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Synopsis:A SPORT LIKE NO OTHER In the world of the near future, the most popular sport in the world is hover car racing. Superfast and dangerous, its heroes are the racers: part fighter pilot, part race-car driver, all superstar. A BRUTAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL But to get to the Pro Circuit, you must first pass through the International Race School, a brutal cauldron of wild races on even wilder courses, where only the best of the best will survive. JASON AND THE ARGONAUT This is the story of Jason Chaser, a talented young racer selected to attend the Race School. He's younger than the other students. He's smaller. His trusty car, the Argonaut, is older. But Jason Chaser is no ordinary racer. And as he races against the best drivers in the world he will learn that at Race School winning is everything, that not everyone in this world fights fair, and that you never ever have any friends on the track. Strap on your seatbelts and hold on tight because the pace of reading just went supersonic! From Matthew Reilly, author of "Ice Station" and "Scarecrow", comes his most original novel yet - no less than the fastest story ever told.
About the Novel:Originally released free online at Hover Car Racer sees the heroic Jason Chaser - a boy in a man's world - pitted against the cutthroat future world of near-supersonic racing. Combating with obstacles both on and off the track, both physical and psychological, the 8-part serialised novel chronicled Jason's fight to keep his head above water. From the International Race School located on the now-privatised island of Tasmania to the coastlines of Italy and then the mean streets of New York City, even the elite of professional racers can buckle under the pressure. The question now is: Will Jason Chaser, Hover Car Racer, even live to see a future on the pro circuit? After its massive online success, Pan Macmillan produced a hardcover collector's edition, and subsequent paperbacks. They bought the publishing rights for $1 AUD. Every version of the novel, both electronic and printed, has fully illustrated maps and diagrams created by Brisbane-based graphic designer Roy Govier, who also created the cover art. The original 3D model of the Argonaut was based on a physical model constructed by Matthew Reilly, who bought a Formula-One car and Fighter-Jet model kit and combined them. Hover Car Racer is was also produced as a partially-illustrated children's novel, with panels drawn by comic artist Pablo Raimondi. For more information, please visit the
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