The One Impossible Labyrinth
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- Author：Matthew Reilly
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Summary
THE END IS HERE
Jack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth。
Now he faces one last race-against multiple rivals， against time， against the collapse of the universe itself-a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth。
AN IMPOSSIBLE MAZE
But the road will be hard。
For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes。 Uncompromising and complex。 Demanding and deadly。
A CATACLYSMIC CONCLUSION
It all comes down to this。
For it ends here-now-in the most lethal and dangerous place Jack has encountered in all of his many adventures。 And in the face of this indescribable peril， with everything on the line， there is only one thing he can do。
Attempt the impossible。
Jack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth。
Now he faces one last race-against multiple rivals， against time， against the collapse of the universe itself-a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth。
AN IMPOSSIBLE MAZE
But the road will be hard。
For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes。 Uncompromising and complex。 Demanding and deadly。
A CATACLYSMIC CONCLUSION
It all comes down to this。
For it ends here-now-in the most lethal and dangerous place Jack has encountered in all of his many adventures。 And in the face of this indescribable peril， with everything on the line， there is only one thing he can do。
Attempt the impossible。
Reviews
Adam Jones
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Let's start off with the main bit of information， this is the 7th book in the series， and ends the adventures of Jack West。 So if you haven't read any of the previous books， you HAVE to read all of them first as they all link up。Matthew Reilly has pulled off the impossible （no pun intended） tying up all loose endings from previous novels and finishing with a bang。 The authors style of writing is non-stop action， and I have been a fan of his since I picked up his first novel Contest all those yea Let's start off with the main bit of information， this is the 7th book in the series， and ends the adventures of Jack West。 So if you haven't read any of the previous books， you HAVE to read all of them first as they all link up。Matthew Reilly has pulled off the impossible （no pun intended） tying up all loose endings from previous novels and finishing with a bang。 The authors style of writing is non-stop action， and I have been a fan of his since I picked up his first novel Contest all those years ago。Trying to review these novels by giving a synopsis is very difficult as to provide context to this book I would need to spoil earlier novels， and I don't want to do that as it would ruin the readers experience。 However， essentially the main character Jack West is someone who is drawn into adventures that have mythical and historical elements woven into the story。 Based on the way they are written the author has done a lot of research into these elements， but also thrown his own spin in to them so that they align with his plot。If you love action novels with humour， thrills and surprises， I would highly recommend you start the series so you can reach this final book and be reading it until the early hours like I did！I was provided a free ARC copy of the book by NetGalley and the publisher in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Sam Allen
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Truly superbThis whole series is stunning - you MUST read it in order。 And the conclusion was oustanding。
Rahul Menon
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Jack West Jr and the unending sequences involving stalactitesThis series is full of stalactites。 Whats behind every puzzle revolving around a stalactite？ more stalactites。I love MR and his books。 I have devoured the Scarecrow series and Temple and Hovercar Racer countless number of times。 I used to re-read the entire Jack West series before each new iteration released。 But somewhere along the way， I had enough。 Cuz I realized at some point it became less of a guy beating all odds to save the wo Jack West Jr and the unending sequences involving stalactitesThis series is full of stalactites。 Whats behind every puzzle revolving around a stalactite？ more stalactites。I love MR and his books。 I have devoured the Scarecrow series and Temple and Hovercar Racer countless number of times。 I used to re-read the entire Jack West series before each new iteration released。 But somewhere along the way， I had enough。 Cuz I realized at some point it became less of a guy beating all odds to save the world and just a spectacle of numbering down each subsequent book in the series。 My opinion is the series peaked at the epic crossover point。 It should have ended there or the one immediately after。 There was no need to keep it going because it was just becoming a gimmick of getting it down to 'One something something'。 I mean whoever came up with this never ending test behind every test， puzzle behind every puzzle， impossible odds after impossible odds so that someone will prove themselves worthy of preventing apocalypse again and again and。。。again。 Its almost like they wanted humanity to fail。 Plus the way MR or rather the characters have pretty much destroyed every secret puzzle **read stalactite** means humanity is doomed after the next 1，000 years unless they discover interstellar travel and colonize off-world。 Or maybe it's like a game world that resets itself？ But that's a whole other discussion and going off topic。 For me the series started in a grounded manner （or as grounded as it can be！） but with each part， it got more and more wacky。 Closest comparison I can give is this is the Fast and Furious of books。 And its also about。。。Family！ So there you go。 if that is your jam， then go for it。 Or else its a great series that goes on a downward spiral。。。like the name of each book in the series。 I'm just gonna forget about this series and move on。 Probably re-read the other MR books。。。and I hope that now this is done， Mr Reilly goes back to his old stuff too。 because that was peak MR！ Just my opinion。 。。。more
