• The Six Sacred Stones

  • A Novel
  • By: Matthew Reilly
  • Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
  • Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (209 ratings)

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The Six Sacred Stones

By: Matthew Reilly
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
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Publisher's summary

After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times best-seller, 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 unknown location has triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth. But Jack and his team might be able to ward off the coming Armageddon if they can find the fabled Six Sacred Stones, which hold clues to a legendary ancient device long lost in the fog of history. As the hunt begins, Jack and his team discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones...and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all.

From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region in China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop rollercoaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever hear.

©2008 Karandon Entertainment (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

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"Nobody writes action like Matthew Reilly." (Vince Flynn)

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To be continued...

While I enjoyed the book I was upset to find out it was a cliff-hanger. I think we should be informed if a book is part of a collection.

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Abridged👎👎👎👎👎👎

I hate abridged books - half the story disappears!!
Why do many books come out all over the world, but not in the US??👎👎👎👎

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    2 out of 5 stars

wasn't expecting much..

...And it delivered. This is a classic Matthew Reilly style book - Indiana Jones-ish... must suspend disbelief in order to "enjoy". Yes, written for a middle-school gamester boy. I am neither but I just wanted something to listen to in the car and at the gym. It was Fine for that. Nothing heavy. I really liked the voice of the narrator - he did a good job with the material. Completely fluffy, but sometimes you buy junkfood for the brain. Thats OK as long as you weren't expecting haute cuisine or Proust. I was rather disappointed that it was only 1/3 of a book though. I mean, although I can pretty much probably write the rest of the plot at this point myself....it would be nice to have closure.

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love the book, not the narration

I have read this book a couple of time and I absolutely love it! love the adventure, the history, the conspiracy. Having read the book before i found that a lot of it was missing. important parts that help the story move forward and explain things to come in books to follow in the series. so even though i gave 5 stars to the title and story i would give 0 stars to the editing of this story - I didn't see the need to abridge the story to save 30 min maybe of narration? totally not worth it.

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    2 out of 5 stars

Partial Story

Entertaining, somewhat predictable story. I am not sure what happened to the rest of the story, but this baby ends part way through. I thought something was missing from my Audible file. So for that reason I have to give it a below average rating. So where the heck is the rest of the story???

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Do not rush and get

This book was ok, I would not rush out and listen to it. There were times I was thinking, did I download a book written for a middle school kid. Then they started to swear so I knew it was suppose to be for an adult. It was very predictable from the start to the end.

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Here's A First -

I have never reviewed an audio book before, but I have never encountered a book I just couldn't bring myself to finish, so here I go. The story involves an international cast of heros arrayed against an international cast of villans in a race for the 6 stones. Two stones into the tale and you are overwhelmed by poorly devleoped characters, unimaginative action sequences, and no believable explanation as to why an ancient civilization would created such an unwieldy gizmo. That's where I bailed. I purchased this book because Vince Flynn recommended it, and now I have learned that a great writer may not be such a hot reviewer.

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    4 out of 5 stars

Gunslinger ending

I was upset to find out we will only learn of the 2 sacred stones....very disappointing to hear this is only a third of the book. Also don't know why it was abbridged...it was short as is.

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abridged....

Horrible abridging for audible makes book and story meaningless! I hope the rest of the series is better, but will have to purchase the books themselves, as you have chosen to butcher them.

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Too Unbelievable!

I tried to get into the book after reading its former work The 7 Ancient Wonders, but this was a little unbelievable for me. I know it is fictional, but the characters seemed too much like super beings instead of regular human beings in an extraordinary experience. Now I am reading the 5 Greatest Warriors. Hopefully this is a litlle more credible.

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