Matthew Reilly
Matthew Reilly was born in Sydney in 1974 and studied Law at the University of New South Wales. After being rejected by every major publisher in Australia, Matthew self-published his first novel Contest and went on to secure a contract with Pan Macmillan.

His novels Contest, Ice Station, Area 7 and Temple, have become bestsellers in fourteen countries and nine languages. Film rights to Contest have been sold and the rights to Ice Station are currently being sought after by a number of Hollywood studios. His latest work Scarecrow will be released in November this year.