The Secret Runners of New York

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The Secret Runners of New York

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

ISBN: 9781471407963

Category: Young Adult Fiction

Page: 256

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Gossip Girl meets Mad Max in this breakneck thriller from an international bestselling author where the line between rich and poor is the line between life and death. 'The windows on all the skyscrapers are smashed . . . No power, no lights, no people . . .' When Skye Rodgers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this doesn't stop the young elite from partying without a care. Then Skye joins an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New Yok. But this is no ordinary clique. They have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future. And what Skye discovers there is horrifying . . . What would you do to survive?

The Secret Runners

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The Secret Runners

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 9780593125786

Category: Young Adult Fiction

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Gossip Girl meets Mad Max in this breakneck thriller where the line between rich and poor is the line between life and death.You can't buy your way out of the end of the world in this edge-of-your-seat adventure from an internationally bestselling author. Rich vs. Poor. Life vs. Death. When Skye Rogers and her twin brother, Red, move to Manhattan, rumors of a coming global apocalypse are building. But the ultra-wealthy young elites at their prestigious school keep partying like there's no tomorrow--while the city around them starts to fall apart. Then Skye and Red are invited to join the Secret Runners, an exclusive group that has access to horrifying truths about the future. Can that insider information save them? Or is this the only time even one-percenters can't buy their way to safety?

Hell Island

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Hell Island

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Pan Australia

ISBN: 9781742621968

Category: Fiction

Page: 89

View: 954

A Scarecrow novella from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Jack West Jr series and new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. It is an island that doesn't appear on any maps. A secret place, where classified experiments have been carried out. Experiments that have gone terribly wrong. Four crack special forces units are dropped in. One of them is a team of Marines, led by Captain Shane Schofield, call-sign: SCARECROW. Nothing can prepare Schofield's team for what they find there. You could say they've just entered hell. But that would be wrong. This is much, much worse. Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly. GET MORE SCARECROW IN: ICE STATION, AREA 7, SCARECROW AND SCARECROW AND THE ARMY OF THIEVES

The Four Legendary Kingdoms: a Jack West Jr Novel 4

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The Four Legendary Kingdoms: a Jack West Jr Novel 4

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Pan

ISBN: 1925481417

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Page: 448

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A RUTHLESS KIDNAPPINGJack West Jr has been brutally kidnapped. He awakes in a cell to find a masked attacker charging at him with a knife. THE GREAT GAMESJack has been 'chosen' to compete in a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual. He will have to traverse diabolical mazes, fight cruel assassins and face unimaginable horros if he - and the world - is to survive.TO HELL AND BACKIn the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms. He might also discover that he is not the only hero in this place ...PRAISE FOR THE FOUR LEGENDARY KINGDOMS"If you thought [the previous Jack West novels] were page-turners, wait until you read The Four Legendary Kingdoms" West Australian"A thrilling, action-packed adventires from cover to cover" The Guardian

Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command

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Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

ISBN: 9781760982331

Category: Fiction

Page: 300

View: 983

A special sequel to The Tournament from Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Scarecrow and Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. When her life is threatened by an anonymous assassin, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth I knows there is only one man she can trust to find the killer before he strikes: her unorthodox childhood tutor and mentor, Roger Ascham.

The Three Secret Cities: a Jack West Jr Novel 5

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The Three Secret Cities: a Jack West Jr Novel 5

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Pan

ISBN: 1760781053

Category:

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No. 1 bestselling action author Matthew Reilly continues his explosive Jack West series with The Three Secret Cities. A SHADOW WORLD When Jack West Jr won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil.BEHIND THE REAL WORLDNow these dark forces are coming after Jack...in ruthless fashion.CRASHING INTO OUR WORLDWith the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find three incredible lost cities of legend.It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted...'One of the best action-thrillers published in the past few years' Washington Post'An ending that will perhaps make you rethink everything you took for granted about his books' Sunday Age

Troll Mountain: The Complete Novel

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Troll Mountain: The Complete Novel

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Momentum

ISBN: 9781760080983

Category: Fiction

Page: 210

View: 388

From Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. A dauntless young hero. An army of brutal monsters. An impossible quest. Journey to the mountain ... In an isolated valley, a small tribe of humans is dying from a terrible illness. There are rumors, however, that the trolls of Troll Mountain, the valley's fearsome overlords, have found a cure for the illness: a fabulous elixir. When his sister is struck down by the disease and his tribal leaders refuse to help him, an intrepid youth named Raf decides to defy his tribe and do the unthinkable: he will journey alone to Troll Mountain and steal the elixir from the dreaded trolls. But to get to Troll Mountain, Raf will have to pass through dangerous swamps and haunting forests filled with wolves, hobgoblins and, worst of all, the ever-present danger of rogue trolls ... The journey to the mountain has begun. IN THIS NOVEL MATTHEW REILLY TAKES YOU ON HIS WILDEST RIDE YET: A HEADLONG QUEST TO THE DARK HEART OF THE KINGDOM OF THE TROLLS.

