A few years ago a
friend introduced me to a book by the writer Matthew
Reilly. Now I eagerly await getting my hands on each new release.
His latest book follows
the exploits of one of his two main protagonists, Captain
Shane Michael Schofield, call-sign Scarecrow. His books are like
good 80's action movies (you know the last time they were good),
think Die Hard meets Navy Seals (I know this came out in 1990 but
it's an 80's action film at heart).
His other character,
Jack West Jr,
is more your Indiana Jones type with exceptional globe trotting
adventures featuring great villains, wacky traps and a bit of
mysticism.
All his books are great
escapism that can be read as quickly as the action progresses and
sometimes things go crazely fast. So crazy that you'll be glad Mr
Reilly has provided some illustrations of the locales so you can tell
what has blown up or been changed in some high octane way.
The latest book
Scarecrow
and the Army of Thieves is no exception, in fact so much action
at been thrown at me the reader that I could have sworn I was pages
from the end only to realise that I was at the half way mark. This
was a good thing as it meant Scarecrow and his team were thrown into
more situations that I didn't see coming, sometimes getting really
dark and a touch gruesome.
I really can't
recommend any of this authors books enough, especially to those sick
of the big
box office, explosion
filled, lacking,
Michael Bay films. You have characters that you care about, a story
that keeps you intrigued and action that would really push Hollywood
special effects teams to the very edge.
So turn away from the
screen (unless you have an e-reader) flip open a page, and enjoy
something that will keep you going until the last page is turned and
you can once again take a breath.
Jumping on points:
Scarecrow – Ice
Station
Jack West Jr – Seven
Ancient Wonders
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