him with him. Adam and zed (the dinosaur) go on a massive adventure halfway round the world. But are they really friends?

Rating: 4 star
George
Carr Hill High School
29 January 2011

It's about a boy named Adam whose dad goes missing and he goes looking for him. then he enters his dad's lab and finds a Z.Rex as big as an elephant.

Rating: 4 star
Pranish
denefield
25 January 2011

The book I read was really good and I loved it. Picking the book was a great honour and i don't know what to say except that it is really really good.

Aadam
The Petchey Academy
24 January 2011

this book was one of the only books which used many techologies and gaming stuff and was very fascinating especially the beginning caught my attention when the boy sounded as if he was in the 3-d game land. so basically one of the most amazing books that i have ever read by steve cole.

Rating: 5 star
delal
the petchey academy
24 January 2011

I think this is a very good book with some very good scenes of gore, terror and anticipation and would strongly recommend it to other people.

Rating: 5 star
Thomas
Denefield
24 January 2011

It is very good and i like a it a lot but it doesn't have any humour.

Rating: 4 star
louis
denefield school
24 January 2011

I like this book because parts are gory and parts are thrilling and exciting. It's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 4 star
Michael
Denefield
24 January 2011

This is a great action adventure with some very thrilling scenes. I really like the part where Z rex fights Y rex and when Adam escapes with his dad.

Rating: 5 star
Monty
Denefield
24 January 2011

It was an exciting book. It was action packed and fun to read. also the people were very well described. I recommend this book for people who like interesting stories.

Rating: 5 star
jacob
st marys collagge
14 January 2011

Z-Rex was very good, and I really enjoyed. It was a real adventure, and a bit creepy, but the scary bits just made it better. If you ask me, it had good characters, a creepy plot and a huge talking dinosaur, which equals, GREAT!!

Rating: 5 star
Alistair
St Mary's Collage
14 January 2011

We think this is a really good book to read. It is thrilling and fun. It is very hard to put down, you just want to keep reading it. It is about a boy called Adam whose dad is a computer game maker, and the adventures they get into. We thoroughly recommend it to any good reader from age 8 onwards.

Rating: 5 star
Ben and David
St. Mary's College Crosby
13 January 2011

I think this is a great book! I really enjoyed reading it as it is full of action and one of those books you can't put down! I recommend this for anyone who likes a book full of action and danger, but also likes a good story line!

Rating: 4 star
Philip
St. Mary's College, Crosby
13 January 2011

it was good

Rating: 4 star
nathan
st marys college
12 January 2011

Z-Rex is about a boy called Adam and his dad makes games for ultra reality - a game-station that when you put the goggles on you control the game. It is just like reality. But then it turns into reality, as his dad is gone to Fort Ponil and men come to Adam's house firing guns randomly around. Then a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex shadow is chasing Adam. These men want him dead, the Dinosaur and Adam have to work together to defeat them. He has to find his dad. The best adventure/action story you will ever find xD

Rating: 5 star
Ryan
Carr Hill
10 January 2011

Z Rex is about a 13 year old boy called Adam whose dad works making games. His latest creation is ultra reality. Adam's dad has to go to fort ponil where he was ordered to shock a giant dinosaur named Zed Rex and people think it's Adam's fault and try to kill him so him and the monster have to work together.

Rating: 5 star
Ben
carr hill
10 January 2011

this book is for people that like books with adventure.

Rating: 5 star
thomas
bishop challoner
20 December 2010

At the beginning of the book i couldn't really get into it because i was given too much infomation at once, (couldn't find a picture in my mind) but my English teacher persuaded me to keep reading it. To see if it got any better, and lucky it did! Now i am about halfway through the book and when i read in bed i can't put it down because it's so exciting. I usually don't like reading but, this so far is my favourite book i've read! I would recommend this book to about age 10 - 11 readers. When i don't understand what's going on in the book, i don't like reading it and are quite upset. I now am getting used to the style of the writing and are enjoying the book a whole lot more. I personally think the description is excellent and how the author decribes the scene. This is a great book but you have to be persuaded to read on because the beginning is slightly hard to get into. Thank you for reading my reveiw.

Rating: 4 star
Paul
Bishop Challoner catholic secondary school
17 December 2010

It was ok but it got bad and bad all the time that i don't to read it any more.

Rating: 1 star
Gabriela
Bishop Challoner
17 December 2010

I highly dislike the book and no offense to the author but the book was mad, shocking and i really didn't like it.

Rating: 1 star
Joshua
Lowton High School
16 December 2010

I really like it. It is really exciting and interesting.

Rating: 5 star
Owen
Hanley Castle High School
16 December 2010

it's a good book, i love it, and i'm sure everyone else will too lol xxx i <3 this book...!!!!!!!!

