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Fitting sequel to the Six Pillars...

Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2017

I had to read it virtually non stop to the end. Being a lover of mythology and ancient history, and considering that 85% of the historical material is fact, this book was an absolute "Must" to read.

It is gripping and keeps you enthralled to its conclusion.
And now I'm ready to read the next instalment...

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David Sloan

Great Book Series

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2019

Great book series, in the old fashioned "cliff hanger" style of old saturday matinee movies. Thouroughly enjoyable romp with Jack West Jr. Not for kids though as there is some swearing and gore.

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David Sloan

Great Book Series

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2019

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Great book series, in the old fashioned "cliff hanger" style of old saturday matinee movies. Thouroughly enjoyable romp with Jack West Jr. Not for kids though as there is some swearing and gore.

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Cookie Cutting

Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2017

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I really enjoy Matthew's books. The "faction" (fiction mixed with a little fact) is interesting. I will keep reading the books, but they are moving into a cookie cutter approach to writing. Sadly, it may be time to retire Jack.

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Richard Fraley

No More for me.

Reviewed in Australia on 7 November 2015

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See previous Review. Go the whole way and Give Jack West SUPERMAN powers. Then he wont have to rely on impossible scenarios.

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Is the scale beyond the author??

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2010

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Firstly, I have to say that I have been a BIG fan of Matthew Reilly for a long time, and I have had to think long and hard about what it is about his more recent books that is turning me off. For me Ice Station and Area 7 are still 2 of the most intense action filled books I have read, and I still don't think that many more measure up in terms of thrills.

However ever since Scarecrow, the books have been on a larger and larger scale, with the action being extreme, but there not really being the same sense of danger or action as there is in the more claustrophobic settings of the better books. It a bit disappointing that Matthew R has taken on a view that larger explosion=better action. This is not the case.

This book is a welcome end to the story that he started, and the action is very good. However, just as you start to get involved with a scenario, it ends (very much an anti-climax). You can see the difficulty he has had with the constant pictures placed in the book to help put a scene in the reader's mind. Compare this to his earlier work, whilst there were a few pics, the words themselves jumped off the page and left you breathless wanting more.

I really hope that Matthew will return more to his older ways in due course, as his books are in serious danger of almost making fun of themselves (and the loyal readers).

As a final point I wish he would stop puting things in italics to try to emphasise action or something dangerous - please credit your readers with the ability to actually understand these points for themselves. These are actually off putting.

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Jane Elder

Long winded

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2013

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I don't know why I bothered to purchase it, probably just curiousity more than anything else.

Found it quite difficult just to get to the end and don't like it on Kindle. Proofreading was rubbish and I wish writer's would research properly - In Scotland we have lochs and glens, not lakes and valleys. It may seem pedantic to others but it is extremely annoying, to say the least, that Loch Ness is a lake. Does not LOCH compute? I don't call Lake WIndermere Loch Windermere. Any way, I just hope he doesn't write any more about the same characters.

Stevie G

Unbelievable plot in the extreme!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2015

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Hmm, difficult book to review as it's so derivative and there are strands of every action film in the storyline. Talking of which, the story is so implausible - so what's the problem with reviewing this? Against my nature of wanting an original and believable storyline, I found this book a page turner and wanted to read this through. I think this is great for reading on train or plane journeys but not great literature.

prepps

Boring book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2014

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After reading a few pages, I just got bored reading and donated it to a charity shop. Waste of time.

kggb

More of the same Reilly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2013

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...can't believe the Jack West's bionic arm was only mentioned on page 140 for the first time.

This is a typical Matthew Reilly book. When the hero is backed up against a wall and has no escape, magically an exit tunnel/hatch etc will appear.

john peck

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2012

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same as seven deadly wonders

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gareth overton-edwards

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2014

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Total utter drivel,

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