The three secret cities : a thriller

Format:

Book

Title:

The three secret cities : a thriller

Other title(s):

3 secret cities

Author:

Reilly, Matthew author

ISBN:

9781501167195

Edition:

First Gallery books hardcover edition.

Publication:

New York : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.

Physical Description:

436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series title(s):

Jack West Jr. thriller.

General Note:

Sequel to: The four legendary kingdoms.

Summary:

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, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted-- by the greatest hunters in history. -- adapted from jacket.

Subject(s):

Special forces (Military science) -- Fiction.

Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.

Commando troops -- Fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.

Fate and fatalism -- Fiction.

Genre:

Code and cipher stories.

Novels.

Dystopian fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

The thrilling new novel featuring Jack West, Jr. from New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Matthew Reilly!

A shadow world behind the real world

When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil.

A world with its own history, rules and prisons

Now these dark forces are coming after Jack...in ruthless fashion.

That is reaching into our world...explosively

With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend.

It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted...by the greatest hunters in history.

Author Notes

Matthew Reilly is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Four Legendary Kingdoms , The Tournament , The Great Zoo of China , The Five Greatest Warriors , The Six Sacred Stones , Seven Deadly Wonders , Ice Station , Temple , Contest , Area 7 , Scarecrow , and Scarecrow Returns , as well as the children's book Hover Car Racer and the novella Hell Island. His books have been published in more than twenty languages in twenty countries, and he has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide. Visit him at MatthewReilly.com and at Facebook.com/OfficialMatthewReilly.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Reilly doesn't stint on the crazy in his fifth thriller featuring Capt. Jack West Jr. (after 2017's The Four Legendary Kingdoms). West, representing Orlando, the King of Land, has just prevailed in the Great Games held in the Underworld, becoming only the fourth such champion, joining Osiris, Gilgamesh, and Hercules. But West did not get the prize for which he contended, "the Mysteries that would see the Earth safely through the coming crisis," because an assassination attempt on Lord Hades and a revolt by a Minotaur army disrupted the proceedings. West is then targeted for death by the Knights of the Golden Eight, who have also been charged with capturing his daughter, Lily, and her friend Alby Calvin, setting up a wild ride as the trio try to remain safe. Reilly doesn't make it easy to take his conceit of hidden realities and the manipulation of human history by powerful supernatural beings seriously. West's allies have names like Sky Monster, Stretch, and Pooh Bear, and Hades intervenes with New York City planners to make sure that a new luxury highrise doesn't impede the view from his own apartment. This one's strictly for series fans. Agent: Suzanne Gluck, WME. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Fans of Reilly's brand of larger-than-life thrillers will no doubt remember that in The Four Legendary Kingdoms (2017), Jack West, Jr., who had already saved the world from chaos a handful of times, was forced to compete in the ancient Hydra Games. At stake was nothing less than the future of humanity. This new novel picks up shortly after that one. Jack is targeted for assassination by the villainous Golden Eight; all Jack needs to do to save his own life is survive a series of life-threatening tests, locate the assumed-to-be-mythological Three Secret Cities, and, oh yes, prevent the universe from collapsing. It's all balderdash, of course, but it's lovingly crafted balderdash, perfectly paced and completely convincing (for balderdash, that is). Perfect fare for fans of James Rollins' Sigma Force series, although it should be noted that Reilly's novels are (intentionally) less grounded in reality than Robbins'. A breathless adventure, well told.--David Pitt Copyright 2018 Booklist