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Steve Worland

Steve Worland

Strap in for a breathtaking, tyre-peeling, high-octane adventure ride by rising star of action trillers. Melbourne, Australia: Round one of the Formula One World Championship. Billy Hotchkiss no longer races a V8 Supercar, but that doesn't mean he's lost the need for speed. When the young cop uncovers a diamond heist in progress he leaps into action and almost captures the thieves single-handedly. Lyon, France: Interpol are convinced the criminals are somehow connected to Formula One. And they think this Australian ex-race driver is just the guy to stop them. Sent undercover with an unwilling French partner, Billy is thrust into the glamorous world of international motor racing. But as the duo closes in on the thieves they soon expose a far more sinister threat. With the fate of a city and the lives of one hundred thousand people in the balance, Billy must drive like never before to stop the worst act of terror since 9/11.
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Velocity

Velocity

Steve Worland

Steve Worland

Strap in for a supersonic ride as Velocity blasts off at mach speed. From NASA's Cape Canaveral to the Central Australian desert, screenwriter Steve Worland's debut thriller sets a heart-stopping pace. A cast of brilliant characters combined with explosive action make this hugely enjoyable novel a genuine blockbuster.THE ULTIMATE TEST OF COURAGE …The MAN - an astronaut who has lost his mojo The *MISSION - to seek and destroy a hijacked space shuttle *The CARGO - enough weapons grade Uranium-235 to irradiate Manhattan The STAKES - the woman he loves and the fate of a city …'A brilliant rollercoaster ride of a novel. I couldn't put it down.' Hugh Jackman'If you enjoy Matthew Reilly... you'll love this.' *Bookseller+Publisher*'Steve Worland is a hell of a writer.' Justin Scott, NYT bestselling author of The Ship Killer and co-author of Clive Cussler's Isaac Bell Adventures  'Enormously enjoyable and incredibly readable.'* *James Bradley'A cracker of a read. A fresh voice for fans of Mathew Reilly.' Sunday Canberra Times'A cinematic blockbuster.' Men's Fitness'A page turner in the mould of Matthew Reilly's fast-paced thrillers.' Greg Barron'Reminds me of a Nicholas Cage action movie ... Fast-paced action and intrigue accompanied by humour and heart.' Book'd Out
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Paper Planes

Paper Planes

Steve Worland

Steve Worland

One paper plane flies straight and fast and true. Dylan's. Twelve-year-old Dylan Webber lives in outback Western Australia in a small country town. When he discovers he has a talent for folding and flying paper planes, Dylan begins a journey to reach the World Junior Paper Plane Championships in Japan. Along the way he makes unlikely new friends, clashes with powerful rivals and comes to terms with his family's past before facing his greatest challenge – to create a paper plane that will compete with the best in the world. Steve Worland brings you the exciting, heartwarming story of Paper Planes, adapted from the award-winning family film that features a cast of Australia's finest actors, including Sam Worthington, Deborah Mailman, David Wenham and Ed Oxenbould.
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Combustion

Combustion

Steve Worland

Steve Worland

Los Angeles. Traffic clogs the streets. Smog chokes the city. And Zac Bunsen is going to burn it all down.On a ruthless quest to save the planet, Bunsen releases the Swarm, an airborne nanotech virus that targets combustion engines and detonates their fuel supply. It is spectacularly, appallingly successful.Terror and chaos reign as the City of Angels explodes. Every vehicle is now a deadly bomb and every freeway a war zone littered with bodies and twisted wrecks.NASA astronaut Judd Bell and his best mate, Aussie chopper pilot Corey Purchase, must navigate the burning city in a desperate mission to stop Bunsen before he can execute the last phase of his horrific plan and send mankind back to the Stone Age.'The perfect read for big budget, action film fans ... A fun, exciting, fast-paced and action-packed novel.' Book'd OutPraise for Steve Worland's *Velocity *'A brilliant rollercoaster ride of a novel. I couldn't put it down.' Hugh Jackman'A cinematic blockbuster.' Men's Fitness'Perfectly executed and fabulous fun.' Bookseller+Publisher   About the AuthorSteve has worked extensively in film and television in Australia and the U.S.A. He has written scripts for Working Title and Icon Productions, worked in script development for James Cameron's Lightstorm and wrote Fox Searchlight's Bootmen, which won five Australian Film Institute awards. Steve also wrote the New Line action-comedy telemovie Hard Knox, episodes of the television series Big Sky and the Saturn award-winning Farscape.
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