Harley Ferry
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Incredible finale to the Jack West Jr saga。 I am pleased to have been able to keep up with the action since 7DW came out。
Hamish Tso
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It's been over a decade since I read The Seven Ancient Wonders， the first instalment in Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jr series。 A lot has changed since then， both in my life and in the world。 My love of fast-paced action and puzzles definitely hasn't changed though， and this book delivers in spades on both。 It's been over a decade since I read The Seven Ancient Wonders， the first instalment in Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jr series。 A lot has changed since then， both in my life and in the world。 My love of fast-paced action and puzzles definitely hasn't changed though， and this book delivers in spades on both。 。。。more
Siobhan Jefferies
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OMG！！！！！！！！！ I could not put this book down。 So many twists and turns。 Sad that the series is finished but what an ending。
Nikki Brooks
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What in the world am I going to obsess over now？？？？ I've flipping lived the adventure along with Jack， Zoe and the rest of the crew。 I've raced around the world， learned more history and mythology than I did at Uni and had all this play in my head！There is action， adventure， WTF moments， tears and more than once I shouted "What the hell， Matthew？？？？！！！" The labours of Jack West are more fantastical than anything Hercules attempted。And as usual， no one is safe。 I loved that the epilogue kind of g What in the world am I going to obsess over now？？？？ I've flipping lived the adventure along with Jack， Zoe and the rest of the crew。 I've raced around the world， learned more history and mythology than I did at Uni and had all this play in my head！There is action， adventure， WTF moments， tears and more than once I shouted "What the hell， Matthew？？？？！！！" The labours of Jack West are more fantastical than anything Hercules attempted。And as usual， no one is safe。 I loved that the epilogue kind of gave us a glimpse of what goes on after the world is saved， the action quietens down and the world goes on。This is the one series of books I've been able to get my teenage son to read and he'll come up to me afterward and say "This is the best movie I've ever read！" lolSad to say goodbye but they went out with a heck of a bang。 。。。more
ЙОАНА МАНДЖУКОВА
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Достоен завършек на поредицата！Инфарктни ситуации，тъга и радост，невъзможни ситуации и гениални решения，Джак и екипа му са в стихията си за една последна битка。Райли не разочарова отново своите фенове！За жалост приключенията на Джак приключиха и имам чувството，че се разделям с близък приятел。Освен ако Матю Райли не реши да ни изненада с някоя нова поредица，примерно с "Новите приключения на Джак Уест младши"。。。。Силно се надявам :） Достоен завършек на поредицата！Инфарктни ситуации，тъга и радост，невъзможни ситуации и гениални решения，Джак и екипа му са в стихията си за една последна битка。Райли не разочарова отново своите фенове！За жалост приключенията на Джак приключиха и имам чувството，че се разделям с близък приятел。Освен ако Матю Райли не реши да ни изненада с някоя нова поредица，примерно с "Новите приключения на Джак Уест младши"。。。。Силно се надявам :） 。。。more
Jenny Born
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Fantastic。 Great way to end a saga after 7 books
Gil Estel
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В последно време Матю Райли запазва тенденцията да "пише"， по-точния термин е да драска абсолютно бездарно съдържание。 Последната книга по Джак Уест не е изключение - тя е естествено продължение на Двете изгубени планини， но е още по-слаба， в интерес на истината това е най-слабата книга в поредицата。 И вместо да бъде красивия и добре написан завършек на една иначе не толкова лоша история се превръща в ужасен край от литературна гледна точка。 Матю Райли страшно много го е мързяло， а за слаб автор В последно време Матю Райли запазва тенденцията да "пише"， по-точния термин е да драска абсолютно бездарно съдържание。 Последната книга по Джак Уест не е изключение - тя е естествено продължение на Двете изгубени планини， но е още по-слаба， в интерес на истината това е най-слабата книга в поредицата。 И вместо да бъде красивия и добре написан завършек на една иначе не толкова лоша история се превръща в ужасен край от литературна гледна точка。 Матю Райли страшно много го е мързяло， а за слаб автор това е пагубно （няма какво да се лъжем - не ще стане Кинг）。 Героите са представени изключително посредствено， темпът на книгата е бърз， чак до втръсване （явно на самия автор му е било скучно и е искал да му се махне по-бързо） без да се даде малко пауза човек да оцени и осмисли случващото。 Но това， което лично мен адски ме ядоса и издразни е， че за пореден път Райли показва， че не му пука за собствените му герои， защо ли？ Ами защото не цени живота и смъртта им - за него смъртта на главен герой е поредната бърза екшън сцена и нищо повече - после този герой се показва жив и здрав все едно сме в лигаво детско на Дисни （апропо， дори те имат по-качествен материал）。。。 Определено нищо ново на Матю Райли не ще прочета в бъдеще。 За феновете на лигавините от рода "и живели щастливо до края на дните си"， които не искат много да се задълбочават в история много ще им хареса， но за хората， които искат нещо по-качествено да прочетат не препоръчвам тази книга。。。 。。。more
