At 6pm AEST, Matthew Reilly will be on the Forum.

Matthew Reilly’s books have been compared to Hollywood blockbusters: fast-paced and action-packed, with a writing style that reads like a movie. His best-selling novels include Temple, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hell Island and Seven Ancient Wonders.

Matthew’s first commercially published novel, Ice Station, sold 175,000 copies in Australia. Before that, however, he self-published his first novel Contest, and managed the distribution and marketing himself. Contest was picked up by an editor at Pan Macmillan, and Matthew’s novels have gone on to be published in 15 different countries worldwide.