Name: The Six Sacred Stones
ISBN: 9781405038164

Matthew Reilly

THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMINGA mysterious ceremony at a hidden location has unlocked a catastrophic countdown to world annihilation.ONE HERONow, to save the world, supersoldier Jack West Jr and his loyal team of adventurers must find and rebuild a legendary device known as 'the Machine'.SIX FABLED STONESThe only clues to locating this Machine are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, which are scattered around the globe. But Jack and his team are not the only ones seeking the Stones, there are other players involved who don't want to see the world saved at all...

The Six Sacred Stones

The world is in mortal danger. For Jack West Jr and his loyal team of heroes, the challenge now is to set six legendary diamonds known as "the Pillars" in place at six ancient sites around the world before the deadline for global destruction arrives. The location of these sites, however, can only be revealed by the fabled Six Sacred Stones. With only the riddles of ancient writers to guide them, and time rapidly running out, Jack and his team must fight their way past traps, labyrinths and a host of deadly enemies - knowing that this time they cannot, will not, must not, fail. The mission is incredible. The consequence of failure is unimaginable. The ending is unthinkable.

Lewis John Fisher

** spoiler alert **
           Mannnnn, even though I didnt read this right away, the absolute audacity of Matthew Reilly to cast his best hero off a bottomless abyss as a cliffhanger - I mean come on!