Reilly was born on 2 july 1974 in sydney, the second son of ray an employee at the department of corrective services and denise, a mathematics teacher. Matthew reilly is a great writer and i have enjoyed his adventure novels very much but not this one. Temple by matthew reilly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The word unputdownable seems to have been coined for reilly s books. Its been sitting on my shelf for a while, recently been wanting to read something along the lines of tomb raider, indiana jones type adventure books that mix history with action. Matthew reilly s second book, temple, is part indiana jones, part james bond, part clive cussler hero, and part tom clancy hero.
Published in over 20 countries and known for their highly visual style, fast pace and largescale action. Australian thriller writer reilly follows up his hightech adventure ice station 1999, this time sending a mildmannered professor on a breathless, hokey, beatthebadguys hunt for an ancient inca artifact that could blow apart the planet starting on page one with a hapless french monk whose head explodes like a watermelon, the action just keeps on coming. When a byinvitation guided tour of the fort turns into an ambush executed by disgruntled delta force soldiers, mitchell raleigh, thriller writer, must use his researched military knowledge to help save his life. Put simply, it costs big dollars to make big action scenes. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, hell island, seven. Temple by matthew reilly 1999, paperback for sale online ebay. Temple by reilly, matthew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was snapped up by major publishers in the us, uk and germany. Like reillys other books, temples major attractions are the fast pace and the complexity of the action scenes. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and scarecrow and the army of thieves, and one novella, hell island. This was the first adaptation of his works outside of a literary format. The thrilling story of this book is about a precious idol, which hidden in the jungles of peru four centuries ago. New version temple matthew reilly ebook most popular.
He peered at a single crumbling 2,000yearold sandstone brick. Events in temple will also be referenced in other matthew reilly novels. Events in the b story tends to affect the a story down the line. Matthew reilly australian story the other side youtube. Temple adventure novel has written by matthew reilly and translated into bangla by hasan khurshid rumi temple matthew reilly pdf. While it was rejected by every publishing company in the sydney area, he was able to borrow some money to selfpublish 1,000 copies. Written by matthew reilly, narrated by sean mangan. Matthew john reilly born 2 july 1974 is an australian action thriller writer. The six sacred stones, scarecrow, contest, the five greatest warriors, seven ancient wonders, temple, hover car racer as want to read. Pdf temple book by matthew reilly free download 523 pages. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Matthew reilly books list of books by author matthew reilly. Fans of clive cussler, tom clancy and michael crichton will love matthew reilly. Ice station, area 7, scarecrow, scarecrow and the army of thieves and the novella hell island. Download temple matthew reilly ebook deep in the jungles of peru the contest of the century is underway. Dec 01, 2000 the two alternating stories format works very well. Matthew reilly has optioned the rights of several of his novels to different movie corporations in order to allow them to be adapted into either films or television series. Novels that he has written that have been optioned for film include ice station paramount, hover car racer disney and seven deadly wonders abc tv. Born july 2nd, 1974, matthew reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels, ice station, temple, contest, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and the four legendary kingdoms temple matthew reilly ebook. Reilly has a gift for sustaining momentum that never lets up. At the time of publication, reilly hinted at the possibility of a sequel starring the same protagonist, professor william race, but the release of such a book has never been officially confirmed. Matthew reilly is the bestselling author of ice station, area 7, scarecrow, contest, hell island, seven ancient wonders, six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and hover car racer. Its still my favourite matthew reilly book, even though it is not part of his wellknown series which ive also read. Reilly solved this problem by doing a self publish on his book contest with copies sold via one bookshop after another. This first book is unique as it is the lone science fiction work of reilly that is about seven people joining a survival contest to the death and will only have one champion.
Australian thriller writer reilly follows up his hightech adventure ice station 1999, this time sending a mildmannered professor on a breathless, hokey, beatthebadguys hunt for an ancient inca artifact that could blow apart the planet. Matthew reilly is an international bestselling author, screenwriter and producer. As of late 2019, no film or television adaptions have been officially announced as having entered the production stage. Seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors, the four legendary kingdoms, and the three secret cities. Buy temple by matthew reilly from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat with tons of twists and have you ready for the next jack west book. The main characters of this thriller, fiction story are. Matthew reilly is the internationally bestselling author of the scarecrow novels.
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Deep in the jungles of peru, the race of the century is underway to locate a legendary incan idol that was carved out of a strange stone which in the late 20th century could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading temple. Ice station was a direct response to hollywood action movies. It was an ok read but just too unrealistic as professor race escapes certain death so many times because of amazing and fortuitous circumstances which are unbelievable in the extreme. His books are published in over 20 languages, with worldwide sales exceeding to 4 million copies. He wrote his first two books while studying law at the university of new south wales, and now writes fulltime, producing novels and screenplays and creating television series. Its sequel, the six sacred stones was released in the autumn of 2007. Seven ancient wonders seven deadly wonders in the united states of america is a book written by australian author matthew reilly in 2005. Oct 18, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of matthew reilly books online. Its no secret matthew reilly has redefined the actionadventurethriller genre. Author matthew reillys complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Temple is a thriller novel written by australian author matthew reilly and first published in 1999. Like reillys other books, temples major attractions are the fast. Matthew reilly books are available from booktopia, the leading online.
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