50 years old (Born on July 02, 1974)
Happy Birthday, Matthew Reilly! With epic adventures faster than Shane Schofield dodging bullets and stories as gripping as Jack West Jr.'s quest for ancient relics, you're the literary equivalent of a high-speed chase that never runs out of fuel. Thanks to you, countless readers now suspect temples hold more dangers than treasures and tournaments can be far deadlier off-court!From action-packed thrillers like Temple—where archaeology gets gritty—to intriguing historical mystery in The Tournament—you've kept adrenaline levels dangerously high worldwide. Here's hoping your birthday brings adventures requiring fewer explosions but just as much fun. After all, even heroes need cake breaks!