What do You think about Anonymous Rex (2003)?
Dinosaurs never went extinct. They went into hiding, and now they live among us in human disguises.You have to believe a concept like this because the book makes it undeniably logical. It treats the idea so seriously, yet it maintains such a lighthearted and sarcastic tone you can’t help but buy into it. The mental image of dinosaurs stepping into and out of elaborate latex human costumes is almost impossible to imagine, which makes the whole idea even better.But wait, there’s a story going on, too. It’s almost irrelevant, as the whole book could ride on the world-building Eric Garcia does, but it’s equally mind-blowing. It starts with Vincent Rubio, a velociraptor private investigator still reeling from the death of his partner. He is the typical private eye archetype (almost a stereotype, but way more likable): falling behind on bills, no girlfriend, in bad need of money, reduced to snapping racy pictures of cheating husbands to buy the Chinese takeout that’s now spoiling in his bare refrigerator.Then he gets assigned a case of arson, which quickly balloons into a massive conspiracy. Not only is this case about more than just a fire, it involves why his partner was killed. The mystery takes effort to figure out, but once I did it was a satisfying read.And the sex is great, too. Sex scenes between dinosaurs wearing human costumes. It is laughably absurd, but Garcia makes it so believable you can’t help but take it seriously. This is an ideal blend of world-building and storytelling.I did a book/movie comparison on my blog. Check it out.
—James Steele
so you’re like dinosaurs disguised as humans living among us is ridiculous and cheesy… but Garcia manages to write a very intriguing detective novel that weaves in this dinosaur world that sounds realistic… they explain how they live among us, the personalities of different species, even what is like their drug (basil)… it’s interesting and exciting… the case is seriously just like one you’d find in any other detective novel… death that goes unsolved, mysterious occurrences, and a detective that isn’t going to let it be swept under the rug… the dinosaur angle just gives it one more layer and many more motives… Vincent has a little herbal problem and is struggling to move on from the death of his partner… even if he’s a Velociraptor he’s a very relateable character because he’s living in our world and has our problems…the dinosaur side is a fully developed story that is seamlessly tied into our world… as the mystery develops so does their background story… I love how there are so many branches and beliefs within these people… and yet it’s told as just a kind of background story, like how you learn about any character… it really isn’t the forefront of the story because that is the murder case, but it’s all the flavor… such a great book and I really need to pick up the next one… hopefully it’s just as good…
—R.G.
This was a great book!I can't wait to read the other two books in the series.In this book it turns out that dinosaurs aren't extinct. And better yet, they are living in the human world disguised as humans. Vincent Rubio is a raptor who is a private investigator. When he gets a case from an insurance company who's client had a fire in his club, to investigate if it was purposeful. He is introduced to a whole new case. This book consists of switching guises, double-crosses, inter-species children, fight scenes, and more.I highly recommend this book. Note that some scenes may be inappropriate for children under the age of 12. Read this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
—711sam
