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The Rock Princess and the Thriller Writer
Is this a wish of Matthew's? Difficult to tell.
But Thriller writer on signing tour bumps in to Rock Princess on tour. On the second meeting they realise how much they like each other. In the end they marry and live happy ever after.
But Thriller writer on signing tour bumps in to Rock Princess on tour. On the second meeting they realise how much they like each other. In the end they marry and live happy ever after.
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Published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Matthew Reilly
90 books6,150 followersBorn in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. It was only after he read To Kill A Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world. Following this revelation, Matthew soon began creating stories of his own and set about writing his first novel, Contest, at the age of 19 while still at university studying law.
Following rejections from all the major publishers, Matthew self-published Contest in 1996, printing 1000 copies. He produced a big-budget-looking novel which he sold into bookshops throughout Sydney, one shop at a time.
In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book. Interestingly, those original self-published editions of Contest have now become much sought after collectors' items. One recently sold on eBay for $1200!
Matthew Reilly is now the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels: Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves and the novella Hell Island; the Jack West novels: Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors, The Four Legendary Kingdoms, and The Three Secret Cities; and the standalone novels Contest, Temple, Hover Car Racer, The Tournament, Troll Mountain, The Great Zoo of China and The Secret Runners of New York.
His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies.
Since Seven Ancient Wonders in 2005, Matthew's novels have been the biggest selling new fiction title released in Australia for that year.
Matthew has also written several short stories, including Roger Ascham and the King's Lost Girl, a special free prequel to The Tournament which is available online. Other short stories include Time Tours, The Mine and the hyper-adrenalised romp, Altitude Rush.
He owns and drives a DeLorean DMC-12, the car made famous in the Back to the Future movies. He also has a life-sized Han Solo in carbonite hanging on the wall of his office! When not writing or penning a film script, Matthew can be found on the golf course.
Matthew Reilly is currently living in Los Angeles.
(source: Amazon)
Following rejections from all the major publishers, Matthew self-published Contest in 1996, printing 1000 copies. He produced a big-budget-looking novel which he sold into bookshops throughout Sydney, one shop at a time.
In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book. Interestingly, those original self-published editions of Contest have now become much sought after collectors' items. One recently sold on eBay for $1200!
Matthew Reilly is now the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels: Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves and the novella Hell Island; the Jack West novels: Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors, The Four Legendary Kingdoms, and The Three Secret Cities; and the standalone novels Contest, Temple, Hover Car Racer, The Tournament, Troll Mountain, The Great Zoo of China and The Secret Runners of New York.
His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies.
Since Seven Ancient Wonders in 2005, Matthew's novels have been the biggest selling new fiction title released in Australia for that year.
Matthew has also written several short stories, including Roger Ascham and the King's Lost Girl, a special free prequel to The Tournament which is available online. Other short stories include Time Tours, The Mine and the hyper-adrenalised romp, Altitude Rush.
He owns and drives a DeLorean DMC-12, the car made famous in the Back to the Future movies. He also has a life-sized Han Solo in carbonite hanging on the wall of his office! When not writing or penning a film script, Matthew can be found on the golf course.
Matthew Reilly is currently living in Los Angeles.
(source: Amazon)
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March 2, 2023
A thriller writer who very much feels like Matthew Reilly himself and a rock princess are both separately touring the country to market themselves. His book tour is a moderate little success. Her music tour is an enormous success. One day, they bump into each other at a restaurant. They’re very different from one another in so many ways. They live completely different lives in completely different worlds. And yet …
A very sweet romantic short story that reads like an expanded meet-cute scene. Not what you’d expect from Matthew Reilly as it’s very different from the action-packed stories he usually writes. And it’s clearly a bit of shameless wish fulfillment from the author, but it’s definitely not bad.
A very sweet romantic short story that reads like an expanded meet-cute scene. Not what you’d expect from Matthew Reilly as it’s very different from the action-packed stories he usually writes. And it’s clearly a bit of shameless wish fulfillment from the author, but it’s definitely not bad.
July 1, 2023
What a neat, short, nice and romantic piece of wish-fulfilment.
It's no literature. But I absolutely loved it.
Recommended to bleary-eyed readers groaning through ponderous prose. It would improve the read.
It's no literature. But I absolutely loved it.
Recommended to bleary-eyed readers groaning through ponderous prose. It would improve the read.
November 19, 2021
Nothing like his normal style of writing but a fast read at only ten pages and enjoyable nonetheless, although now I think about it five might be generous when you compare it to the rest of his work.
August 18, 2020
Writing Fan-Fiction about yourself should be a crime.
March 13, 2017
Nice little bit of fluffy reading. Not his normal genre but worth the read.
March 8, 2019
This was an interesting book - not the normal Matthew Reilly fare, but more a thought provoking fare... it was a good read, enjoyable.
April 23, 2022
A simple romance. Short and sweet. Well worth the read. A little unusual for Reilly but good.
August 15, 2016
A change of pace from the usual Matthew Reilly writing.
July 23, 2013
Different to Matthew's other work but still worth reading. Sometimes a change of pace is good.
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