Seven Deadly Wonders

Well, here's another book in RAGAMUFFIN's place. Once again I inadvertantly left it behind (this time in my car) and SEVEN DEADLY WONDERS was sitting on my desk, ready to go for that train ride home.

Matthew Reilly is the ice cream and cotton candy of the literary world. His books are devoured quickly, provide a lot of energy and are ultimately not filling. No one writes an action thriller quite like he does. His Scarecrow series is Tom Clancy on meth - the best military men and women running through action and intrigue at mach 12. This book (and now series with the printing of THE SIX SACRED STONES) is Indiana Jones on steroids. The traps are bigger and more deadly, the treasures are fabulous and necessary to prevent the end of the world and the Nazi menace is ever present.

I think I liked this book better than the Scarecrow series because I couldn't see the obvious errors in facts concerning the military. Some of the assertions about the U.S. military and the USMC are quite ludicrous and almost distracting in their complete wrongness. However, I can push the suspension of disbelief button and continue to enjoy the story. This book is even easier to do so because it relies more on the characters than the unit.

Matt Reilly's books are a great escape from reality and truly fun to read. Check your brain at the front cover and you will be in for a great thrill ride.