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The 6 Sacred Stones: A Novel
Matthew Reilly

Simon & Schuster, 2008 - 448 pages

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Great Read....But...(possible spoiler alert)

I'm a big fan of Matthew Reilly. Love his action. The book was great, but unlike his other books...this one's going to be part 1 in a series, so it ends on an awful cliffhanger! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR


action packed, but more story driven

I've been reading Matthew Reilly since I got my hands on Ice Station when that first came out. I particularly liked that book as well as Contest and Scarecrow.

Seven Deadly Wonders left me a little cold. It was definetly action packed, but it was WAY too over the top. Thy mysterious historical aspects of that book were definetly intriuging and engrossing, but the action definetly overshadowed that. There's only so many impossible situations, escapes and maneuvers I can buy before I start to roll my eyes.

6 Sacred Stones, while not lacking for action and still needs the reader to suspend disbeleif moreso than other similar books wasn't as heavy handed in the ridiculous action sequences like Seven Deadly Wonders or even Temple. In this book, it's more character driven, more focussed on the ancient locations and rituals and history that make up the protagonists' quest.

I was skeptical comming into this book (I got it as a gift from my wife out of the blue) after having read and been put off by 7 Deadly Wonders, but this book definetly surprised me in a good way.

And the ENDING!!! Let me just say that this is another part of a bigger story =)

A really solid read for fans of Matthew Reilly, even if some of his books seemed a little too implausible, this one is less so and very enjoyable.


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THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE

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

After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.

A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.

But there is one last hope.

If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the "Machine," they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.

And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.

From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.


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