Rating: 5 star
Ellis
Hanley Castle High School
16 December 2010

it's good for people who like horror stories but i don't like this book

Rating: 1 star
Will
hanley castle high school
16 December 2010

This book is a great read for 11 year olds. It is perfect if you are into dinosaurs, guns and computer games. It is a top class read.

Rating: 4 star
george
hanley castle high school
14 December 2010

Brill book, it's exciting and is very tense. There is a great fight in it

Rating: 5 star
Sid
Hanley Castle
14 December 2010

i like the way that he set it out like a game. it's amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 5 star
matthew
hanley castle
14 December 2010

this book is a thrilling read for all kids. i love the quick pace of it and i think u should read it.

Rating: 4 star
jake
HCHS
14 December 2010

good book, easy to read, hope u people like it. there are no pictures in the book so if you don't like reading then it's not for you.

Rating: 2 star
william
hchs
14 December 2010

this book is a great book because it is sometimes scary funny and silly. i have almost read it all, it's a great book, pick it up NOW!!

Rating: 4 star
Joshua
hanley castle high school
10 December 2010

i like this book but i would prefer it if the zrex was mean. however the sequel sounds cool.

Rating: 1 star
joe
hanley castle
10 December 2010

this book is really good, i've nearly read it all

Rating: 5 star
daniel
longhill high school
8 December 2010

This is a really good book, if you like Steve Cole's books you will love this one. When you see the front cover you would get reading straight away, once you get the book i have finished the book and i keep reading it again and again. i just really love this book so much i rate it a 5 star and i'm on page 50. i read this book every day, i have read it like 10 times already. i hope you choose this book - you will get addicted to it.

Rating: 5 star
Samantha
Witton middle school
8 December 2010

It's weird, a 13 year old boy who tests out a new virtual reality computer game that a dinosaur comes out and kills people and flying dinosaurs, mad scientists loads of cool stuff inside and the next book i'm reading Z.RAPTOR cause i finished the Z.REX book its amazing READ THIS BOOK! :) :) :) :) :) :)

Rating: 5 star
Dan
Witton Middle School
8 December 2010

This book is a good and amazing book - fans of anthony horowitz will love this book

Rating: 3 star
Jake
Mayfield Middle School
7 December 2010

Z-rex is a thrilling, action-packed novel which is exciting to read. It keeps you hooked with unbelievable twists and turns. While the story unfolds ,things happen that you wouldn't expect but nonetheless, it is all important. Keep reading and you will soon notice you are constantly on your toes. A terrific story that has everything you want.

Rating: 5 star
fred
parkside
6 December 2010

good and very interesting

Rating: 4 star
Iain
Huish Episcopi Acadamy
6 December 2010

The book has gory action and science fiction. It is a great book for about 9 year olds to 14 year olds. It has things that teenagers can relate to such as Nokias and X boxs and so on. Steve Cole has written some good books but this is probably one of his best. The book has got a really good story to it as it has sciency bits that explain how the creature was created and stuff like that.

Rating: 5 star
Freddy
Huish Episcopi
6 December 2010

I liked the start but the rest was ok

Dean
Hagley park sports college
2 December 2010

z-rex is a good book but i aint read all of it yet but im sure it will get better by the end ;) :)

Ryan
Hagley park sports college
2 December 2010

It was ok to read

Rating: 3 star
Dean
Hagley park sports college
2 December 2010

Z rex is a very good book if you like action, adventure, and fun. I would recommend this book for ages of 10 and over because it is a bit violent at some parts of the book and kids under 10 might find it scary. I would recommend it for ages 10 and over because it does help a bit with learning because it has some information about dinosaurs and the book also includes words like Xbox, Nokia and Iron Man which are more teenage things. the book also includes characters like evil scientists and obviously a T rex and the main character Adam is a teenager. The book is basically about a boy called Adam who is on the run from a massive T rex who wants to kill Adam. But then there are some evil scientists who want them both dead and the only way to escape them is if Adam and the T rex work together.

Rating: 3 star
lewis
parkside
1 December 2010

this book is really exciting. i like the bit when the house gets destroyed.

safwan
John Hampden Grammer School
1 December 2010

I think the book is very good but there were some boring bits in the book. This book is really a boy's book because it is a bit scary.

Rating: 3 star
kavan
christ church middle school
1 December 2010

I think that Z.Rex is a fantastic read. It's a good mixture of thrill and adventure. I recommend this book to 10-14 and any other person who likes the thrill of adventure.

Rating: 4 star
Elliot
Christ Church Middle School
1 December 2010

Z Rex is one of the most exciting books I have ever read. It is scary and exciting at the same time it is an awesome book.

Rating: 5 star
Dan
Sibford school
29 November 2010

This book is the best book - the Anthony Horowitz fans would prefer Steve Cole.

Rating: 5 star
Faisal
st wilfrids church of england blackburn
29 November 2010

This book is fantastic and the best thing about it is in the beginning when the little boy does all his karate moves.

Rating: 5 star
zainul
st wilfrids church of england blackburn
29 November 2010

Very action packed AND VERY adventurous.

