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The Six Sacred Stones (Jack West Jr #2)
THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE
Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning....
Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning....
After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.
A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location
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(first published 2007)
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This was lent to me by a friend, so I did try my best to enjoy it. But this kind of action-adventure-movie transformed into a book just isn't really my thing. Not only the increasingly ridiculous situations the characters find themselves in - "Block of stone about to fall and crush me? I will block it with my titanium arm!"
Also, his use of italics and exclamations marks in the narrative made me want to kill myself, or at least write to his editor. Can someone tell him to stop doing that, please?...more
Also, his use of italics and exclamations marks in the narrative made me want to kill myself, or at least write to his editor. Can someone tell him to stop doing that, please?...more
reilly once again proves that it is possible to have nothing but action and still have a book be a fun read. barely any characters, leaps right into insane impossible chases and mayhem and wanton destruction and supernatural weirdness. a past book had a 50 page boat chase, this one has a similarly long airplane being chased by many buses on a stretch of desert highway. over the top and goofy and ridiculous but fun as fuck. if this was a movie, it would be a bruckheimer blockbuster and we'd all s...more
I've read many of his other books that require a suspension of disbelief and this one requires even more.
Like 7 Deadly Wonders, there are some Indiana Jones-type caves with traps in this story. One cave that requires a system of two people is believable. Yet the author makes another one so difficult with obstacles to "prevent thieves" that it makes me wonder why an ancient civilization would go to such lengths to protect a sacred object. At some point, I don't think even their own people would...more
Like 7 Deadly Wonders, there are some Indiana Jones-type caves with traps in this story. One cave that requires a system of two people is believable. Yet the author makes another one so difficult with obstacles to "prevent thieves" that it makes me wonder why an ancient civilization would go to such lengths to protect a sacred object. At some point, I don't think even their own people would...more
This book (and its direct follow-up Five Greatest Warriors) ratchets the tension up from Seven Deadly Wonders, relegating the sunspot from 7DW to a warm-up act to a huge dark sun that is coming back to the outskirts of the solar system to zap us with even more spooky radiation, unless West and his opponents can put diamond pillars into 6 vertices a super-ancient civilisation built underground to do this last time.
This pair include more bad guys, including West's father, the British royal family...more
This pair include more bad guys, including West's father, the British royal family...more
I once attended a talk by Reilly about his writing. As he described the type of student he had been, I got the picture of an ADHD student. He hated everything they gave him to read and after he had left school, he decided to write what he himself wanted to read. He decided there'd be no alternation between escalating drama and reflective passages. His novels would be rising action from start to finish. Fair enough.
As an English teacher,I realised that Reilly's writing would appeal to reluctant r...more
As an English teacher,I realised that Reilly's writing would appeal to reluctant r...more
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Reilly has rocketed up into my top ten authors with this amazing rollercoaster ride of a book that keeps you permanently on tenterhooks throughout and literally pulls you through the book with his fast paced and active narrative that draws you into a world of action, suspense, plotting and Armageddon.
Reilly includes a vast array of characters, representing people from all over the globe, some heroes, some villains. All of them are fantastically described although there was sometimes confusion a...more
Reilly includes a vast array of characters, representing people from all over the globe, some heroes, some villains. All of them are fantastically described although there was sometimes confusion a...more
Summary: Jack West, Lily, and Zoe are back with a new adventure as Jack's farm is attacked one summer afternoon by Chinese troops. Jack also recieves a message from Wizard telling them to get out and bring certain books with them to help with finding the 6 Sacred Stones. After their escape Jack finds out that not only has Wizard been inprisioned by the Chinese and tortured but the world may be facing a coming disaster the likes that have never been seen. With Lily and Alby's help Jack has to set...more
Jack west and his team go on another mission to save the world, but this time they have to find and build the machine.
Jack West Jr.(Huntsman) well built, australian, has a metallic arm, is very brave and courageous.
Lily 11 years of age is one of the two pepole alive who can read an ancient language the other being his twin brother.
Alby Deaf Lily's freind 12 years of age and very smart
Max Epper(Wizard) canadian has a long white beard, is the person who knows the most about the machine alive and i...more
Jack West Jr.(Huntsman) well built, australian, has a metallic arm, is very brave and courageous.
