I just discovered Australian writer Matthew Reilly who published 2 books that revolve around a former soldier turned adventuring hero named Jack West Jr who continues to save the world by solving ancient puzzles in the world's heritage sites. I'm a fan of this genre ever since the first Indian Jones movie, and haven't been entranced by any plot-a-likes since this series (unlike horrid ripoffs National Treasure and The Mummy 2 and 3.)The first book, the Seven Ancient Wonders, kicks off a scavenger hunt around the 7 wonders of the ancient world, while the second is around other architectural miracles of old like the Abu Simbel and Stonehenge. I read the first book on a plane to Oslo and found the second one right before boarding a plane to BKK. I'm sure the historical facts won't be that accurate, but it seems really well fictionalized, and the books contain numerous illustrations to depict the puzzles, carvings and traps found throughout the book. My imagination was really captured. The only bummer is, the second book ends in an almighty cliffhanger. Its a good thing though that I only picked up these books recently, as they had been published in 2005 and 2006 respectively. The next book in the series comes out in October 2009 titled "The Five Great Warriors". Just a few months to wait then.
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