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List created by James (jm14) - , on Aug 14, 2010
List Votes: 1 Books: 15 Contributors: 2 Watchers: 1 List Type: Open
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Area 7 (Scarecrow, Bk 2) by Matthew Reilly
Matthew Reilly dazzled the world with his electrifying thrillers Ice Station and Temple. And now, Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield returns with his most harrowing and explosive adventure yet. . . AREA 7 It is America's most secret base, hidden deep in the Utah desert, an Air...  more

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Temple by Matthew Reilly
Four centuries ago, a precious idol was hidden in the jungles of Peru. To the Incan people, it is still the ultimate symbol of their spirit. To William Race, an American linguist enlisted by the U.S. Army to decipher the clues to its location, it's the ultimate symbol of the...  more

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Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
"Allah!" With that shrill cry, three Muslim terrorists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, creating a critical oil shortage that threatens the stability of the USSR. To offer the effects of this disaster, members of the Politburo and the KGB devise a brilliant plan of diplomatic...  more

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The Six Sacred Stones (aka 6 Sacred Stones) (Jack West Jr., Bk 2) by Matthew Reilly
THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning... After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and...  more

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The 6 Sacred Stones (Jack West, Jr., Bk 2) (Audio CD) (Abridged) by Matthew Reilly &a...
THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge. A mysterious ceremony in an...  more

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Seven Deadly Wonders (Jack West Jr., Bk 1) by Matthew Reilly
AN ANCIENT SECRET . . . A TEAM OF HEROES . . . THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME A legend of the ancient world decrees that every 4,500 years, a terrible solar event will wreak worldwide destruction . . . but whoever sets the Golden Capstone atop the Great Pyramid at Giza will avert disaster and...  more

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Sacred Stone (Oregon Files, Bk 2) by Clive Cussler & Craig Dirgo
Clive Cussler debuted his new series, The Oregon Files, with the incredible adventure of Golden Buddha. Now he follows that triumph with Sacred Stone, a rollicking new tale featuring the enigmatic captain of The Oregon, Juan Cabrillo. In the remote wastes of Greenland, an ancient artifact...  more

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Spartan Gold (Fargo Adventure, Bk 1) by Clive Cussler & Grant Blackwood
THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW ADVENTURE SERIES FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR A fortune lost for ages . . . a millionaire pursuing his destiny . . . Sam and Remi Fargo are about to encounter both. Thousands of years ago, two superpowers of the ancient world went to war, and a...  more

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Cyclops (Clive Cussler) by Clive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos
A wealthy American financier disappears on atreasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cubanwaters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with acrew of dead men -- Soviet cosmonauts.DIRK PITT discovers a shocking scheme: acovert group of U.S. industrialists has put a colonyon the moon, a secret base they...  more

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Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, Bk 7) by Clive Cussler
A deadly tide of poison flows into ocean waters. A ghost ship drifts across the empty northern Pacific. A luxury Soviet liner blazes into a funeral pyre. The Presidential yacht cruises the Potomac night -- and the President disappears without a trace. DIRK PITT, the swashbuckling hero of...  more

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Pacific Vortex (Dirk Pitt, Bk 1) by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex -- a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome superb Starbuck, America's...  more

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Hunter by James Byron Huggins
One of Hollywood's hottest action-film writers, James Byron Huggins is a master at keeping the action rolling and the pages turning. Here, the author of Cain ("may be the thriller of the year" -- BookPage), unleashes a lightning-quick tale that pits a man born out of his time against the...  more

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Hunting Season by P. T. Deutermann
Edward Kreiss is a retired FBI agent--a manhunter whose specialty is making rogue operatives disappear. When Kreiss's daughter vanishes in the backwoods of rural West Virginia, and the FBI has no leads to follow, Kreiss follows his own--with a vengeance. Exercising the lethal maneuvers that made...  more

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Contest by Matthew Reilly
THE CONTEST: YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE Dr. Stephen Swain has found himself locked in the after-hours darkness of the New York Public Library. It isn’t a mistake. He’s been entombed in the historic sanctuary for a reason—as the guest of an unknown host, chosen for a...  more

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The Tomb (Repairman Jack, Bk 1) by F. Paul Wilson
Much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Gia, Repairman Jack doesn’t deal with electronic appliances—he fixes situations for people, situations that usually involve putting himself in deadly danger. His latest project is recovering a stolen necklace, which carries with it an ancient...  more

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Comment added 8/14/10 by James (jm14) - , :
I tend to like the same authors on most of my but I have to admit I like action adventure thrillers the best

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