Z.Rex
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 HouseSteve 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
Video & audio
-
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.
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
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.
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!!!
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.
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
the book was very good. i have read it all, i enjoyed it because it was about a dinosaur.
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!
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.
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.
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
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!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
It is very good and i like a it a lot but it doesn't have any humour.
I like this book because parts are gory and parts are thrilling and exciting. It's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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!
it was good
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
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.
this book is for people that like books with adventure.
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.
It was ok but it got bad and bad all the time that i don't to read it any more.
I highly dislike the book and no offense to the author but the book was mad, shocking and i really didn't like it.
I really like it. It is really exciting and interesting.
it's a good book, i love it, and i'm sure everyone else will too lol xxx i <3 this book...!!!!!!!!
it's good for people who like horror stories but i don't like this book
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.
Brill book, it's exciting and is very tense. There is a great fight in it
i like the way that he set it out like a game. it's amazing!!!!!!!!!!
this book is a thrilling read for all kids. i love the quick pace of it and i think u should read it.
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.
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!!
i like this book but i would prefer it if the zrex was mean. however the sequel sounds cool.
this book is really good, i've nearly read it all
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.
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! :) :) :) :) :) :)
This book is a good and amazing book - fans of anthony horowitz will love this book
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.
good and very interesting
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.
I liked the start but the rest was ok
z-rex is a good book but i aint read all of it yet but im sure it will get better by the end ;) :)
It was ok to read
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.
this book is really exciting. i like the bit when the house gets destroyed.
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.
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.
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.
This book is the best book - the Anthony Horowitz fans would prefer Steve Cole.
This book is fantastic and the best thing about it is in the beginning when the little boy does all his karate moves.
Very action packed AND VERY adventurous.
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.
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.
it is the most action packed book I have ever read and on the first page I knew it was for me
Z-rex is an epic book full of action and out of this world creatures. Game over.
A tragic tale of a boy's dad disappearing and he's being hunted by the military with a DNA transplant dino.
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.
Join Adam Adlar as he goes on a wild jourrney to find his father.
The book is a good laugh but a bit of a scare but if you love adventure stories then you will love this.
Excellent book - mad scientists, a flying dinosaur,and a father going missing - it's all mad, really mad.
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.
Very good book
thrilling and exciting.
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.
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.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
It is a very good book ie the ultra reality is awesome
I think the first few pages are alright, it takes my interest and i would like to read more. it was very fun.
I realy like this book, I haven't finished reading it yet but from what i've read its really exciting and imaginative!!!!
very good i like
This book is good but it's long, but there are exciting bits in it.
I haven't read but it looks really good.
Very good and exciting
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.
awesome
awesome
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
this book is great because it has alot of stuff i like in it.
I havent read it but i am about to in a few weeks - hope everyone enjoys it
Flying dinosaurs, mad scientists and a virtual reality computer game! What else could you want?






