Matthew Reilly

Pitted against a secretive terrorist group that has seized control of an island in the Arctic, Marine captain Shane Schofield and his crew are ordered by the president to stop the organization's zealous plot to destroy the planet.

Jack regroups with his trusty team, and discovers an ancient inscription containing a rhyme about five mysterious unnamed warriors whose knowedge will be vital to unlocking the secrets of the Machine and its long-lost "pillars."

With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. Its an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted by the greatest hunters in history. When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil. Now these dark forces are coming after Jack-- in ruthless fashion. With the end of all things rapidly approaching,...

The Golden Capstone atop the Great Pyramid at Giza offered protection from the global flooding and scorching sun that occurs every 4,500 years due to the Tartarus Rotation solar event. But Alexander the Great broke the Capstone into seven pieces and hid them in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Now, in 2006, another Tartarus Rotation is due, and whoever places the reconstructed Capstone on the pyramid in time will gain absolute earthly power....