Third installment in the way, way overthetop action adventures of us marine shane scarecrow schofield, and the best yet from this australian author contest, 2003, etc. He self published his first novel contest which he wrote when he was just nineteen. Buy a cheap copy of scarecrow book by matthew reilly. Author matthew john reilly was born in sydney, australia on july 2, 1974, and has an older brother named stephen. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones. This is the rewritten version of contest by matthew reilly that first came out as a selfpublished novel in 1996. Ice station fans of reillys novels know that no one writes fastermoving adventure fiction, so its.
Contest, the actionpacked extravaganza that launched this international bestselling career, is vintage reilly at his explosive best. Matthew reilly is the bestselling author of ice station, temple, area 7, contest, hell island, seven ancient wonders, six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and hover car racer. This story of a contest held throughout the universe was packed with fun and excitement. A classic matthew reilly novel with non stop action and adventure. Contest matthew reilly march 10th, 2003 328 pages fantasyaction alien thrillers usually take place on a mothership in nebula f or have futuristic guns with lots of over exaggerated lightening, usually resulting in the deaths of humans. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car. Love scarecrow and his men, they keep the edge throughout the entire story. A special sequel to the tournament from australias. Contest by matthew reilly meet your next favorite book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read. But honestly, what makes contest a great book is the character development.
He was discovered when cate paterson, a commissioning editor from pan macmillan, found a selfpublished copy of contest in a bookstore. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, hell island, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors, scarecrow and the army of thieves, the. These are interesting people that you really care about. These short stories are available as a free downloadable pdf. Free download or read online contest pdf epub book. In the end it turned out to be a good story line, thanks matthew reilly for yet another great audio book. Reilly wrote his first book, contest, at the age of 19 and selfpublished it in 1996. Contest by matthew reilly, 97803305425, available at book. He is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas. Review by nigel rating 710 contest is matthew reillys first novel that he self. Matthew reilly is the internationally bestselling author pf many novels including contest, temple, ice station, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred.
Matthew reilly is an action writer, theres no doubt. The plot focuses on schofield as he eludes several bounty hunters. The rest as they say is history, reilly went on to writing more and more bestsellers among them, temple, contest, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and scarecrow and the army of thieves. Area 7 scarecrow series by reilly, matthew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Matthew reilly is the bestselling author of ice station, temple, scarecrow, contest, hell island, seven ancient wonders, six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and hover car. Matthew reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels. The thrilling international bestseller from australias favourite novelist, author of the scarecrow series and jack west. Now in contest, matthew reilly raises the bar once again in his. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Matthew reilly is an international bestselling author, screenwriter and producer. A special sequel to the tournament from australias favourite novelist and the author of both the scarecrow and jack west jr series when her life is threatened by an anonymous assassin, the newly crowned queen elizabeth i knows there is only one man. Matthew john reilly born 2 july 1974 is an australian author who writes extremely fastpaced action novels.
The first edition of the novel was published in june 1st 1996, and was written by matthew reilly. I highly recommend this book to everyone who enjoys a. His books have been compared to indiana jones on fast forward, with some of the wildest and. Scarecrow is matthew reilly s fifth novel, and the third in the shane schofield series. Matthew reilly books list of books by author matthew reilly. Contest is the first novel ever written by matthew reilly. Contest by matthew reilly was a thrill ride from start to finish. The difference with the original is in moving the contest to the new york. Read contest by matthew reilly available from rakuten kobo. Scarecrow and the army of thieves by matthew reilly duration. Scarecrow is the third novel in matthew reillys capt. A contest in which swain is to compete whether he likes it or not.
Ive read the first one, ice station and it reads like a hollywood action blockbuster. Im still waiting for the next jack west jnr audiobook novel to be released as i have read all of the. It follows radiologist stephen swain as he finds himself forced to participate in the ancient alien contest known as the presidian. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. New york times bestselling author matthew reillys thrillers have tantalized readers with their unique storylines and explosive suspense. Contest is an alien thriller that involves a human kicking the living crap out of said aliens. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, hell island, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the. He can sustain heartstopping battle scenes that go on for pages. Pdf contest book by matthew reilly free download 336 pages. Scarecrow is back at his best up against some hard core bad guys.
Born in sydney in 1974, matthew reilly has sold over 7. Scarecrow returns is the us title of scarecrow and the army of thieves if you like matthew reilly. The 2004 book hover car racer consists of the crash course, full throttle and photo finish novels. Booktopia matthew reilly books on the booktopia matthew. The movie rights for his hover car racer got optioned by walt disney and.
It was rejected by every major publisher in australia, leading him to selfpublish 1,000 copies using a bank loan. Scarecrow is the fifth matthew reilly novel, and the third to feature the main character captain shane schofield, usmc. 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. 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. Matthew reilly is the international bestselling of author of twelve novels. Contest matthew reilly march 10th, 2003 328 pages fantasyaction alien thrillers usually take place on a mothership in nebula f or have futuristic guns with lots of over exaggerated lightening. Novels that he has written that have been optioned for film include ice station paramount.