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Seven Deadly Wonders (Mass Market Paperback)

by Matthew Reilly (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Pocket; 1 edition (Dec 26 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416505067
ISBN-13: 978-1416505068
Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 250 g

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #61,684 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Full-stop "Screams. Splashing. Crunching. Blood" punctuate and come to epitomize Reilly's (Area 7; Ice Station) latest video game–style thriller about a race to find the seven pieces of the Golden Capstone that once sat atop the Great Pyramid at Giza. Two millennia ago, Alexander the Great broke the Capstone into seven pieces and hid them in the seven ancient wonders of the world. According to legend, whoever finds and replaces them during a rare solar event called "Tartarus Rotation" (predicted for March 20, 2006) could secure a thousand-year reign of absolute power. The race is on, and among the contenders are the United States, a coalition of European nations (and the Vatican), an Islamic terrorist group, and a team of smaller nations (including Canada, Ireland and New Zealand) led by the novel's hero, Australian Jack West Jr., a next-generation Indiana Jones. The Europeans, goaded by evil Jesuit Francisco del Piero, and the U.S., headed by Jack's nemesis Col. Marshall Judah, want the Capstone for their own aggrandizement, while Jack's noble team believes it's too potent to belong to any one superpower. The "greatest treasure hunt in history"—a nonstop roller-coaster ride that lurches around the globe—might make a summer blockbuster—if American audiences will swallow their compatriots as the baddies. (Jan.)
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*Starred Review* Some readers might look at Reilly's new novel as a calculated attempt to cash in on the success of The Da Vinci Code and its ilk. Someone with a less-cynical spirit will see it as a wildly fast-paced, hugely entertaining caper novel. The story is perfect for the big screen, assuming certain logistical and plausibility problems can be solved: a small international team of commandos, plus a scientist and a 10-year-old girl, dash around the world in a retrofitted Boeing 747. Their objective: to navigate through ancient traps set by an Egyptian architect and find the far-flung, long-lost Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and, with them, the seven pieces of the golden capstone of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Their competitors: large, heavily armed contingents from the U.S. And Europe. At stake: the fate of the world. Many thriller writers are accused of producing first-draft screenplays that pretend to be novels. Reilly, on the other hand, writes movies in book form: his storytelling is almost purely visual, made up of scenes that leap off the page and project themselves on the screen in the reader's mind. Combine that with likably larger-than-life characters and an engaging, no-frills prose style, and you have a novel that grabs readers by the hand and pulls them along until they're out of breath. It is impossible (even for hard-core cynics) not to love this big, boisterous, action-filled adventure. David Pitt
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3.0 out of 5 stars Modern Pulp Fiction, Jun 5 2009

By	Andrew Salmon (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

I'm a Matthew Reilly fan. I also read and write Golden Age pulp fiction. Okay I wanted to get that out of the way so anyone who reads this won't think I'm a newbie who doesn't "get" Reilly.

Reilly is most definitely a pulp writer. His style and approach (except for the gadgets and "toys") would fit right in with those great pulp writers of the 30s. The break neck pacing, over the top plot and action, etc. That's why I'm a fan and have read all but 3 of his books and I'll get to those. Hell, I even read Hell Island after tracking it down on ebay.

And I enjoyed Seven Deadly Wonders. Just not as much as his other books. The story itself is epic -- nations racing for the secret of ultimate power. He gets full marks for that. And, of course the action is intense an unrelenting make it the fastest 500+ page read you'll ever undertake.

But, I've got a couple of problems with the book. Problems which cost it a couple of stars. First off, the use of childish code names for the heroic team was distracting to the point of being ridiculous. Yes, they were explained but that didn't help. How many times can you read: "Pooh Bear let loose with a deadly volley of hot lead..." and so on. Very distracting and irritating in a story which would have been better off without this. Also, having a kid in the middle of things always harkens back to Spielberg cuteness -- something else such a grand tale didn't need. That cost the book one star.

The other star went to Reilly's apparent lack of confidence in his writing style. The endlessly irritating italics emphasizing just how "cool and important" a plot point or sentence of dialogue is was also as annoying as hell. I don't know if he put them in or his editor did but there are 1000s of these and readers really don't need to be taken by the hand and guided to important details. Also his use of exclamation points borders on the ridiculous. Perhaps Reilly should see that Seinfeld episode where such overuse of this punctuation is highlighted. Another nitpick is his over reliance on things happening at "that exact same moment". This is a staple of classic pulp fiction of course. But it is overdone in this book.

Other than these two stylistic annoyances, Seven Deadly Wonders is a great story. The two problems mentioned above detracted from my full enjoyment of the tale but overall I did enjoy the book and recommend it. If you're a fan of non-stop action, then you've never read anything like Reilly and Seven Deadly Wonders will impress you with as much action as you can take. If you're in the mood for an enjoyable action yarn, then this one won't disappoint. If you're in the mood for a great action yarn, pick up Hell Island or any of Reilly's earlier books.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Packed With Fluffy Action, Aug 25 2007

By	Ian Bennett (London, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Action packed hardly begins to describe this novel. Reilly dives right in and you're in the thick of things right away. However, the action is just a little too unlikely. A giant 747 that makes rough landings and quick pick ups on the go ? I don't think so. I found my credulity challenged by the non-stop action and the silly names of the characters. The plot has promise, but this is a fantasy and not nearly the quality of James Rollins or Steve Berry. Reilly needs to build a little realism into his novels before they'll qualify for summer guilty reading. This one is little more than a print only comic book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Action Packed and well worth the read, May 22 2007

By	DailyBagel "Daily Bagel" (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews

Wow...Matthew Reilly did it again. His books are just one non stop action movie. Seven Deadly Wonders is such a great book. A mix of Indiana Jones meets Clive Cussler.

A lot happens in this books, so much so that at certain points Reilly even gives the reader some diagrams. The diagrams actually help too.

There is so much action that at times it is confusing, but that does nothing to the sheer entertainment from this book. I can't wait for the sequel to this book, just to see what happens.

If you want a fun book that you can read on the deck this summer or at the beach pick this one up, you won't be sorry.

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