Welcome to KIWIreviews - product reviews
•  click here to return to the homepage  •
Welcome visitor.Join us or log in

Product reviews on kiwireviews.nz : Wednesday 16th October 2024 - 07:45:43

QuickSearch for:    What is QuickSearch?
QuickJump to:    What is QuickJump?
logon name: p/w:  

I want to:

You Are Here...

Home > Categories > Books > Fantasy > Contest review

« The World of Ptaavs reviewThe World of PtaavsChina Mountain Zhang reviewChina Mountain Zhang »

Score: 7.1/10  [2 reviews]
3 out of 5
ProdID: 30 - Contest
Written by Matthew Reilly

Contest
Price:
$0.00
Available:
Now

Contest product reviews

The New York Sate Library. A brooding labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and spiralling staircases. For Doctor Stephen Swain and his daughter, Holly, it is the site of a nightmare. For one night this historic building is to be the venue for a contest. A contest in which Swain is to compete - whether he likes it or not.

The rules are simple. Seven contestants will enter. Only one will leave. With his daughter in his arms, Swain is plunged into a terrifying fight for survival. He can choose to run, to hide or to fight - but if he wants to live, he has to win. For in this contest, unless you leave as the victor, you do not leave at all.



Tags:
Matthew Reilly   aliens   battle   contest   library
Other listings you may be interested in:
ScarecrowScarecrow
Rating: 10.0
Seven Ancient WondersSeven Ancient Wonders
Rating: 10.0
Hover Car RacerHover Car Racer
Rating: 8.6
Area 7Area 7
Rating: 9.5
Ice StationIce Station
Rating: 9.3
The Six Sacred StonesThe Six Sacred Stones
Rating: 9.0
Cobalt BlueCobalt Blue
Rating: 6.0
Camelot's ShadowCamelot's Shadow
Rating: 8.0
Dinosaur Rescue 5 - Spino-rottysaurusDinosaur Rescue 5 - Spino-rottysaurus
Rating: 9.8
The Twelve Days of Kiwi ChristmasThe Twelve Days of Kiwi Christmas
Rating: 9.4
A Taste of MagicA Taste of Magic
Rating: 9.3
Monster ChefMonster Chef
Rating: 9.6
Kia Kaha!Kia Kaha!
Rating: 9.3

Product reviews...

Everyone is welcome to post a review. You will need to Join up or log in to post yours.

Click here to read the profile of cheekiedrakie

Review by: cheekiedrakie (Bratt)
Dated: 11th of November, 2005

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 8.5/10
Value for Money:
Score 8 out of 10
Level of Realism:
Score 8 out of 10
Rereadability:
Score 9 out of 10
Lose Track of Time:
Score 9 out of 10

The first of now eight books written by Matthew Reilly is awesome. Not really well known as an author until his second book ICE STATION had been released, this book then became a best seller, and I can understand why.
A great book with a thrilling plot taking the reader on an interstellar flight of fancy as we get introduced to other creatures from over the galaxy.
Definitely worth the $24.99 I paid for it, this book kept me enthralled for the seven hours it took me to read. The realism is way off the scope for a Matthew Reilly read, but, nonetheless still kept me hooked.
It takes a really good book for me to go without noticing my hunger pangs, but this book succeeded in withdrawing me from all forms of reality, and real life happenings, until i made myself late for work today trying to finish the last few pages.
As Matthew Reilly says, You only get one first book, and for a relatively unknown Australian author, it was a stunner.

Click here to read the profile of tucker

Review by: tucker (Karl)
Dated: 13th of December, 2003

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 5.8/10
Value for Money:
Score 6 out of 10
Level of Realism:
Score 5 out of 10
Rereadability:
Score 3 out of 10
Lose Track of Time:
Score 9 out of 10

This book was the first book by this author that I have read. And I am sorry to say that though I thought it was a good flick-thru read, it did not impress me much. It was obviously and early entry into the world of Fantasy authoring.

His later books have received rave reviews, however I don't think I will be reading much of them. Not willing to risk the money after this one.

Let's run through the review points:
Value for Money:
It's a good sized book, and you can pick it up at a 2nd hand bookstore for only a few dollars... which is a good price for this one.

Level of Realism:
Pretty low. Interesting, but stilted and a lot of connections were assumed, but not explained.

Re-Readability:
Nah. Not much chance of me getting THAT bored any time soon, and even if I do, I have plenty of others I would re-read first.

Lose Track of Time:
Sortof a bit misleading really, because I plowed into this one fairly hard... simply to get through it so I could move on to something better.


Random listing from 'Books'...

Score: 10.0
Product reviews for listing 8441: Tales of Aotearoa - 2 - Te Whakatautonga a Maui i Te Ra -  Author: Donovan Bixley

Product image for Tales of Aotearoa - 2 - Te Whakatautonga a Maui i Te RaDonovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day!

The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book.

Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translates, along with Keri Opai, the story for the Te Reo edition.

Go to the listing

General Disclaimer...

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Checker - Do not copy content from this page. Creative Commons Licence All trademarks, images and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective companies.
KIWIreviews is an independent entity, part of the Knock Out News Group. This is a free public forum presenting user opinions on selected products, and as such the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of kiwireviews.nz and are protected under New Zealand law by the "Honest Opinion" clause of the Defamation Act of 1992. KIWIreviews accepts no liability for statements made on this site, on the premise that they have been submitted as the true and honest opinions of the individual posters. In most cases, prices and dates stated are approximate and should be considered as only guidelines.

"Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?"
unattributed