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1998
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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
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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.
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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
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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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) -
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly
2010
single work
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;
— Review of Hell Island 2005 single work novella -
Pulping Fiction, Pulping Bodies
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 184 2006; (p. 61-62) -
Science Fiction Book Reviews
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 36 2005; (p. 131-138)
— Review of Less Than Human 2004 single work novel ; The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories 2004 selected work short story ; The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004 anthology short story ; Hell Island 2005 single work novella ; The Road 2004 single work novel ; Mothership 2004 single work novel -
Head Online for a Hell of a Good Buy
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 6)
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Books
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 3 - 9 August no. 550 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of Hell Island 2005 single work novella -
Science Fiction Book Reviews
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 36 2005; (p. 131-138)
— Review of Less Than Human 2004 single work novel ; The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories 2004 selected work short story ; The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004 anthology short story ; Hell Island 2005 single work novella ; The Road 2004 single work novel ; Mothership 2004 single work novel -
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly
2010
single work
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;
— Review of Hell Island 2005 single work novella -
Get a Headstart in Hell for Nothing
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
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 August 2005; (p. 11) -
Head Online for a Hell of a Good Buy
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 6) -
Pulping Fiction, Pulping Bodies
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 184 2006; (p. 61-62)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted YABBA — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2010 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
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