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Is part of Scarecrow Matthew Reilly , 1998 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Scarecrow
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'FIFTEEN NAMES

There are 15 targets, the finest warriors

in the world - commandos, spies, terrorists.

And they must all be dead by 12 noon, today.

The price on their heads: almost $20 million each.

'ONE HERO

Among the names on the target list, one stands

out. An enigmatic Marine named Shane Schofield,

call-sign: Scarecrow.


'NO LIMITS

And so Schofield is plunged into a headlong race

around the world, pursued by a fearsome

collection of international bounty hunters -

including the 'Black Knight', a notoriously

ruthless hunter who seems intent on eliminating

only Schofield.


'The race is on and the pace is frantic as Schofield

fights for survival, in the process unveiling a

vast international conspiracy and the terrible

reason why he cannot, under any circumstances,

be allowed to live...

'He led his men into hell in Ice Station.

He protected the President against all odds in Area 7.

This time it's different.

'Because this time SCARECROW is the target.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Natalie, again

  • Epigraphs:
    Turning and turning in the widening gyre,
    The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
    Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
    Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world... (W. B. Yeats, The Second Coming)

    All the brave men are dead (Russian Military Proverb)

  • Selected in December 2004 by the Australian public in an ABC poll as Australia's 86th favourite book.
  • Also available in sound-recording format.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Macmillan , 2003 .
      image of person or book cover 2551132434439932657.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 455p.
      Description: maps, illus.
      Note/s:
      • Includes an interview with the author
      ISBN: 0732911168
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Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.
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  • Siberia,
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    Russia,
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    Former Soviet Union,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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    Afghanistan,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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    France,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    United States of America (USA),
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    Americas,
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