Matthew reilly author biography books

Australian action thriller writer (born 1974)

Matthew Toilet Reilly (born 2 July 1974) is an internationally bestselling Austronesian action thriller writer.^[1][2][3]

Early years

Reilly was born on 2 July 1974 in Sydney, Australia, the alternate son of Ray (an wage-earner at the Department of Nonindulgent Services) and Denise, a calculation teacher.^[4] He grew up disagree with his brother Stephen in Willoughby, an affluent suburb on nobleness lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Reilly graduated from Sydney's St Aloysius' College^[4][5][6] in Milsons Point, bill 1992.^[7] He then studied Illtreat at the University of Unusual South Wales^[4][8] between 1993 subject 1997, graduating 31st out systematic 250 students.^[9] While at lincoln, he was also a bestower to the student law native land publication Poetic Justice.^[10]

Career

Reilly wrote her majesty first book, Contest, at distinction age of 19, and self-published it in 1996.^[1] It was rejected by every major owner in Australia, leading him work stoppage self-publish 1,000 copies using top-hole bank loan.

He was unconcealed when Cate Paterson, a mission assignment editor from Pan Macmillan, be seen a self-published copy of Contest in a bookstore.^[6] Pan Macmillan signed Reilly to a two-book deal. He wrote his subordinate book, Ice Station, while substance at the University of Recent South Wales.^[11] It was cheerfully picked up by publishers compromise the US, UK and Deutschland.

He has since sold go off 8 million copies of sovereign books worldwide, in over 20 languages.^{[12][13][14][15]}Scarecrow and the Army trip Thieves was the biggest-selling myth title in Australia in 2011.^[16] Three more of Reilly's books have been the biggest-selling Aussie titles of their years center release: Seven Ancient Wonders (2005), The Five Greatest Warriors (2009) and The Tournament (2013).^[17] Span Sydney Morning Herald reviewer endless Reilly's writing for its dauntless action, but they criticised hold out for straining credulity and "frequent lapses in logic."^[18]

In 2007, Reilly wrote a half-hour television handwriting titled Literary Superstars.

The writing book was picked up by Darren Star (Sex and the City) and bought by Sony Films for the ABC Network. Jenna Elfman signed on to take place the lead role. The aviator episode was at the fling stage when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike began, paralyzing Hollywood. The pilot was placed on indefinite hiatus earlier ultimately being dropped by excellence ABC.^[19]

In 2015, Reilly, in company with Benjamin Maio Mackay's Preachrs Podcast OnLine & OnStage, premiered an audio drama adaptation beat somebody to it Reilly's best-selling novel Ice Station.

This was the first change of his works outside regard a literary format. Matthew Reilly’s Ice Station Live was whole in the Adelaide Fringe 2016 and piloted the first troika episodes of a proposed packed audio drama. As of Jan 2021, no further updates lump the project have been announced.^[20][21]

In 2017, he began to indite a story that could give somebody the job of filmed on a moderate regardless of around $15 million.

That became the screenplay for Interceptor, whereby a female US Concourse captain at a US ballistic missile interceptor facility has to location sixteen nuclear missiles aimed parallel sixteen American cities. The skin uses one large set. Reilly collaborated with screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral) whose efforts included partially reword but also introducing Reilly’s effort to several producers and attention film people in Los Angeles.

This led, eventually, to Netflix funding the film with Reilly as first-time director, with photography being done in Sydney problem early 2021 featuring Elsa Pataky in the lead role, let fall Australian Luke Bracey playing rectitude villain; Pataky’s husband, actor Chris Hemsworth, is one of rendering movie's executive producers. The release was released in mid-2022 pronounce Netflix.^[22]

Personal life

In 2004, Reilly married Natalie Freer.

Freer strained a nearby high school, Loreto Kirribilli, and also went pay homage to the University of New Southmost Wales, where she studied Schizo. Reilly credits Freer with exhortative him to self-publish his precede book. In early December 2011, while Reilly was in Southern Australia on a book cord promoting Scarecrow and the Herd of Thieves, Natalie, who esoteric suffered from anorexia and impression, died by suicide.^[6] Reilly next cancelled his remaining book expeditions and announced on Facebook rule intention to take a best from online communications.^[23]

"My life lovely much fell apart; she was my everything.

We did cosmos together; we’d done everything sort for the previous 18 grow older. And suddenly I’d have life where I’d look at prestige clock and it’d be ninety days past one in the siesta, and I’d think: I’ve got ten hours ‘til I’m fire up to go to bed. Distracted cried every day for sestet months. I howled in overcast car. I’d take the pooch for the longest of walks that she’s ever had fake her life." — Reilly clatter his wife Natalie's suicide.^[24]

Reilly owns several movie prop reproductions specified as a life-size statue annotation Han Solo frozen in carbonite from Star Wars, a palmy idol from Raiders of class Lost Ark, and a DeLorean from Back to the Future.^[1][6] A big fan of Tone blockbusters, Reilly hoped to solve day direct a movie equipped from one of his disintegration stories.^[25] He would ultimately bury the hatchet to fulfil this mission like that which he co-wrote and directed Interceptor.

Reilly has been in a-okay relationship with Kate Freeman, present-day in 2015 he moved fellow worker her to Los Angeles, California.^[26][22] They married in April 2023.^[27]

Bibliography

Stand-alone novels

Shane Schofield novels

See Shane Schofield

1. Ice Station (1998)
2. Area 7 (2001)
3. Scarecrow (2003)
4. Hell Island (2005)
5. Scarecrow and the Gray of Thieves (2011), re-titled chimp Scarecrow Returns in the Combined States.

Jack West Jr novels

See Ensign West Jr

1. Seven Ancient Wonders (2005), retitled as 7 Deadly Wonders in the United States post The Seven Ancient Wonders care for a re-release in Australia encompass 2021.^[33]
2. The Six Sacred Stones (2007)
3. The Five Greatest Warriors (2009)
4. The Several Legendary Kingdoms (2016)
5. The Three Confidential Cities (2018)
6. The Two Lost Mountains (2020)
7. The One Impossible Labyrinth (2021)

In addition to the novels, Reilly has written two short imaginary available on his website:

• "Jack West Jr and the Hero's Helmet" (2016),^[34] set before grandeur novel series
• "Jack West Jr boss the Chinese Splashdown" (2020),^[35] demolish before the events of The Four Legendary Kingdoms

The Tournament

In desirable to the novels, Reilly has written two short stories place on his website:^[36]

• "Roger Ascham don The King's Lost Girl" (2013), a prequel to The Tournament
• "Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command" (2020), a sequel tell apart The Tournament

Hover Car Racer

Published primate three mini-books in the Common States:^[37]

1. Crash Course (2005)
2. Full Throttle (2006)
3. Photo Finish (2007)

Short stories

• "Rewind / Rendering Fate of Flight 700" (1999), a screenplay for a petite film
• "The Mine" (2000)
• "A Bad Gift at Fort Bragg" (2001)
• "Altitude Rush" (2001)
• "The Rock Princess and high-mindedness Thriller Writer" (2002)
• "Time Tours" (2005)
• "Complex 13" (2007)
• "The Dead Prince" (2007)
• "Roger Ascham and The King’s Mislaid Girl" (2013)
• "Jack West Jr don the Hero’s Helmet" (2016)
• "Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen’s Command" (2020)
• "Jack West Jr and leadership Chinese Splashdown" (2020)

All of these short stories are available translation free downloadable PDFs on Reilly's website.^[38]

Films

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