Lily 11 years of age is one of the two pepole alive who can read an ancient language the other being his twin brother.
Alby Deaf Lily's freind 12 years of age and very smart
Max Epper(Wizard) canadian has a long white beard, is the person who knows the most about the machine alive and i...more
When I reviewed Matthew Reilly's last book, "The Seven Deadly Wonders", little did I know that he would continue the story in his next book. I loved "The Seven Deadly Wonders" and drew the comparison to the adventures of Indiana Jones. It had the same action/adventure that put the heroes in impossible situations and got them out of these situations, only to find themselves in another impossible situation.
The action and impossible situations continue in "The 6 Sacred Stones'. The same heroes and...more
The action and impossible situations continue in "The 6 Sacred Stones'. The same heroes and...more
My favourite "part" in the story is the depiction of Lao's "duality" theory and the notion of "balance". In everything good there is darkness. And in all evil, there is light. The duality of all things. Whether that is true or not, I would like to think that it is.
The story itself? 4.5 out of 5. It is obviously a fantasy by the mere fact that the story talks of a Tartarus power. Fantasy. But the way Reilly weaves fantasy with known archeological facts, makes the borderline between fiction and fa...more
The story itself? 4.5 out of 5. It is obviously a fantasy by the mere fact that the story talks of a Tartarus power. Fantasy. But the way Reilly weaves fantasy with known archeological facts, makes the borderline between fiction and fa...more
I thought it was my lucky day: a friend of mine recently came back from Europe and gave me a book, which had been let behind on the seat of a plane. The Six Sacred Stones, by Australian author Matthew Reilly. I had never read any of Reilly’s books, in spite of his huge success, and I was kind of curious about them. I started reading…. and stopped. There was no way I would ever be able to read the book. I did insist though, and read a few more pages, but by then I was feeling sick and had to put...more
Eccoci qui in un nuovo viaggio in compagnia di Jack West Jr. Questa volta ci porterà in giro per tutto il mondo, disinnescando antichissime trappole, cercando di scongiurare la fine del mondo.
Con un ritmo incalzante e con descrizioni stupendamente particolareggiate e mai pesanti, Reilly ci porta in un viaggio davvero incredibile, facendoci rimanere con il fiato sospeso fino all’ultima parola.
Descrizioni fantastiche e dettagliate si alternano con momenti di pura e stupenda azione, proponendoci ro...more
Con un ritmo incalzante e con descrizioni stupendamente particolareggiate e mai pesanti, Reilly ci porta in un viaggio davvero incredibile, facendoci rimanere con il fiato sospeso fino all’ultima parola.
Descrizioni fantastiche e dettagliate si alternano con momenti di pura e stupenda azione, proponendoci ro...more
Following on from Seven ancient wonders, the world is in countdown to Armageddon as Jack West Jr and his motley crew of soldiers, scientists and one little girl must battle not only a secret military organization but also a mysterious group looking to see the world end.
The Six Sacred Stones, is a mix of the fiction and adventure. One part James Rollins, one part Indiana Jones, the series centers around a powerful ex-soldier, Jack West Jr, and a young girl Lily who has unbelievable talents.
Toge...more
The Six Sacred Stones, is a mix of the fiction and adventure. One part James Rollins, one part Indiana Jones, the series centers around a powerful ex-soldier, Jack West Jr, and a young girl Lily who has unbelievable talents.
Toge...more
Matthew Reilly's writing is the written equivalent of someone showing you something, then bringing it so close to your face so as to almost hit you, repeatedly. I don't understand why he thinks his audience is so stupid. Literally every page has about 4 or 5 words that are italicised; he often re-describes something, by way of an obvious aside, that occurred just the page before. He'll have his characters awkwardly explain things in a manner even more artless than usual action books (case in poi...more
The plot is simple. A team of highly skilled people, who have given themselves names like Scimitar and Wizard, must garner all their high tech resources and mobilize to prevent the end of the world. Their quest is to locate the 6 sacred stones and place them on the 6 sacred pillars, which are located at various mystical places around the globe. Only then will the Dark Sun, the opposite of our star sun, be neutralized. That's it. The plot.
