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    <body><![CDATA[Just a disclaimer prior to my review, this book is a sequel to Matthew Reilly's Seven Deadly Wonders and it is important that you read that book first.  Also, this book ends in a major cliffhanger because it is going to be followed by another book. So, if you don't want to have to wait to see how it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50915437">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to wait for so long to read this book because it wasn't even out when I read Seven Ancient Wonders but I felt that the wait was worth it.<br/><br/>With all the old characters that lived through the last book and the addition of a new friend for Lily, I couldn't put the book down until I read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63689158">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>&lt;big&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE</strong><p>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p>But there is one last hope.<p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first read of Matthew Reilly's boks and have to read more.<br/>This story follows on from Seven Ancient Wonders. <br/>Full of adventure and you are on the edge of yourseat with every page.<br/>Hope the follow on book comes out soon.<br/>All of the Stones from history are mentioned:<br/>The S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44017825">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A book that tries to outdo Indiana Jones. McIver and The Boy's Own Manual and fails dismally. It is too far fetched and over the top, the story line confused and the physics leaves a lot to be desired. For instance, it is just within the bounds of possibility for a fit woman to be hanging on to a dr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46007828">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>&lt;big&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE</strong><p>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p>But there is one last hope.<p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>&lt;big&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE</strong><p>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p>But there is one last hope.<p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Broke a rule of my own and gave up on this one.  I think the phrase &quot;jumped the shark&quot; is more an apt here.  I had to put it down when the main characters met up with (and I'm not kidding) a group of undiscovered African deformed cannibal rapists.  Some pablum is just too much.  Plus, with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43582590">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[i am a huge fan of Matthew Reilly's and have read all of his books...that being said, i came away from &quot;The Six Sacred Stones&quot; pretty disappointed.  it turns out that this book, which is a sequel to &quot;The Seven Deadly Wonders&quot;, is only the 2nd book in a planned trilogy, so we get ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29110951">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Inside flap:<br/>Unlocking the secret of the 'Seven Ancient Wonders' was only the beginning. The world is in mortal danger... For Jack West Jr and his loyal team of heroes, the challenge now is to set six legendary diamonds known as 'the Pillars' in place at six ancient sites around the world before...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28687717">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Irritating to no end!  Again, like Seven Deadly Wonders, Reilly had a great story going - and not a short story either.  You're reading along and the tension is building, building, building, when suddently there are no more pages.  No ending.  Clearly book one of a series and the publisher didn't bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71747518">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>&lt;big&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE</strong><p>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p>But there is one last hope.<p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could NOT get into that book. <br/>It's supposed to be kind of Indiana Jones, filled with action and puzzles. It just did not work for me, and I had a real hard time to finish it... Heaps of sentences finishing wiht exlamation points, a plot that I thought really unbelievable.... Did not work for...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42319479">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>&lt;big&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE</strong><p>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p>But there is one last hope.<p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really thought this book was an enjoyable read and felt like I had gone on a little holiday break, taking me away from the real world for a while.  I love reading mysteries/adventure/action/ancient history type books and this story covered it all.  I don't think it is brilliantly written but it wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77583103">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My first reaction after finishing this book is GRRRR!!!  I didn't realize that this was part of a multi-book story and the sequel hasn't been released yet (October 2009)!!!  I really wish you could do 1/2 star ratings on this site.  I would actually give this a 2.5 stars.  It was okay but I did get ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50906433">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an AWESOME book! MY favourite Matthew Reilly book so far. The story of Jack West and his comrades in a race to save the world using a machine built by an ancient civilization. The obstacles and adventures in which they face are dangerous and wild. <br/>This book is definitely one to be read...]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is  quite interesting. It incorporates actual archeological sites and myths/legends, and mixes them together for an exciting read. I'm not a big fan of the author's writing style (he uses italics and exclamation points WAY too much), but the story is fast-paced and gripping.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE<br/><br/>Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning...<p><p>After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>7 Deadly Wonders</em>, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.<p><p>A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth.<p><p>But there is one last hope.<p><p>If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the &quot;Machine,&quot; they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history.<p><p>And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.<p><p>From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually liked this one better than the first, and now I find I prefer Jack West to Scarecrow.  Dunno why, it just seemed like a better, stronger book all round. <br/><br/>Favourite part - &quot;Hi, this is Alby's mom, I'm just calling to find out how he's enjoying his holiday....?&quot;]]></body>
    
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