Skyla Christensen
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I couldn't be happy with the ending to a magnificent series。 Sad the series is over， but I will definitely be reading over again。 Along with anything else by this wonderful author。 I couldn't be happy with the ending to a magnificent series。 Sad the series is over， but I will definitely be reading over again。 Along with anything else by this wonderful author。 。。。more
Matt Smith
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A satisfying conclusion to a long series of books， which is to be commended these days。 Great action scenes， big scales and stakes， and at this point you know what you're going to get with a Matthew Reilly/Jack West book。 It does suffer a bit from character bloat， but not as much as the previous title。 I'm deducting a point for some fairly sloppy history and blatant destruction of historical monuments。 A satisfying conclusion to a long series of books， which is to be commended these days。 Great action scenes， big scales and stakes， and at this point you know what you're going to get with a Matthew Reilly/Jack West book。 It does suffer a bit from character bloat， but not as much as the previous title。 I'm deducting a point for some fairly sloppy history and blatant destruction of historical monuments。 。。。more
Adriana Maslinkova-Trifonova
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The “Grand Finale” is not so Grand after all， but warm， thoughtful and kind。。just like Jack。 :）
Joanne
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2。5 I'm feeling generous。 I have to say each book has progressively become less enjoyable。 I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it as a whole。 The first 3 books were definitely the best。 But I still love Pooh！ 2。5 I'm feeling generous。 I have to say each book has progressively become less enjoyable。 I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it as a whole。 The first 3 books were definitely the best。 But I still love Pooh！ 。。。more
Ellen
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This is the longest it took me to read a new Matthew Reilly book。 It is grim， there are graphic depictions of violence， and it has some vicious sections。 It is a roller coaster with things getting bigger， crazier and weirder。 An interesting end to this series。
Peter Hall
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Brilliant conclusionA perfect example of Reillys action packed， fast paced， clever writing。 This book expertly and satisfyingly wrapped up all the parts of the previous novels and was a good conclusion to the series。 Very enjoyable。
Emiliya
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Едно смъртоносно приключение на Джак Уест Младши。 Препоръчвам поредицата。
Alexander Kooij
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I can finally relax now that I’ve finished。 This book kept such a fast pace all the way through and hardly left me any time to breathe。 A worthy and fitting finale of a series I began over 10 years ago in high school。 I still remember sneaking off from a school trip to go and buy the 5 greatest warriors。 Thank you Matthew Reilly for such a great end to a great series。 We’ll done Mate！！
Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx
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14/01/20223 ⭐️I’ve never been more stressed in my god damn life。 Blog | Letterboxd | Instagram | Tumblr | Twitter | StoryGraph 14/01/20223 ⭐️I’ve never been more stressed in my god damn life。 Blog | Letterboxd | Instagram | Tumblr | Twitter | StoryGraph 。。。more
Kristen Stanton
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Maybe it’s just me， but I wasn’t really wowed by this one。 It felt like he was trying to do an awesome ending but he’d already done the most amazing stuff in the other books that this was all just more of the same and hence a bit meh （which is crazy given some of the amazing scenes）。Still love his stuff though and this was still enjoyable。
Jackmeister
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The first book in this series was Seven Ancient Wonders released in 2005， we’ve worked our way down to this final book， so it’s been a 16 year journey with Jack West Jr and his team and what a journey it has been！ Such a roller coaster ride， I’ve cried and I’ve cheered， I am so going to miss your strength， courage， your love for your team and your nous Jack！ 😢🥰😡😬😳😟🤭😃
Brendan Lazaroo