The Six Sacred Stones is more a series of sensational acti...more
The Six Sacred Stones is more a series of sensational acti...more
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 ends, save the entire trilogy for when the final book is written.
Having said that, one of the advanced praise quotes on the cover of this book says, "Like reading a video game." That is actually a pr...more
Having said that, one of the advanced praise quotes on the cover of this book says, "Like reading a video game." That is actually a pr...more
OK, I think maybe I've grown out of the Boys' Own Adventure comic stuff. Matthew Reilly says this is modelled on Indiana Jones rather than the Da Vinci Code but sadly he can't copy too well. Yes, it was entertaining enough as long as you completely suspend all activity in your brain for a few hours! The thing is that Indiana Jones gets away with all the crazy stunts simply because it is all so tongue in cheek, but Mr Reilly seems to have gone for the deadly earnest story telling mode instead (di...more
I read this because I was fairly impressed by an interview with Reilly recently and I thought I'd see if, with his enormous "success" and possibly some real editing, Reilly had improved since I read Ice Station way-back-when (for work, not by choice). I wasn't expecting great writing, nor a particularly complex story, in fact I was looking forward to a rollicking good yarn that didn't tax me too much, but both story and writing were so simple as to be childish.
His constant use of italics and ex...more
His constant use of italics and ex...more
I will be burning this book right after Im done writing this review. As long as I can remember, it never took me this long to finish any book but this one did it for me, I would open this book, read a page and then snap it shut because it required an intellectual level of a teaspoon for someone to have to actually comprehend what Matthew Reilly is trying to explain to his readers. SO much God Damned repetition of the same stuff,over and over and over again. Not to forget the absurdity of the nic...more
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Six Sacred stones is a mysterious book. The book is an action,mystery and adventure story. The team of Jack West's team must find out about the 'Dark Sun' which will destroy the world if it's too late. Jack West's team consists of Jack,Zoe,Lilly,Alby,Stretch,Sky Monster and Wizard. The team must find out about the machine...
This book is a book for adults. I really enjoy this book as it is really fast paced. The title of this book is "Six Sacred Stones" and the author is Matthew Reilly who is a g...more
This book is a book for adults. I really enjoy this book as it is really fast paced. The title of this book is "Six Sacred Stones" and the author is Matthew Reilly who is a g...more
A famous: 'couldn't put it down' one from the master of thrillers.
I love the continuation from the Seven Ancient Wonders. The use of the equinoxes are excellent and the idea for the Asteroid Belts existence is something that only Matthew Reilly could fit into his book of epic proportions.
The 50-50 of ancient history and imagination is perfect, the linkage of the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge is staggering.
I wanted to read it constantly as it is so engaging, but at the same time I didn't as I want...more
I love the continuation from the Seven Ancient Wonders. The use of the equinoxes are excellent and the idea for the Asteroid Belts existence is something that only Matthew Reilly could fit into his book of epic proportions.
The 50-50 of ancient history and imagination is perfect, the linkage of the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge is staggering.
I wanted to read it constantly as it is so engaging, but at the same time I didn't as I want...more
"The power of Tartarus has been nullified. Someone has the other capstone. The game is back on."
Ah, Matthew Reilly; good to have you back!
This is the perfect antidote to just having read the collected works of Kafka (or anything else requiring the slightest bit of thought).
Being a series, there is a lot of scope for character development here, and so it was nice to join the same band of heroes from 'Seven Ancient Wonders' and see how they had formed a de-facto family. During the course of this b...more
Ah, Matthew Reilly; good to have you back!
This is the perfect antidote to just having read the collected works of Kafka (or anything else requiring the slightest bit of thought).