Rating: 4 star
Muhammad
John Hampden Grammar School
25 November 2010

Steve Cole's Z-REX is one of the best books i've ever read. At first i thought it was going to be a normal teenager's novel, but no! It's an all action, packed with lots of adventure. I LOVE THIS BOOK.

Rating: 4 star
Tom
Brandeston Hall
25 November 2010

Z-REX is a greast book for people who like action packed suspense books.Although it doesn't look great from the front cover you get engrossed in it by the first chapter. Remember don't judge a book by its front cover.

Rating: 4 star
kristian
john hampden grammar school
25 November 2010

it is the most action packed book I have ever read and on the first page I knew it was for me

Rating: 5 star
hugo
brandeston hall
25 November 2010

Z-rex is an epic book full of action and out of this world creatures. Game over.

Rating: 5 star
Sebastian
Bishop Challloner
24 November 2010

A tragic tale of a boy's dad disappearing and he's being hunted by the military with a DNA transplant dino.

Rating: 5 star
Cameron
Bishop Challoner
24 November 2010

My book is called Z.Rex. The book is about a 13 year old boy called Adam from Edinburgh. His hobbies are playing a video game like all people does. His dad is a scientist that discovers dinosaur fossils. I think this book has action, horror and adventure. I recommend this book to anyone who likes horror, action and adventure.

Rating: 4 star
Can
Stoke Newington
18 November 2010

Join Adam Adlar as he goes on a wild jourrney to find his father.

Rating: 3 star
ANDRE AND JASON
Stoke Newington School
18 November 2010

The book is a good laugh but a bit of a scare but if you love adventure stories then you will love this.

ADRIAN
FORDWELLINGS HIGH
16 November 2010

Excellent book - mad scientists, a flying dinosaur,and a father going missing - it's all mad, really mad.

jordan
priory college
15 November 2010

When our English teacher gave us the leaflet with the list of books, and said that we could get any 1 of them for free I got excited (since reading's a hobby of mine). I was gonna get this 1 (Z.Rex) but I changed my mind 'cos I thought that 'The Joshua Files: Invisible City' looked more interesting. I've only read a few pgs. of it & it's already boring. That's why I regret not getting this 1.

Ibrahim
Tawhid Boys School
13 November 2010

Very good book

Rating: 5 star
matthew
shire oak
12 November 2010

thrilling and exciting.

Rating: 5 star
autin
myton
11 November 2010

The start of the book is very thrilling and is an all round good book. I would suggest this book to people who like action thrillers.

Rating: 3 star
sam
the radclyffe school
11 November 2010

I think the book is good because there is a talking dinousaur. I like the boy who plays in the video game and it's not real and when the evil scentists comes if Adam died it's game over for good.

Rating: 5 star
ricco
SNS
10 November 2010

This is a very clever book that gets you thinking. I would recomend this book to everyone who is interested. I give my top thanks to booked up as it is a great book. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Rating: 5 star
Anil
Stoke Newington School
9 November 2010

It is a very good book ie the ultra reality is awesome

Rating: 5 star
Modupe & Quilan
Stoke Newington school
9 November 2010

I think the first few pages are alright, it takes my interest and i would like to read more. it was very fun.

Rating: 5 star
Daniyaal and Benji
stoke newington and sixth form
9 November 2010

I realy like this book, I haven't finished reading it yet but from what i've read its really exciting and imaginative!!!!

Ben
stoke newington secondary school
9 November 2010

very good i like

Rating: 5 star
tyreke
stoke newington
9 November 2010

This book is good but it's long, but there are exciting bits in it.

Rating: 4 star
Imogen
21 October 2010

I haven't read but it looks really good.

Rating: 5 star
james
hillcrest schol and community college
20 October 2010

Very good and exciting

Rating: 5 star
Oliver
Buxton Community
8 October 2010

I'm Emma and this book Z.REX is about a 13 year old boy that tests video games out that his dad has just made. He trys Z.REX then his dad goes to america for work, and never comes back. When he goes well I'm not going to tell you the rest. I would recommend this book to boys or girls who like a good thrill.

Rating: 5 star
Emma
Sele
6 October 2010

awesome

Rating: 5 star
rufus
point blanc academy
28 September 2010

awesome

Rating: 5 star
khdude
farlingaye
28 September 2010

this book is really exciting i cant wait to read it. it has so many exciting and you kind of feel like "what is going to happen next?" i love this site

Rating: 5 star
jihad
waverly scendary school
24 September 2010

this book is great because it has alot of stuff i like in it.

Rating: 5 star
Conor
Wyvern collage
22 September 2010

I havent read it but i am about to in a few weeks - hope everyone enjoys it

Harry
Hampton academy
16 September 2010

Flying dinosaurs, mad scientists and a virtual reality computer game! What else could you want?

Rating: 5 star
Alex
18 August 2010

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