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Internationally bestselling author Matthew Reilly contributes a riveting 'Quick Read' to a new World Book Day initiative
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This revised edition of the short novel originally published in Australia is specially adapted for readers of all ages with reading difficulties There is no hell like a man-made one . . . It is an island that doesn't appear on any maps. A secret location where classified experiments have been conducted. Experiments that have gone terribly wrong . . . When all contact with this mystery island is inexplicably lost, four crack special-forces units are brought in, their mission being to land on Hell Island and discover what has happened. Nothing can prepare them for what they find there. You could say they've just entered hell. Only that would be too gentle.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After the debacle that is Seven Ancient Wonders, Hell Island is a timely reminder that Matt Reilly can, when firing on all cylinders, be one of the best writers of action around.
The plot may be in no way original, the characterisation almost non-existent and both reality and the laws of physics may be stretched to breaking point (all of which you expect with Reilly's work) but any deficiencies are made up for with blistering action that crams 90% of the book's truncated length.
Digestable in an hour if you're a quick reader, this is the literary equivalent watching an episode of TV's 24 or Alias...pulpy, disposable, unbelivable but damn enjoyable and not too time consuming.
So, rather than pick up a magazine for that train journey try a shot of Hell Island instead. It will not cost you much more and it will hold your attention...
The plot may be in no way original, the characterisation almost non-existent and both reality and the laws of physics may be stretched to breaking point (all of which you expect with Reilly's work) but any deficiencies are made up for with blistering action that crams 90% of the book's truncated length.
Digestable in an hour if you're a quick reader, this is the literary equivalent watching an episode of TV's 24 or Alias...pulpy, disposable, unbelivable but damn enjoyable and not too time consuming.
So, rather than pick up a magazine for that train journey try a shot of Hell Island instead. It will not cost you much more and it will hold your attention...
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hell Island isn't the greatest book i've ever read, but it wasn't the worst either! Also it isn't the longest book but you do find yourself reading as quick as possible to see how the hell (excuse the pun) they will get out of the situation they are in. It's like a movie (a straight-to-DVD movie) and you find yourself wanting to finish it all in one go. It's really cheesy macho stuff and a bit gory, but that's fine by me.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just read Hell Island and I found it very good. It is action packed and fast moving. I just wanted to get to the end. The other reviewer shouldn't have spoilt the story by giving away the 'secret' of the island. The story can be far-fetched, but it is a book after all! I would love to see it as a film. I want to read more of Matthew Reilly's books now - I hope they are as fast-paced as this. Teenage boys would love this book.
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"The main gorilla force was now flooding into the aft hangar bay like...
It's happening on Grant Island, now called Hell Island, and it's here that six hundred plus men have died. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Louis Baumgart
Quick read of a typical Matthew Reilly fast pace
I know this is only a short story (specifically for the Quick Read series) but it is just as enthralling and fast paced as any Matthew Reilly book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ken Po
Hell Island
A teen book which I enjoyed today on the bus journey to work. A special forces team get sent onto a secret island with three other crack teams. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ady
A gripping read, though a little on the short side
If you have an hour or two to spare, and you like action-packed shoot-em-ups, Hell Island is well worth a read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P Bowler
this author does it for me
read a number of books by matthew reilly and loved them all, the pace and action are incredable, if you don't like far fetched all action hero stuff don't read if you do then you... Read more
Published 12 months ago by bhoydeek
Great Kindle download before a flight
Spotted this 128-page novella in the airport and promptly ignored the clamour of the bookshop to buy the paperback and simply downloaded it whilst standing in the shop. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mark
Short and not-so-sweet
This is a very short (120 page) action story which was originally written as a free giveaway in Australia as part of a book initiative. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Helen Hancox
Let down
super soider apes need I say more a good idea for a book that turns bad as soon as the twist is revealed
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Philip Nevet
So bad it's almost good.
I have read a number of Matthew Reilly's novels, and to be honest, after 'Ice Station', which I really enjoyed, they all went downhill, fast, very very fast, especially those that... Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. J. Nash
Great and easy to get into.
I think this book is a great buy for people that are not heavily into reading as it has large text, a gripping story and is quite short. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Gareth
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