“I have both held and beheld unlimited power and of it I know but one thing. It drives men mad.” –Alexander the Great
Seven wonders of the ancient world was compiled for a reason. According to Mathew Reilly Alexander the Great broke the Capstone into seven pieces and hid each piece in one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A rare solar event called the Tartarus Rotation is scheduled to occur. Whoever assembles all seven pieces of the Capstone at this particular time and under certain specific conditions will gain absolute power for the next thousand years. The catch is that if failed to assemble this at the right time the earth is doomed to oblivion.
So much power surely going to get many countries to scramble their forces to get a hold of that Capstone for themselves. But a team led by Jack West Junior, where few countries have put their best people in the team wants to secure it so that they can save the world from the doom. The capstone is hidden well, so there are crypts to be broken, time based traps to be overcome. Just sit back and let Jack West Junior run the show..!
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“Seven Deadly Wonders” by Matthew Reilly
April 13th, 2010“Ice Station” by Matthew Reilly
March 3rd, 2010Ice Station is the first Novel i started after finishing Harry Potter series. Obviously i didn’t had much expectation due to the fact that i was used to the high standards set by J.K Rowling. But i was proven wrong, and found out that this is a different league of action thriller books.
Synopsis i got from the official web site of Matthew Reilly(I don’t want to give more details you see.! 
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“At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of US scientists has made and amazing discovery. They have found something buried deep within the coastal ice shelf. Something trapped inside a 100-million-year-old layer of ice. Something made of metal.
It is the discovery of a lifetime. A discovery of immeasurable value. A discovery men would kill for…
Led by an enigmatic Lieutenant Shane Schofield, a team of crack United States Marines is rushed to the station to secure this discovery for their country. They are a tight unit. Tough and fearless. They would follow their leader into hell.They just did…
In a land without boundaries, the only law is survival.”
Lieutenant Shane Schofield is one of the best character created by the author. He gives life to the character not by word of glory but by action. After you finish the novel you’ll feel like you have just finished an action packed Hollywood thriller movie…
So Enjoy the show..!
“Harry Potter series” By J.K Rowling
January 20th, 2010Harry Potter books remains as one of the favorite books of all time for me. Just imagine when I say that Forbes has named J.K Rowling as the first person to become a billionaire just by writing books. Also according to ‘Wikipedia’ Harry Potter brand is worth £15 billion…!. J.K Rowling is famous for her rags to riches story. If anyone wants to take up writing as a career i would suggest you have to look at J.K Rowling’s works. She still remains a inspiring figure for young writers.
Harry Potter is a boy wizard who is going to school Hogwarts which teaches magic. J.K Rowling creates a magical world where the only limit is your own imagination. She takes your imagination to a all new high level where she makes you sense magical world is around you. The theme of the Harry Potter still remain the same – “Good wins over evil”. I do not want to give out more details about the books here and become a spoiler. But this is one book series which one has to read in their life time. I envy those people who have not read this because they still have a chance read this again a fresh
There are 7 books in the series which has to read strictly in the following order.
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Enjoy the magic!
“Mitch Rapp Series” by Vince Flynn
January 18th, 2010Vince Flynn is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels. He created a character Mitch Rapp, who is an under-cover CIA counter-terrorism agent or rather undercover assassin who takes some Extreme Measures against terrorists. This novel gives you an fair knowledge of how US thinks about middle east (which covers Pakistan, India, Arab countries etc) in terms of economy, military etc. There are 10 novels in “Mitch Rapp Series” which are in the book stores now.
The following is part of one of the book. I took them out to introduce you people about the character in the Novel “Mitch Rapp”
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“Mitch Rapp is extremely good at what he did. And what he did when you stripped everything away was kill. Yes, he had great intelligence. He spoke Arabic, French and Italian fluently. He had keen analytical abilities and organizational skills, but when you stripped it all away he was an assassin. He was America’s assassin, though. He was the very tip of the U. S. spear, the man on the ground getting things done, taking the battle to the very enemy who had sworn to bring a reign of terror and death to the people of the United States. Mitch Rapp was the front line soldier in the most singular sense of the word. In this era of laser-guided bombs, cruise missiles and surgical strikes, he was a neurosurgeon, operating in countries like Iran and Iraq for months at a time with virtually no aid from his handlers in Washington. He stalked his prey carefully, got in close and then when the time was right, he eliminated them. ”
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Mitch Rapp series has to be read in the following order :
1. Transfer of Power (1999)
2. The Third Option (2000)
3. Separation of Power (2001)
4. Executive Power (2002)
5. Memorial Day (2004)
6. Consent to Kill (2005)
7. Act of Treason (2006)
8. Protect and Defend (2007)
9. Extreme Measures (2008)
10. Pursuit of Honor (October 13, 2009)
“Deep Fathom” by James Rollins.
December 27th, 2009We always tend to look at climate change(Global Warming!) which affects us in our daily life. James Rollins used the fact that Solar flares also affects our beloved Earth in this novel. Novel sets the tone of “disaster” with Solar flares triggering a series of natural disasters. Ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland encounters an relic from an ancient civilization in the deep ocean floor through exploration ship “Deep Fathom”. How this is connected to the rest of the Natural disasters happening around the world? How this is related to Solar Flares……? Answers to these questions refer “Deep Fathom” by James Rollins!
“Amazonia” by James Rollins.
December 27th, 2009This novel starts with a pulse stopping surprise : Rand scientific expedition team entered the Amazon and after few years only one former Special Forces soldier returned who went in with one arm missing…and came out with both intact!. This novel is all about amazon basin and its wonders. I promise you that in the end of the novel you’ll re-visit movie “Avatar” by Director James Cameron
SIGMA Force series from James Rollins
December 24th, 2009The SIGMA Force is a fictional division of the U.S. DARPA. James Rollins refers Sigma Force as “killer scientists.” It combines highly-skilled military operatives with expert scientists. All the members of SIGMA force is specialised in all kinds of weapons and warfare as well as they hold fast track PhD in specialised field such as anceint history, physics, chemistry etc . The ending of each book is so grand that i was awe stuck with his imagination. This is one of the best ‘sequel oreinted books’ I have read. The plot or rather saving the world stuff spans few books which should be read in the following order. Every book deals with a special grand ending…!.
1. Sandstorm
2. Map of Bones
3. Black Order
4. Judas Strain
5. The Last Oracle
6. The Doomsday Key
I would suggest you people out there to put on the gloves when you start reading, so that you wont end up not having nails on your fingers..
Autism and Autistic Savant Syndrome
November 21st, 2009
