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2009
The Five Greatest Warriors
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'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).
Australian Popular Medievalism
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Reference: Indirect
Importance: Low
Note: One of the five warriors is Genghis Khan.
Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the men and women in the Australian Defence Force.
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Epigraph: Everything is connected to everything else. Lenin.
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Epigraph:
A mortal battle,
Between father and son.
One fights for all
And the other for one.
Three thousand year old inscription found in Chinese shrine in the Wu Gorge, Central China.
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Borrowers Stay True to Favourite Authors
2014
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 February 2014; (p. 23) -
Leading by Trailing
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 44 no. 4 2012; (p. 16-19) 'Book trailers, aka promotional videos, have become part of the marketing arsenal for big-name authors, writes Caroline Baum. But you have to choose your genre carefully.' -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
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) -
Book Review – The Five Greatest Warriors Synopsis by Matthew Reilly
2011
single work
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— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2011;
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 69)
— Review of The Five Greatest Warriors 2009 single work novel
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Action Man
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 21 - 27 October no. 757 2009; (p. 20)
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Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 - 25 October 2009; (p. 22)
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Cliffhanger King Still Grips
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 December 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Five Greatest Warriors 2009 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 69)
— Review of The Five Greatest Warriors 2009 single work novel -
Book Review – The Five Greatest Warriors Synopsis by Matthew Reilly
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2011;
— Review of The Five Greatest Warriors 2009 single work novel -
Living the Life of Reilly
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 2009; (p. 22) -
Overflow
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 January 2010; (p. 15) A column canvassing current literary news including a comment on the future of book publishing in hard copy form. -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
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) -
Leading by Trailing
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 44 no. 4 2012; (p. 16-19) 'Book trailers, aka promotional videos, have become part of the marketing arsenal for big-name authors, writes Caroline Baum. But you have to choose your genre carefully.' -
Borrowers Stay True to Favourite Authors
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 February 2014; (p. 23)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted YABBA — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2010 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian General Fiction Book of the Year
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