Being a series, there is a lot of scope for character development here, and so it was nice to join the same band of heroes from 'Seven Ancient Wonders' and see how they had formed a de-facto family. During the course of this b...more
Jan 22, 2010
Eric
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Action fiction lovers, readers of "7 Deadly Wonders," of course
I'm torn on this book's merits - as the middle in a trilogy, it is the closest to a disappointment among Reilly's books for me, outside of "Scarecrow," for different reasons. The continuing adventures of Jack West Jr., hero of "7 Deadly Wonders," are exciting, but the grand scope of the adventure - to be continued in "The 5 Greatest Warriors" - gets away from the author somewhat. The result is a struggle to remember who is who among the many characters (particularly the villains and new characte...more
Nachdem ich von "Das Tartarus-Orakel" so gefesselt war und durch Zufall erfahren hatte, dass es noch mehr Bücher über Jack West jr. gibt, musste ich mir das natürlich mal genauer ansehen. Eigentlich mag ich viele Fortsetzungsromane nicht, weil die Autoren es nicht schaffen, die Folgebände genauso spannungsgeladen und mitreißend zu schreiben wie die Ausgangsbücher. Aber Matthew Reilly überzeugte mich von seinem Talent, denn "Die Macht der sechs Steine" knüpft nahtlos an das Vorgängerbuch an, es w...more
Im starting to think I must be the only person to really enjoy Matthew Reilly's book. This was my first of his books to read and as soon as I finished I wanted more.
I enjoyed the historical aspect of the storyline, I have always loved history and historical fictions so I did enjoy that part of the storyline.
There was many twists and plots to enjoy, interesting characters to explore.
I loved that there is diagrams, pictures and images in the book. It really makes it feel real while reading about S...more
I enjoyed the historical aspect of the storyline, I have always loved history and historical fictions so I did enjoy that part of the storyline.
There was many twists and plots to enjoy, interesting characters to explore.
I loved that there is diagrams, pictures and images in the book. It really makes it feel real while reading about S...more
I think I'm in the minority of people who like Matthew Reilly's books simply because they defy imagination (and physics...and history...and theology). This sequel to "Seven Deadly Wonders" finds Jack and Lily living in Australia when they're abruptly attacked by Chinese and American forces bent on bringing the Apocalypse to Earth. A ritual to counteract the one performed at the climax of "Seven" has been performed, leaving Australia vulnerable.
The chases are pure comedic and action gold, involv...more
The chases are pure comedic and action gold, involv...more
This book was a fast-paced roller coaster ride of adventure, Jack West, Jr. visiting ancient sites around the world to save us all. I loved all the info about the ancient world. If I wrote a novel, it would be just like this one, diacovering "truths" about our ancient history, solving puzzles, and getting caught up in cliffhanger after cliffhanger. The author is Australian as is the main character, so this was the first time I've read a novel where "the Americans" are cast as the bad guy. Differ...more
Sequel to Seven Ancient Wonders, but not as entertaining as the first book in my opinion. It's still a great ride, but it's getting a bit out of hand with the heroes of this story getting mixed up in even more unrealistic situations (and getting out of them too...).
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I was really disappointed. I expected this book would be a
refreshing change of pace. It had pace: frantic.
The author has thrown in every bit of pseudo-science along with
mythology from every world religion in an attempt to...
well, I'm not sure what. Thrill and bedazzle all readers would be my guess.
Sorry to say I was neither thrilled nor bedazzled.
The book ends in a cliff hanger designed to sell the next book. It might
work if only the author could make you care about the character. I didn't.
I'm...more
refreshing change of pace. It had pace: frantic.
The author has thrown in every bit of pseudo-science along with
mythology from every world religion in an attempt to...
well, I'm not sure what. Thrill and bedazzle all readers would be my guess.
Sorry to say I was neither thrilled nor bedazzled.
The book ends in a cliff hanger designed to sell the next book. It might
work if only the author could make you care about the character. I didn't.
I'm...more
Outlandish, maybe. Over the top, definitely. But you've got to love Capt. Jack West, Jr., the larger than life mega, super hero and what's left of his international team of elite soldiers assembled for the roller coaster ride in The Seven Deadly Wonders.
Lose one, gain a brother in law and a 12 year old friend of Lily's who just happens to a math whiz. See Zoe, who has bonded strongly with both Jack and Lily, elevate her game to superhero proportions. Enter a most unexpected villain and it gets...more
Lose one, gain a brother in law and a 12 year old friend of Lily's who just happens to a math whiz. See Zoe, who has bonded strongly with both Jack and Lily, elevate her game to superhero proportions. Enter a most unexpected villain and it gets...more
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Jan 22, 2012 12:14am