I really enjoy this series. Somehow the sheer impossibility of it all adds to its appeal. The part about Jesus makes me angry, but then it is fictional, and he is at least recognised as the most influential person in history. This is the second time I've read the book, the first being four years ...
Polar conditions, large carnivorous mammals, and Scarecrow with his Maghook - it's a great recipe that I can't get enough of. This is a typical Matthew Reilly read: tons of pulse pounding action interspersed with even more ultra-intense action. There should probably be a warning against reading t...
Good, but was a bit of let down. Some cheesy lines. The general had so much potential. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Action all the way through, and with more character development too.
EDITORIAL REVIEW:**IT BEGAN WITH SIX STONES...**From the deserts of Israel to the tsunami-lashed coasts of Japan, from the steppes of Mongolia to the most mysterious island on Earth -- this is what we have come to expect from Matthew Reilly: stupendous action, white-knuckle suspense, heroes to ch...
Not a bad novella, although I fail to see how it enhances The Tournament in any way, in some ways it helps to see the poor skills of the King, but other than that, it feels like a rushed chapter about Roger saving some women, for nothing basically. Nothing would have changed if he didnt save them...
Escapist literature gets a lot of leeway with me. I mean, it’s there for the sole purpose of passing someone’s downtime. Characters are usually walking clichés, and the plot revolves around something along the lines of: “we only have X amount of time to do something or Y is going to happen.” I’...
Part 3 in a four-book review of Matthew Reilly's novelsContest -> Ice Station -> Temple -> Seven Ancient Wonders<= Ice Station.... couldn't believe it! This, I believe, is Matthew's third novel, and by now he had devolved almost to the level he attained in the only other of his books that I ...
I've always felt there was something wrong with this book. I had originally wanted to read it years ago (which I did) because of the high-octane races, those particular descriptions, but what I soon realised was that this book is pretty sucky. It basically has the author giving constant narrative...
This novel did demonstrate that the author had lost some of his focus, at least to begin with. It starts with a good idea about nukes linked up to a radio transmitter on the president's heart, and evil soldiers hunting him down within an air base in order to stop the transmitter setting off the n...
I will never forget the moment I formed a bond with an Australian author named Matthew Reilly. It was a spur of the moment thing. If I had not grabbed a book off the shelf of the San Diego Public Library called Ice Station, I might not be writing this review. But I did, and it changed my life.I ...
Okay, where do I start? "There be Whales in there sir!"Actually, there are whales, but that's not important right now. Shane Schofeild has worse luck than that guy who played James Bond in between Sean Conery and Roger More (Her Majesty's Secret Service). His best line of the movie was "How com...
Ahhh...Finally it's over. I am undecided on how many stars I am going to give. After making my review I will decide.So, what have we got here... A action-slash-adventure thriller book sure reads like a movie script.First of all I nearly gave up after reading 78 pages and after my second, third an...