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Also by Matthew Reilly:

The Secret Runners, September 2022
Trade Size / e-Book
The Three Secret Cities, December 2018
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The Four Legendary Kingdoms, May 2017
Hardcover / e-Book
The Tournament, August 2015
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The Great Zoo of China, February 2015
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The Six Sacred Stones, January 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Seven Deadly Wonders, January 2006
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Contest, December 2005
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Scarecrow, August 2005
Paperback (reprint)
Area 7, February 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Temple, February 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Ice Station, September 2000
Paperback (reprint)
Seven Deadly Wonders: A Novel, November 0000
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Matthew Reilly

THE CONTEST: YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE

St. Martin's Press
December 2005
Featuring: Stephen Swain
448 pages
ISBN: 0312990049
Paperback (reprint)
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Dr. Stephen Swain has found himself locked in the after- hours darkness of the New York Public Library. It isn’t a mistake. He’s been entombed in the historic sanctuary for a reason—as the guest of an unknown host, chosen for a night of fun and games. He’s unprepared. He’s afraid. And he’s not alone.

Six other contestants roam the black halls, room by room, floor by floor, in the dead silence. Each strapped with an explosive set to detonate should they escape before the night is over. The terms are simple: seven players enter— only one will leave.

Now Swain must navigate the labyrinth to outwit the unknown moves of his mysterious opponents, and to outlast the unimaginable dangers that await him. Against insurmountable odds the contest has begun. Should he win, the greatest, most unfathomable terror lies at the night’s end: the very reason behind the game…

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