The Shield of Shambala
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The exotic demons and realms of Tibetan Buddhism come to life in this epic tale. The story goes beyond simple fantasy by putting humanity’s quest for spiritual enlightenment at its core and incorporating rich elements of Tibetan religious culture. The reader is introduced to a fascinating assortment of characters as the story unfolds. Gesar Despa, a young professor of Asian art history, is struck by a debilitating disease and cast into the Buddhist realm of Asura where he is recruited as a warrior of Shambala. In that sacred land, the myths of Tibetan Buddhism are manifest in flesh and spirit. There, he learns that the path to spiritual freedom is threatened by a group of rebellious demon guardians of Shambala who have allied with the master of the Hell realm. For millennia, Shambala was protected by a shield of metaphysical power created by the Eight Wisdom Bodhisattvas and defended by a group of men and women warriors whose defenseless bodies sleep the in the Human realm. On the eve of an epic battle, Gesar encounters the woman of his “dreams”, the beautiful dakini captain, Ane, whose comatose body is hunted in the Human realm by a demonic assassin. Caught between realms, he struggles to save Ane and Shambala with the aid of a Navajo doctor, a Tibetan Lama, and a group of mysterious Buddhist monks.
The Lucifer Spore
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Prepare to experience a different kind of science fiction thriller. One that begins circa 1 million years B.C.E.
A team led by astrobiologist Ravi Lakshmi discovers nine tiny capsules of extraterrestrial origin embedded in an ancient layer of Antarctic ice. When the capsules are discovered to contain clusters of alien spores, the discovery draws the attention of the military, a clandestine society of women called the Effeminati, and a secret cartel of the world’s wealthiest men known as Aurum Orbis. Ravi’s team is transported to a military bioweapons facility where the cultured spores grow into mushrooms with psychoactive properties. A clash of power ensues to gain control of the alien life form, bringing together Ravi and Manisha Roy, a beautiful Effeminati recruit with extraordinary mental skills. Aurum Orbis suspects the discovery may be related to prehistoric symbols recorded in a cave once used by a cult of mushroom worshippers. After a harrowing escape from the military bioweapons facility, Ravi and Manisha are kidnapped by agents of Aurum Orbis. Under threat of death, they must translate the alien symbols to determine if the message represents a threat, a harmless curiosity or a source of valuable knowledge. Despite the risk of losing her mind, Manisha must ingest the mushroom extract in order to translate the alien symbols. With Ravi’s aid she returns from the brink of oblivion to reveal the aliens’ purpose and in doing so changes the course of human history.
The Zama Codex
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778 A.D. In Central America it is a time of human sacrifice, warring city-states, and mystical power. A prophecy foretells the demise of Mayan civilization. Zama a young scribe, is apprenticed to a master sorcerer named Chaco, who has an ambitious plan to save the best of Mayan mystical knowledge from oblivion. As he records the knowledge of his mentor in a codex, Zama must attain his power as a sorcerer in order to help the members of Chaco’s Fire Circle make a mysterious journey. His efforts are complicated by war, malevolent sorcerers, and an irrepressible attraction to the beautiful Mara, the spiritual beacon of Chaco’s apprentices.
A thousand years later, archeologist Dr. Ricardo Calderon and his student, Martin Long, uncover Zama’s codex at a newly discovered Mayan ruin in Guatemala. Before it can be translated, the codex is stolen by a ruthless cult seeking its ancient secrets. Under the scrutiny of a Guatemalan detective and with a traitor in their midst, Calderon’s team races to find the codex and an ancient cave of power before they are lost to their enemies. Check out the reviews on Blogger News and Amazon
The Angelmaker
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In the foothills and mountains of the American northwest, the deaths of a lamb and a pregnant teenager bring together, Jodi Higheagle, a beautiful veterinarian of Nez Perce descent, and Fred Wong, a half Chinese medical examiner with unusual talents. Their strange discoveries lead them on a dangerous journey into the bizarre world of a rising technoreligious sect known as the Temple of New Life. Together, they face off against the powerful and charismatic Reverend Baxter T. Drummond, a man obsessed by a childhood vision and haunted by a blighted past, whose creations will alter the fate of humanity.