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Review title: No wonder he had to self publish!
Product review: Decided to give Matthew Reilly a go having heard good things about his books - Ice Station and Temple, in particular - and thought I'd start at the beginning. Well, I hope they get better!The premise is great; seven contenders from all the intelligent races in the universe brought together in a "labyrinth" to fight it out until only one is left standing. However, the writing in this book is very immature and the author hasn't yet learned how to create true tension that makes you want to turn the pages as quickly as you can. In Contest you know from the very beginning how it will all turn out. There's no character development, but that's not really expected in this type of novel and doesn't generally stop me from enjoying them.Well, hopefully he has improved and I can write a more positive review on Temple.
