Contest - Matthew Reilly

A couple of years ago I was working as a security guard, and the only thing that tended to get me through the long shifts was a good book. Well one day I was working in Ipswich, in a empty office building and realised when I got to work, that I had forgotten my books, so I had nothing to do all day. I decided to nip out and go into WH Smiths, and find a book quickly, the book I was after was Ice Station by Matthew Reilly, unfortunately it was out of stock, but I noticed Contest by the same author and decided it looked like a good read. Well I was not wrong. Contest is the story of Dr Stephen Swain and his young daughter Holly, and their long ...  Read the complete review

I was first introduced to Matthew Reilly by a friend a few months ago and bought this book on complete faith that it would be as good as he said it would be. I was not disappointed! First off I do love a sci-fi book and rarely find any kind of book that literally has me on the edge of my seat while reading it. This one however was most definitely something special as I just couldn't put it down. As I was meant to be revising for exams I did feel guilty for a while but this book overcame that emotion. The plot of this book is mind numbingly simple and straightforward that you would think it had been done a million times before. There is a contest ...  Read the complete review