Area 7 [Import] [Paperback]

Matthew Reilly (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: Macmilan (2001)
• ISBN-10: 0732910854
• ISBN-13: 978-0732910853
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of eight novels: The 6 Sacred Stones, 7 Deadly Wonders, Ice Station, Temple, Contest, Area 7, Scarecrow, and the children's book Hover Car Racer, and one novella, Hell Island. His books are published in more than eighteen languages in twenty countries, and he has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe a bit TOO much, July 18, 2002

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scot16897 "scot16897" (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Area 7 (Hardcover)

I was thrilled to find Area 7 was available. I picked Ice Station up in Australia and was about a third of the way into it when I bought Reilly's other books, it was so good. Now I don't want to sound like I have no ability to suspend my disbelief, as Ice Station was a flash-bang ride which would realitically kill even a superhuman, but Area 7 was a little too much to be believed. The hero is inhumanly fast, strong and tough, with the endurance of the Terminator. I have no problem with this, I know it's not a non-fiction book. At the same time, a few of the feats Scarecrow does are SO impossible that they defied even my ability to suspend my own disbelief. That said, it was a fun read, just not what I'd hoped in the follow-up to the magnificent Ice Station. I understand Reilly is working on a third Scarecrow book. Can't imagine where he'll get sent next, or what he'll have to survive, but I'll get it regardless.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book in one sitting., February 9, 2002

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Shane Schofield - See all my reviews

This review is from: Area 7 (Hardcover)

Don't think about the plot too much and just enjoy the ride. If you are a fan of Jerry Bruckheimer movies, like to play Counterstrike, and hate "unnecessary" dialogue, then this book is a must-read.

Tom Clancy sets up his books for about 800 pages, then has 100 pages of action at the end. If you take that last 100 pages of Clancy's books, and extend it throughout the whole story, you've got Matt Reilly!

Overall, Matt's latest offering is right on par with the rest of his books (Ice Station, Temple, Contest). They all have the same pace, cool weapons, and outrageous action scenes. So put on a Hans Zimmer movie score and sit back for another edge-of-your-seat installment from Australia's action kid.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars, February 23, 2002

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Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Area 7 (Hardcover)

All I can say is with Reilly you can expect one heck of a ride.

In this latest non-stop adventure, Shane Scofield is back (previous outing was in `Ice Station'). When the President decides to visit a top-secret base in the desert, known as Area 7, he stumbles upon some secrets he didn't even know about. Basically what happens is a large group of military soldiers from an elite squad in the Air Force take over Area 7 and kill almost everyone who is in charge of protecting the president. The mastermind behind this wants the president dead and has created a little game in which the president stands little chance of winning. Once the presidents heart stops beating, a device that was implanted, unknowingly, in his heart years ago, will cause a series of explosions (blast plasma warheads) at many of the busiest airports around the country. Needless to say, Scofield is one of the few survivors after the initial onslaught.

Matthew Reilly was quoted as saying that he likes to write "about action, thrills and adventure, and if developing characters slows down the action, then developing characters gets the chop". This is it in a nutshell. First suspend your beliefs, because when you get a hold of this relentlessly paced book it won't let up. It even comes with illustrations in case you don't have time to think. From chases in space to chases in lake Powell to the idea of racial viruses, it's a tremendously fun mindless read.

Highly recommended strictly for fun.