The Two Lost Mountains: a Jack West Jr Novel 6

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The Two Lost Mountains: a Jack West Jr Novel 6

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 1760559083

Category: Fiction

Page: 432

View: 660

AN INCREDIBLE VICTORY BUT AT A TERRIBLE PRICE Against all the odds, Jack West Jr. found the Three Secret Cities, but at a heartbreaking cost. His beloved daughter Lily, it appeared, was slaughtered by Sphinx in a cruel ancient ritual. TO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FALL! With his rivals far ahead of him, Jack must now get to one of the five iron mountains--two of which have never been found--and perform a mysterious feat known only as 'The Fall'. Although what is this object on the moon that is connected to it? A NEW PLAYER ARRIVES Amid all this, Jack will discover that a new player has entered the race, a general so feared by the four legendary kingdoms they had him locked away in their deepest dungeon. Only now this general has escaped and he has a horrifying plan of his own.

The Six Sacred Stones: a Jack West Jr Novel 2

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The Six Sacred Stones: a Jack West Jr Novel 2

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Pan

ISBN: 1760981931

Category: Antiquities

Page: 0

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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 location 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. The mission is incredible. The consequence of failure is unimaginable. The ending is unthinkable.

Temple

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Temple

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Pan Australia

ISBN: 1742625894

Category: Fiction

Page: 704

View: 667

The thrilling international bestseller from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. "The action just keeps on coming ... Michael Crichton meets Indiana Jones." Kirkus Reviews Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is under way - an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript which contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it - and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened... Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly. PRAISE FOR MATTHEW REILLY "Reilly has a gift for sustaining momentum that never lets up." Publishers Weekly "Compared to Matthew Reilly's Temple and his intrepid academic hero, Professor William Race, Indiana Jones is a wimp and The Raiders of The Lost Ark a snooze fest. Reilly's book has adrenaline in super-sized quantities." The Orlando Sentinel

The Tournament

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The Tournament

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

ISBN: 9781743289679

Category: Fiction

Page: 432

View: 460

The bestselling historical mystery from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. "Reilly's concoction makes for a cracking read." Sun Herald "a fast-paced and exhilarating romp" Weekend Australian "... the best novel that Reilly has written" The Age Even a pawn can become a queen. The year is 1546. Suleiman the Magnificent, the powerful and feared Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, issues an invitation to every king in Europe: YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR FINEST PLAYER TO COMPETE IN A CHESS TOURNAMENT TO DETERMINE THE CHAMPION OF THE KNOWN WORLD. The English delegation - led by esteemed scholar Roger Ascham - journeys to the glittering city of Constantinople. Accompanying Ascham is his pupil, Bess, who is about to bear witness to events she never thought possible. For on the first night of the tournament, a powerful guest of the Sultan is murdered, and against the backdrop of the historic event, Ascham is tasked with finding the killer. Barbaric deaths, unimaginable depravity and diplomatic treachery unfold before Bess's eyes, indelibly shaping her character and determining how she will perform her future role...as Queen Elizabeth I. Shortlisted for the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2014 MORE ROGER ASCHAM IN: ROGER ASCHAM AND THE KING'S LOST GIRL

Troll Mountain: Episode III

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Troll Mountain: Episode III

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Momentum

ISBN: 9781760080969

Category: Fiction

Page: 65

View: 217

From Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. A dauntless young hero. An army of brutal monsters. An impossible quest. Journey to the mountain ... Raf's mission to Troll Mountain is in ruins. Having penetrated the mountain, only to be caught in the act of stealing the fabled elixir, Raf must now face the trolls' champion in a fight to the death. As the trolls gather to watch the fight, Raf watches them closely. If he can somehow survive this fight, his mission may not be over. The final battle for Troll Mountain is about to begin. IN THIS, THE LAST OF THREE SERIALIZED EPISODES, MATTHEW REILLY TAKES YOU ON HIS WILDEST RIDE YET: A HEADLONG QUEST TO THE DARK HEART OF THE KINGDOM OF THE TROLLS.