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y separately published work icon Seven Ancient Wonders single work   novel   adventure   thriller  
Is part of Jack West Series Matthew Reilly , 2012 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Seven Ancient Wonders
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With global dominance as the prize, nearly every nation on earth is involved in the race to locate the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

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  • Dedication: For Natalie.
  • Prequel to The Six Sacred Stones.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Wandaazu
Alternative title: 7ワンダーズ 7
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
      c
      Japan,
      c
      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Hayakawa-shobō ,       2006 .
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      Extent: 2vols. (317, 342)p.
      ISBN: 4152087552, 4152087560
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y separately published work icon The Six Sacred Stones Matthew Reilly , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2007 Z1437420 2007 single work novel adventure thriller

'The end of the world is here...

'Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning.

'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 locations 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 - knowing that this time they cannot, will not, must not fail.

'The mission is incredible. The consequence of failure is unimaginable. The ending is unthinkable.' (Publisher's blurb)
y separately published work icon The Five Greatest Warriors Matthew Reilly , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2009 Z1638399 2009 single work novel adventure thriller 'Jack West Jr and his loyal team are in desperate disarray: they've been separated, their mission is in tatters, and Jack was last seen plummeting down a fathomless abyss. After surviving his deadly fall, Jack must now race against his many enemies to locate and set in place the remaining pieces of The Machine before the coming Armageddon. As the world teeters on the brink of destruction, he will learn of the Five Warriors, the individuals who throughout history have been most intimately connected to his quest. Scores will be settled, fathers will fight sons, brothers will battle brothers, and Jack and his friends will soon find out exactly what the end of the world looks like...' Source: www.matthewreilly.com/ (Sighted 22/10/2009).
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Thrillers Written for Film Fans Ray Cassin , 2007 single work column
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Persistence is Useful Ellen-Maree Elliot , 2011 single work column
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 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)
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Subjects:
  • The Pyramids,
    c
    Egypt,
    c
    North Africa, Africa,
Settings:
  • c
    Greece,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Egypt,
    c
    North Africa, Africa,
  • Africa,
  • Rome,
    c
    Italy,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Paris,
    c
    France,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Cuba,
    c
    Caribbean, Americas,
  • 1996-2006
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