The Seven Ancient Wonders: A Jack West Jr Novel 1

Matthew Reilly

Nov 2007 · Jack West Jr Book 1 · Pan Australia

About this ebook

The thrilling bestseller from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel Mr Einstein's Secretary out now.

"Exciting and entertaining." Chicago Sun Times

"A nonstop rollercoaster ride." Library Journal

BOOK 1 IN THE JACK WEST JR SERIES

Two thousand years ago, it was hidden within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Now, in the present day, it must be found again...

Captain Jack West Jr - part soldier, part scholar, all hero. The odds are stacked against him and his loyal team: nine brave companions taking on the most powerful countries on earth.

From the pyramids of Egypt to the swamps of Sudan, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the boulevards of Paris: the desperate race begins for the greatest prize of all: the power to end the world or rule it.

INCLUDES FREE SHORT STORY JACK WEST JR AND THE CHINESE SPLASHDOWN

Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly.

Ratings and reviews

Despite the author's efforts, this book comes across as a comedic parody of action genres. Characters are so one dimensional, they are cardboard cut outs. If a man gets his arm melted by lava, as Jack does, anyone in the world would emote some sort of pain ... but not Jack... instead, he grits his overly square jaw and requests a robot hand from the books poorly written Gandalf. The child should be given a belting each time it smartarses an adult by simpering out "Swear jar!". As for the ludicrous call signs... I am shocked that 'Fuzzy' wasn't actually called 'Golliwog'... because that is how juvenile the writing is. I can't even bring myself to discuss the abuse of italics and exclaimation marks. Only read this book by accident... it brought me to my knees in horror.

A truly EPIC read! And I'm not just saying EPIC because it is way overused these days, it is EPIC! Unlike arguably most Reilly books, this book has good characters and good development of these characters too. If anyone's ever seen and enjoyed the movie Inception, when you're reading this book it feels like the feeling you get when Inception ended-the WOW! NO WAY! feeling. It's got weapons, trap systems, conspiracy theories, a character called pooh bear, historical references and an Australian who fights off America! YEAH! But seriously, read this NOW!

This book took me on an amazing journey ill never forget, sometimes characters can be slightly cliched and there's too much ! And italic but overall it was an awesome adventire, it'll take you around the world with characters you'll come to love

About the author

Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels: Contest, Ice Station, Temple, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors and Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, and one novella, Hell Island. His books are published in over 20 languages, with worldwide sales exceeding to 4 million copies.