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What a wild and emotional ride！ I read the first book in this series （Seven Ancient Wonders） when I was 16 and the journey is finally over！Reilly brings all the madness， action， history and mythology that has made the Jack West Jr saga cherished and addictive since 2005。 This final book ties together all the threads， story arcs and characters of the six previous books in an adrenaline-filled， history-rich and most crucially satisfying conclusion to the adventures of Captain Jack West Jr。 Once I What a wild and emotional ride！ I read the first book in this series （Seven Ancient Wonders） when I was 16 and the journey is finally over！Reilly brings all the madness， action， history and mythology that has made the Jack West Jr saga cherished and addictive since 2005。 This final book ties together all the threads， story arcs and characters of the six previous books in an adrenaline-filled， history-rich and most crucially satisfying conclusion to the adventures of Captain Jack West Jr。 Once I get through my ‘To Read’ pile， I think I know what series I will be revisiting again…I tip my fireman’s helmet to you， Mr Reilly。 。。。more
Alison
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Was happy with the ending， and not quite so much violence and gore which I think he over did a bit in the fifth book。 Sad that the series has ended but then all good things must come to an end。 Will be interesting to see what he develops next。 I did cheat just a little and read the last few pages first， just had to know who survived （we all knew who will win， I mean， come on！）， but as said， happy with the outcome。 Suitable for older teens and adults， just some graphic language and violence。
Adam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 All good things must come to an end， and this felt like a really fitting end to the Jack West Jr series。 I was convinced that the author would kill Jack at the end （though he got me with Zoe）， as is his style but was pleased to see Jack succeed。
Regina
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Over the last few books of this series I have been increasingly disappointed （as elucidated in my reviews） but on this occasion I found myself thinking back to the doctor in the New York library （from Matthew Reilly's first book， 'Contest'）。 I am so very glad to report that he's baaaaack！！！！！！ This is heart-pounding， thrill-ride， holding on by a finger-tip （titanium or otherwise） Matthew Reilly， at his best。 After almost two decades， it's great to see the conclusion of the Jack West， Jr 'mission Over the last few books of this series I have been increasingly disappointed （as elucidated in my reviews） but on this occasion I found myself thinking back to the doctor in the New York library （from Matthew Reilly's first book， 'Contest'）。 I am so very glad to report that he's baaaaack！！！！！！ This is heart-pounding， thrill-ride， holding on by a finger-tip （titanium or otherwise） Matthew Reilly， at his best。 After almost two decades， it's great to see the conclusion of the Jack West， Jr 'mission'。I had a student in a class who was also hoping to receive this as a gift， looking forward to seeing Jack die and I had said I'd prefer my heroes to survive。 As to which of us was correct 。。。。 I'll just say that Jack sacrificing himself for all of us would be the hero thing to do but so is winning against all odds， to save us all。 Which happened 。。。 no spoilers here！ The only down-side is that this was not the best ending I've ever read and probably expected something that would better reflect the development of Reilly's skills as an author （presuming they have developed and improved since 'Contest'）。 That said， gee I'm glad I stuck around！ 。。。more
Jacqui
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I’ve enjoyed these books all the way through。 Sorry to see the series end but it has been a ripper。
Ashley
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Great end to a great series。 Looking forward to rereading the whole series！
Aimée
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Totally gripping。 A perfect ending to the Jack West Jr series。 Loved the way ancient civilisations and myths are woven into the stories。 I was completely shocked by the ‘death’ of Zoe。 I was anxiously predicting she’d make a triumphant comeback when Jack was at his most desperate and I’m glad that prediction came true。 Only thing that annoyed me was how totally unbelievable （in a book series that’s already filled with impossible feats） it was that Jack gets his hand from Alby， fights and kills R Totally gripping。 A perfect ending to the Jack West Jr series。 Loved the way ancient civilisations and myths are woven into the stories。 I was completely shocked by the ‘death’ of Zoe。 I was anxiously predicting she’d make a triumphant comeback when Jack was at his most desperate and I’m glad that prediction came true。 Only thing that annoyed me was how totally unbelievable （in a book series that’s already filled with impossible feats） it was that Jack gets his hand from Alby， fights and kills Rastor， finished climbing the last overhang， talks to Sphinx， AND then runs several metres to sit on the throne all within 1 minute。 Seriously？ All that took place in a minute？ The conversations alone would be nearly a minute。 That was the one part that just let it down。 And why must they always destroy everything！ All these ancient otherworldly cities and technology and they just blow it all to smithereens without a care。 Makes me so sad。 But overall a great book and a great series to read。 。。。more
David Gibson
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Action packed， the final book in the series did not disappoint 👍
Tim Harley
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