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y separately published work icon Hell Island single work   novella   thriller  
Is part of Scarecrow Matthew Reilly , 1998 series - author novel (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Hell Island
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'A man-made secret location designed to host tests of classified experiments, Hell Island doesn't appear on any maps. But when all contact is lost with this mystery island, four crack special force units are brought in - can anything prepare them for the horror of what they will find there?' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Hell Island was specially commissioned for the 2005 Books Alive promotion. Free copies of the book were given away when customers purchased a title from The Books Alive Great Read Guide.
  • In late 2005 Hell Island was chosen as one of the twelve inaugural Quick Reads for the United Kingdom's 2006 World Book Day.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pan ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 8746215912604267862.jpg
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      Extent: 118p.
      ISBN: 0330442325
Alternative title: Адският Остров
Transliterated title: Adskijat Ostrov
Language: Bulgarian
    • Sofia,
      c
      Bulgaria,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Bard ,
      2018 .
      image of person or book cover 4165165981812490489.jpg
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      Extent: 283p.
      ISBN: 9789546558480

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  • Sound recording.
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Works about this Work

Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111)
In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly Joanne Peulen , 2010 single work
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;

— Review of Hell Island Matthew Reilly , 2005 single work novella
Pulping Fiction, Pulping Bodies Stuart Madgwick , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 184 2006; (p. 61-62)
Science Fiction Book Reviews Bill Congreve , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 36 2005; (p. 131-138)

— Review of Less Than Human Maxine McArthur , 2004 single work novel ; The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories H. B. Marriott Watson , 2004 selected work short story ; The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004 anthology short story ; Hell Island Matthew Reilly , 2005 single work novella ; The Road Catherine Jinks , 2004 single work novel ; Mothership John Brosnan , 2004 single work novel
Head Online for a Hell of a Good Buy Jason Steger , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 6)
Books Phil Brown , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 3 - 9 August no. 550 2005; (p. 20)

— Review of Hell Island Matthew Reilly , 2005 single work novella
Science Fiction Book Reviews Bill Congreve , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 36 2005; (p. 131-138)

— Review of Less Than Human Maxine McArthur , 2004 single work novel ; The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories H. B. Marriott Watson , 2004 selected work short story ; The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004 anthology short story ; Hell Island Matthew Reilly , 2005 single work novella ; The Road Catherine Jinks , 2004 single work novel ; Mothership John Brosnan , 2004 single work novel
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly Joanne Peulen , 2010 single work
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;

— Review of Hell Island Matthew Reilly , 2005 single work novella
Get a Headstart in Hell for Nothing Susan Wyndham , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 March 2005; (p. 10)
A column canvassing current literary news.
Matthew Reilly Book Free with Books Alive 2005 2005 single work column
— Appears in: InCite , May vol. 26 no. 5 2005; (p. 17)
Life of Reilly Samela Harris , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 August 2005; (p. 11)
Head Online for a Hell of a Good Buy Jason Steger , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 6)
Pulping Fiction, Pulping Bodies Stuart Madgwick , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 184 2006; (p. 61-62)
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