Matthew John "Matty" Reilly (born 2 July 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian action thriller writer. His novels are noted for their fast pace, twisting plots and intense action.
Biography
After graduating from Sydney's St Aloysius' College[1] in 1994, Reilly wrote his first book Contest in 1996 whilst studying law at the University of NSW[2], where he was also a contributor to the student law society publication "Poetic Justice". It was rejected by every major publishing company in Sydney, leading Reilly to self-publish 1,000 copies using money borrowed from his family.
Books
Stand alone novels
- 1996 Contest (Self-published in 1996; published by Pan Macmillan in 2000)
- 1999 Temple (appears to be set in the same universe as Reilly's other novels, is referred to in passing in both Area 7 and Hell Island.)
The Shane Schofield series
- See Shane Schofield
- 1998 Ice Station
- 2001 Area 7
- 2003 Scarecrow
- 2005 Hell Island (Novella which was an Australian "Books Alive" exclusive; reworked version for people with reading difficulties, released for the "Quick Reads" program in UK)
The Jack West Jr series
Hover Car Racer
- 2004 Hover Car Racer (released online at www.hovercarracer.com; published by Pan Mac same year)Printed version illustrated by Roy Govier
- 2005 Crash Course (US release only; 1st third of Hover Car Racer novel, illustrated by Pablo Raimondi)
- 2006 Full Throttle (US release only; 2nd third of Hover Car Racer novel, illustrated by Pablo Raimondi)
- 2007 Photo Finish (US release only; final third of Hover Car Racer novel, illustrated by Pablo Raimondi)
References
- ^ "Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Matthew Reilly". Bookreporter.com. Retrieved October 19, 2008
- ^ "[1]". Macmillan. Retrieved February 7, 2009
- ^ Reilly, Matthew (March 17, 2009). "Five Greatest Warriors Release Date & Cover, Movies Books & TV". http://www.matthewreilly.com/rb_09-03-17_1.html. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
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