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'The end of the world is here...
'Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning.
'The world is in mortal danger.
'For Jack West Jr and his loyal team of heroes, the challenge now is to set six legendary diamonds known as the Pillars in place at six ancient sites around the world before the deadline for global destruction arrives. The locations of these sites, however, can only be revealed by the fabled Six Sacred Stones.
'Their quest will involve the death-defying hijack of a mountaintop railway in China... A midnight expedition to Stonehenge... A headlong chase across the deserts of Egypt... And a trek into the dark realm of an African tribe forgotten by time...
'With only the riddles of ancient writers to guide them, and time rapidly running out, Jack and his team must fight their way past traps, labyrinths and a host of deadly enemies - knowing that this time they cannot, will not, must not fail.
'The mission is incredible. The consequence of failure is unimaginable. The ending is unthinkable.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Sequel to Seven Ancient Wonders.
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Featured by the BIG Book Club, South Australia, October 2008.
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Borrowers Stay True to Favourite Authors
2014
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 February 2014; (p. 23) -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
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— 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) -
Book Review – The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly
2010
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— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;
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[Review] The Six Sacred Stones
2009
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— Appears in: Wet Ink , December no. 17 2009; (p. 57-58)
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[Review] The Six Sacred Stones
2008
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Six Sacred Stones 2007 single work novel
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[Review] The Six Sacred Stones
2007
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 87 no. 4 2007; (p. 44)
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Bestseller's Novel Show
2007
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 October 2007; (p. 25)
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Action Junkies Prepare for the 'Mother of all Cliffhangers'
2007
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— Appears in: The Age , 3 November 2007; (p. 33)
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Novel Crusader
2007
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— Appears in: Brisbane news , 14 - 20 November no. 662 2007; (p. 32)
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Twists of Conspiracies, Secrets and Mayhem
2007
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 16)
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Thrillers Written for Film Fans
2007
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 November 2007; (p. 30-31) Matthew Reilly explains that he writes books 'for an audience that thinks in a movie language ... I am writing what I believe is the way this ever more-sophisticated audience is thinking.' Reilly rejects the notion that he writes books that can be turned into films. 'I'm writing them for an audience that thinks in terms of films.' -
Boy's Own Adventures prove Global Bestsellers
2008
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 September 2008; (p. 25) -
Reilly's Read Just Perfect for Blokes
2008
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 October 2008; (p. 56) -
Man of Action
2008
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 October 2008; (p. 13) -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
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)