As you can see I am still in the process of reading all the Matthew Reilly books I have inherited!
'Temple' has the interesting twist of being two adventure stories in one. William Race is a linguist professor who finds himself called upon to help the US Army translate an 1500's Spanish text. In doing so he finds himself following the story of a Spanish monk and his adventures with the Incan people. He also finds himself embroiled all to closely with the modern day Nazi movement. Both stories connect in some totally unexpected ways.
Fast paced and action filled. The story includes the most up-to-date modern warfare technology and ancient mysteries and supposedly mythical beasts. Throw in a couple of gorgeous girls, spies and some unexpected twists and this story is everything I have quickly come to love from a Matthew Reilly book.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Matthew Reilly - 'Contest'
This is the first book Matthew Reilly wrote and it was the one he initially self-published. According to what I read on the Internet today, it is also the only one he has written with a science fiction element to it (and this may very possibly be inaccurate now).
Dr Stephen Swain finds himself involuntarily a contestant in an alien competition set in a labyrinth inside the New York State Library. Seven contestants from around the universe enter the library and the competition and only one will come out alive. To make matters even worse, his daughter Holly is also drawn into the competition with him. It is a competition where you must kill or be killed, the fight is to the finish and the alien knowledge of the event and of combat surpasses anything Swain has contemplated.
Science fiction is not normally a genre I would pick to read. However, this book is also most definitely an adventure book and contains all the face-paced action you would expect from Matthew Reilly. I think it will turn into one of my favourite from this author!
Dr Stephen Swain finds himself involuntarily a contestant in an alien competition set in a labyrinth inside the New York State Library. Seven contestants from around the universe enter the library and the competition and only one will come out alive. To make matters even worse, his daughter Holly is also drawn into the competition with him. It is a competition where you must kill or be killed, the fight is to the finish and the alien knowledge of the event and of combat surpasses anything Swain has contemplated.
Science fiction is not normally a genre I would pick to read. However, this book is also most definitely an adventure book and contains all the face-paced action you would expect from Matthew Reilly. I think it will turn into one of my favourite from this author!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Matthew Reilly - 'Ice Station'
Once again, it took me a little while to get into this book, this might just be a genre thing for me, but after a few chapters I spent the rest of the book dying to find out what happened next.
Set in Antarctica, a team of US scientists have discovered something buried in ice that is millions of years old. The US clearly wants to keep this discovery quiet, but unfortunately they are not the only ones in Antarctica.
Danger, high speeds, quick thinking and lots of explosions characterise this novel. In a wilderness that looks quiet and serene, but is covering up a hazards at every turn - some existing naturally in Antarctica, but for Lieutenant Shane Schofield many of them are not.
I really enjoyed this book. Recommended for anyone who likes adventure stories. Just pay close attention to the characters and remember they all seem to have more then one name!
Set in Antarctica, a team of US scientists have discovered something buried in ice that is millions of years old. The US clearly wants to keep this discovery quiet, but unfortunately they are not the only ones in Antarctica.
Danger, high speeds, quick thinking and lots of explosions characterise this novel. In a wilderness that looks quiet and serene, but is covering up a hazards at every turn - some existing naturally in Antarctica, but for Lieutenant Shane Schofield many of them are not.
I really enjoyed this book. Recommended for anyone who likes adventure stories. Just pay close attention to the characters and remember they all seem to have more then one name!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Matthew Reilly 'Seven Ancient Wonders'
I haven't read anything by Matthew Reilly before. I inherited this book from my cousin and co-incidentally, it is also on the 100 book list that I am attempting to read in 1001 days (see tab above!).
It took me a few chapters to get into the story. However once I got through the first few chapters I was hooked. It was unputdownable.
Style wise it is short, snappy and includes lots of diagrams as you go along with the team on a daring adventure. Headed by Captain Jack West Jnr, an Australian ex-SAS officer, there is a team of nine members made up from eight different nations of the world. On a daring mission to find all of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and taking with them a 10 year old girl named Lily. The story is full of twists and turns and villains and bravery and the intrigue and mystery which can only come when you are talking about the ancient world. When you combine this with an action story of warring nations and a battle for ultimate supremacy it is a intriguing combination!
I am looking forward to reading more of Matthew Reilly's books and I am very sorry I have waited so long to do so. Highly recommended for those people who like adventure stories and conspiracy theories.
It took me a few chapters to get into the story. However once I got through the first few chapters I was hooked. It was unputdownable.
Style wise it is short, snappy and includes lots of diagrams as you go along with the team on a daring adventure. Headed by Captain Jack West Jnr, an Australian ex-SAS officer, there is a team of nine members made up from eight different nations of the world. On a daring mission to find all of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and taking with them a 10 year old girl named Lily. The story is full of twists and turns and villains and bravery and the intrigue and mystery which can only come when you are talking about the ancient world. When you combine this with an action story of warring nations and a battle for ultimate supremacy it is a intriguing combination!
I am looking forward to reading more of Matthew Reilly's books and I am very sorry I have waited so long to do so. Highly recommended for those people who like adventure stories and conspiracy theories.
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