Product Description

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history with contesting nations involved in a headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

4500 years ago, a magnificent golden capstone sat at the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was a source of immense power, reputedly capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global power. But then it was divided into seven pieces and hidden, each piece separately, within the seven greatest structures of the age.

Now it's 2006 and the coming of a rare solar event means it's time to locate the seven pieces and rebuild the capstone. Everyone wants it – from the most powerful countries on Earth to gangs of terrorists . . . and one daring coalition of eight small nations. Led by the mysterious Captain Jack West Jr, this determined group enters a global battlefield filled with booby-trapped mines, crocodile-infested swamps, evil forces and an adventure beyond imagining.

'More action, hair-raising stunts and lethal hardware than you'd find in four Bond movies. Reilly is the hottest action writer around' Evening Telegraph

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27386 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

About the Author

Matthew Reilly, born and still resident in Sydney, studied law before turning his pen to fiction. His previous novels, Contest, Ice Station, Temple, Area 7 and Scarecrow have been massive bestsellers in every continent.

Customer Reviews

Matthew does it again
Was wondering if Matthew Reilly could do it again?
Well the answer is overwhelmingly yes yes yes!
If you have read his previous works (I have read them all) you will know that the action rips in from page one and never lets up. This is a delight, and plays nicely with the theme being an Indiana Jones like escapade.
He has weaved in some great ideas here taken from books by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock on ancient civilisations etc.
This would make a great film, knocking spots off Nattional Treasure, Tomb Raider and others of the same ilk
Buy it, read it, love it!

Oh dear ...
I've read all Mr Rielly's other books and quite enjoyed them ... This one, however, has to be one of the worst books I've ever read. Yes, it has the same kind of fast-paced action that makes some his other writing entertaining. Unfortunately, Reilly's grip on reality (which has never been incredibly strong) has completely deserted him this time.

Unbelievable characters (like our lead hero and, in fact, every member of his team - even the 10 year old girl is about as believable as Ginger Spice winning an Oscar!).Wacked out story - OK, this is not too unusual for Reilly.
The science ... oh boy ... the science, and the engineering. Blimey, if Boeing could actually make a 747 do what one does here ... never mind the ultra-drivel about suspots, or about 'warbler' technology that 'magnetically' diverts bullets ... and there's more. Much more.

Some advice, pure and simple - Don't.

Why isn't there a zero star option?
Bam! Kapow! Ping! Crack! Zing!

Every now and then an astonishing book is published. This is one of those. For all the wrong reasons unfortunately as this monstrosity of a book proves beyond all doubt that it is possible to insult the intelligence of a six-year old.

I saw this book in the bestseller lists and the blurb sounded interesting - treasure, religious societies, adventure... Good stuff thought I. I didn't expect it to be deep or meaningful or anything. Just readable. A good thriller - a bit farfetched but believable.

I was disappointed on all counts.

Luckily I didn't buy it full price but saw a copy at a charity shop whilst it was still in the bestseller list, hardly touched for £2.99!!!

Wow!!!

Bargain!!!

I was wrong.

With a writing style that is reminiscent of the "What I did during summer" essay's you had to write at school, this is without doubt the poorest book I have ever, ever read.

The author is incredibly lazy, choosing not to describe anything in depth, but allow onomatapeia or a few single words to take over. (Describing an explosion he uses these words "Fireball. Explosion. Dustcloud"). He has not constructed a story, but evidently as a kid drew some treasure maps with traps on them and based his story around them. Poorly.

His prediliction for having exotic pieces of equipment but poorly described is laughable. "It was an M-113 TBV-MV". What?!!! (Oh, and by the way Mr. Reilly, merely putting a word or sentence in italics and adding exclamation marks does not build tension. Oh sorry. !!!!!!.

In all Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Bump offers more in the way of plot AND character development than this. What am I saying? Development? The characters are so cardboard that if it rained they would dissolve.

Poorly researched, beyond fantasy (a sniper continually shooting down in flight RPG's is just downright insulting) this book is the funniest thing I have read since the reviews on the back of the book. But not as insulting as the line [he was] "Very Irish, hence very Catholic". I'm sure the troubles in Northern Ireland were all a laugh then.

The publishers should be ashamed that this even reached their desks. The proof-reading obviously worked.