The Secret Runners of New York
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
From Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Scarecrow and Jack West Jr series with new novel Mr Einstein's Secretary out now.
'Think Mean Girls vs Back to the Future with a little bit of apocalyptic sci-fi thrown in' THE AGE
THE COMING END
When Skye Rogers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building.
But the young elite of New York keep partying without a care.
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
And then suddenly Skye is invited to join an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New York.
This is no ordinary clique - they have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future.
And what Skye discovers in the future is horrifying...
PRAISE FOR THE SECRET RUNNERS OF NEW YORK
'Addictive...extremely entertaining and a lot of fun to read' CANBERRA TIMES
'A page-turning pleasure' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'Thrills and chills aplenty...a hell of a ride' HERALD SUN
'Bloodily exuberant thriller.. ingenious time-travel plotting' FINANCIAL TIMES
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Matthew Reilly is known for his fast-paced action novels, and The Secret Runners of New York is just that. Skye’s new classmates at an exclusive New York prep school are disappearing. Along with her twin brother, Skye discovers a mysterious and powerful club with ties to an impending apocalypse. Reilly’s juxtaposition of the high-society life with a bleak, brutal dystopian future is both jarring and gripping. We were fascinated with the book’s exploration of social inequity and cultural collapse, but it was Skye’s desperate struggle for survival that kept us riveted until the last page. This is Gossip Girl meets The Hunger Games, and we’re all in.
Customer Reviews
Great, a real page turner
As a mature male I enjoyed this book but it is probably aimed at teenage girls. Still, it was enjoyable, easy to read and kept me interested until the very last page.
Good Read
Really enjoyed something very different from Mr Reilly
Dystopia at its best
Enthralling and riveting novel