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Matthew John "Matty" Reilly (born 2 July 1974^[1] 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^[2] in 1992^[3], Reilly studied Law at the University of NSW^[4], where he was also a contributor to the student law society publication "Poetic Justice". Reilly wrote his first book Contest while just 19 and self-published it in 1996^[5] It was rejected by every major publishing company in Sydney, leading Reilly to self-publish 1,000 copies using money borrowed from his family. Reilly's second book, Ice Station was also written whilst a student at the University of NSW^[6]

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

See Jack West Jr

• 2005 Seven Ancient Wonders (Also known as Seven Deadly Wonders in the U.S.)
• 2007 The Six Sacred Stones (Sequel to Seven Ancient Wonders)
• 2009 The Five Greatest Warriors (Sequel to The Six Sacred Stones)^[7]

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

1. ^ "matthewreilly.com Author Biography". Retrieved January 10, 2009
2. ^ "Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Matthew Reilly". Bookreporter.com. Retrieved October 19, 2008
3. ^ Contest - Reilly, Matthew - 2000 paper back edition - An interview with Matthew Reilly - pg 349 Retrieved January 10, 2009
4. ^ "Us.macmillan.com/temple - Biography". Macmillan. Retrieved February 7, 2009
5. ^ "matthewreilly.com Author Biography". Retrieved January 10, 2009
6. ^ Scarecrow - Reilly, Matthew - 2004 paper back edition - Biography - first page - Retrieved January 10, 2009
7. ^ 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. 

External links

• Official website
• An interview of the author regarding HCR
• Official webpage at Simon & Schuster