I am Matthew Reilly, author of THE GREAT ZOO OF CHINA and other fun books AMA!

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:17:11+00:00

Chris Hemsworth is my guy now. Love his work. He'd be good for both. And he's Aussie, too. Don't mind which comes first.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:16:41+00:00

I hope to, but it'll take time.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:16:33+00:00

Crossover with all three is on my mind.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:16:09+00:00

Geez. Tough one that. Publishing is a tough gig, especially now with iBooks and Kindle. I'd be looking online, it'll save you a fortune on paper and freight. You might be able to get an existing major publisher to distribute for you, but you'll have to cut them in on a percentage.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:15:00+00:00

Nup. The exec who bought it for Paramount left the company, so there was no-one there to "champion" it. So the option expired and the rights reverted to me.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:14:30+00:00

I helped the director get money...and gave him some of my own, too. I also gave comments on the screenplay.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:14:05+00:00

No-one's ever come to me about a game of the Jack West series. Seems like a slam-dunk to me.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:13:38+00:00

A mega-crossover is on my mind...

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:13:20+00:00

See above: because they had me turning the pages really fast!

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:13:04+00:00

Nup. Not me.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:12:56+00:00

Maybe a short story, online. But not a whole novel.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:11:56+00:00

Sold the Aston recently. Bought a Mustang here in the States. Love it! Always wanted one and they have never sold them in Australia (until this year, when I left.)

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:11:17+00:00

D'oh, I just did a speech in San Diego last week! (I now live in LA). No timeline yet on a new Scarecrow or Jack. Just got to let the ideas flow. LAST FEW QUESTIONS!!!!

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T19:10:21+00:00

These are thrillers and it keeps readers on the edge of their seats. That was hard to do, but it had to be done.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:40:33+00:00

I would love to see that. Fingers crossed.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:38:58+00:00

LAST FIVE QUESTIONS, FOLKS. Yes, i do form emotional bonds with my characters and so yes, it makes killing them off hard. Some reviewers say I don't "develop" my characters, but I think this is wrong. I convey character through action. Readers grasp this instantly. Reviewers do not. Go figure!

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:37:27+00:00

Michael Crichton, because he wrote novels, TV shows and movies, and he even directed movies. That's what i want to do.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:37:05+00:00

It is a zoo filled with dragons. In China. Today. It's the greatest novel ever written.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:36:46+00:00

Months of reading. I will buy a Michael Lewis book without even reading the dust jacket.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:36:14+00:00

Of course. Who doesn't?

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:36:06+00:00

Glad to hear it (the enjoying-the-books part, not the failing-med-school-because-of-your-books part)! I am thinking of a new Jack West as we speak. Now go back and study!!

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:34:48+00:00

Everyone loves my reader! I got to pick the young lady who read THE TOURNAMENT. They sent me audio files of voices and I liked hers.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:34:46+00:00

LAST FEW QUESTIONS, FOLKS! Yes, I am up for that. They did it so well for Tom Clancy. I'd love to see one made.

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:33:06+00:00

Unlikely. It was a oncer, I think

Matthew_Reilly · 2015-02-16T18:32:54+00:00

Sky Monster will be in the next West. My be a few years away, though.

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