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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Great Zoo of China
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'GET READY FOR ACTION ON A GIGANTIC SCALE

'It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years.

'They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world.

'Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr Cassandra Jane ‘CJ’ Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles.

'The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong... ' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Kate, Lovely, loyal and brave, too.

  • Epigraph:

    [American zoos] are visited each year by more than a hundred million people, a number that exceeds the combined attendance of all big league baseball, football and basketball games. -National Geographic

    Here, there be dragons. -Warning written on ancient maps to define an unknown region.

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Book Review – The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly Joanne Peulen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2014;
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
Tween Favourites Vie for Supremacy Christmas Books Weigh in, and Not a Politico in Sight Linda Morris , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 December 2014; (p. 18) The Saturday Age , 6-7 December 2014; (p. 19)
When Dragon Dreams Turn into a Nightmare Karen Hardy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 November 2014; (p. 16)
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
Jurassic Park on Steroids, with Dragons Jeff Popple , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 November 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
For Love of a Zoo, a Book Was Born Karen Hardy , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2014; (p. 26) The Sunday Age , 23 November 2014; (p. 16)
Matthew Reilly and the Problem With China Simon Caterson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 2014; The Age , 8 November 2014; The Canberra Times , 8 November 2014;
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
Jurassic Park on Steroids, with Dragons Jeff Popple , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 November 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
When Dragon Dreams Turn into a Nightmare Karen Hardy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 November 2014; (p. 16)
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
Book Review – The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly Joanne Peulen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2014;
— Review of The Great Zoo of China Matthew Reilly , 2014 single work novel
For Love of a Zoo, a Book Was Born Karen Hardy , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2014; (p. 26) The Sunday Age , 23 November 2014; (p. 16)
Tween Favourites Vie for Supremacy Christmas Books Weigh in, and Not a Politico in Sight Linda Morris , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 December 2014; (p. 18) The Saturday Age , 6-7 December 2014; (p. 19)
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Last amended 7 Mar 2022 12:00:14
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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