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Monday 17 October
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
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The writerly trajectory of self-published 19-year-olds can be a thankless one, so when in 1996 every publishing house in Australia had rejected Matthew Reilly’s first novel, Contest, there was little reason to expect that his family-funded print run of 1000 copies would ever see the light of day again.
Now the author of 14 novels, with over 3.5 million copies sold in over 20 countries, Reilly is a sensation. He discusses his particular brand of adrenaline-fuelled action thrillers, the benefits of pure unadulterated escapism, and his new book Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves.
Featuring
Matthew Reilly
Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of nine novels: Ice Station, Temple, Contest, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors and Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves. His latest book is The Great Zoo of China.
In 2005, Matthew was the first author to participate in the Australian Government’s ‘Books Alive’ initiative, for which he wrote the short novel ‘Hell Island’, featuring Shane Schofield. Over 200,000 copies of that work were given away for free in August of 2005.
Matthew’s books are published in over 20 languages and he has sold over 3.5 million books worldwide. Walt Disney Pictures have optioned the movie rights to his children’s book, Hover Car Racer, while Ice Station was optioned by Paramount Pictures.
ABC US Network Television has bought the rights to the Jack West Jr series of books for a TV series put together by ABC US Studios.