Matthew John Reilly is an Australian action thriller writer. His novels are noted for their fast pace, twisting plots and intense action. After graduating from Sydney's St Aloysius' College in 1992, Reilly studied Law at the University of New South Wales, where he was also a contributor to the student law society publication "Poetic Justice". Reilly wrote his first book, Contest, at the age of 19 and self-published it in 1996. It was rejected by every major publisher in Australia, leading Reilly to self-publish 1000 copies using a bank loan. Reilly was discovered when a publisher from Pan... Macmillan found a self-published copy of Contest in a bookstore. Reilly wrote his second book, Ice Station, while studying at the University of NSW. It was quickly picked up by publishers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany. He has since sold over 4 million copies of his books worldwide, in over 20 languages. Reilly owns several movie prop reproductions, including a life-size statue of Han Solo frozen in carbonite , a golden idol and a working DeLorean DMC-12 .
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| Birthdate: | July 2, 1974 |
| Birthplace: | Sydney |
| Age: | 37 |
| Also known as: | Matthew J. Reilly, Matthew John Reilly |