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The Six Sacred Stones: A Jack West Jr Novel 2

By Matthew Reilly
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The world faces imminent destruction, and Jack West Jr along with his loyal team must place six legendary diamonds, known as 'the Pillars,' at ancient sites worldwide. Guided only by the riddles of ancient writers and the mysterious Six Sacred Stones, they race against time, confronting deadly traps and enemies to prevent global catastrophe.
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THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMINGA mysterious ceremony at a hidden location has unlocked a catastrophic countdown to world annihilation.ONE HERONow, to save the world, supersoldier Jack West Jr and his loyal team of adventurers must find and rebuild a legendary device known as 'the Machine'.

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The world is in mortal danger. For Jack West Jr and his loyal team of heroes, the challenge now is to set six legendary diamonds known as the Pillars in place at six ancient sites around the world before the deadline for global destruction arrives.

The location of these sites, however, can only be revealed by the fabled Six Sacred Stones. With only the riddles of ancient writers to guide them, and time rapidly running out, Jack and his team must fight their way past traps, labyrinths and a host of deadly enemies knowing that this time they cannot, will not, must not, fail.

The mission is incredible. The consequence of failure is unimaginable. The ending is unthinkable.

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ISBN: 9781742611785

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2012

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 576

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About the Author

Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels: Contest, Ice Station, Temple, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors and Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, and one novella, Hell Island.

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