Product Description

After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's bestseller, "Seven Ancient Wonders", super-soldier Jack West and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but impossible challenge. For a mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in the destruction of all life on Earth. But there is one last hope. If Jack's team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the "Machine", they might be able to ward off this coming Armageddon. The only clues to its location, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history. And so the hunt begins ...From Stonehenge in England, to the deserts of Egypt, to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, "The Six Sacred Stones" will take you on a non-stop rollercoaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27540 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-04
• Released on: 2008-01-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 480 pages

About the Author
Matthew Reilly has rapidly found a unique place for himself as master of the inventive adventure thriller moving at cinematic speed.

Customer Reviews

Pretty expensive for a third of a book!
I've, enjoyed this one for the most part.

As others have said the events are so implausible they are laughable but still fun. Like when you were a kid playing cops and robbers; you got shot but didn't die because you had your fingers crossed which activated a forcefield around you that reflected the bullets back of course.

My main gripe is that it's barely half a book! Yes, its 500 pages but I'd guess another two books of that length will be required to complete the story.

It really should be advertised at The Six Sacred Stones: Part One

STOP THE PRESSES! Armageddon is near!, January 5, 2008
This was my first Matt Reilly book and I must say it is the most absurd, silly book I have ever read. He makes up ancient history as he goes along, forming it to whatever will fit his plot line (which is pretty thin!). All that being said, I could not put the dang thing down once I started. The Six Sacred Stones is a high octane thrill ride that never lets up. The key to enjoying this book is think comic book, if you are expecting a thriller based on the possible, and having some shred of actual fact behind it, do not look here. But if you like non-stop action and adventure with thrilling cliff hanging suspense you can't miss here! I now have to go back and try Reilly's other books: Temple, Ice Station, andScarecrow. And for more high octane thrills wrapped in an ancient mystery read the cult hit "Tourist in the Yucatan!"

Burn this book
This is probably the worst book I've ever read, it's utter rubbish the writing is worse than juvenile. I've just burnt the copy I was given to ensure no-one in my house makes the mistake of trying to read it. Characters who are totally unbelieveable, appalling research, and a writing style that makes the Beano seem literary. It reads as if it's been written for a CGI movie, a very bad CGI movie.