Jack West Jr. Books in Order
Jack West Jr. is the coolest dad in existence: a former Australian special forces soldier who speaks multiple ancient languages, can navigate thousand-year-old booby traps blindfolded, and raises his adopted daughter Lily between missions to save the world.
This isn't your grandfather's archaeological adventure; it's Indiana Jones injected with military precision and ramped up to impossible speeds. West leads a multinational team of soldiers and scholars through tombs that make Egyptian pyramids look like playground equipment, facing traps designed by civilizations that really, seriously, did not want visitors.
Each book builds on ancient mysteries that rewrite human history while racing against doomsday deadlines that affect all life on Earth. From the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to hidden cities that shouldn't exist, from underwater tombs to inverted mountains, West navigates puzzles that require both PhD-level historical knowledge and the ability to dodge poison darts while solving mathematical equations.
Matthew Reilly takes every conspiracy theory about ancient civilizations, asks "what if they're all true and connected," then adds explosions, multinational special forces teams as rivals, and ticking clocks that count down to the literal end of the world.
This series rewards careful readers with interconnected mysteries while delivering action sequences that make blockbuster movies look like they're trying too hard to be realistic.