Books with author Graham Jones

What glitters is gold, but beneath it is rot.Humanity has a sprawling interstellar empire. Advances in science and the resources of countless frontier worlds have brought untold prosperity to its citizens. But how much of this wealth comes from dangerous experiments with alien technology?As an elite intelligence operative, that question plagues Gabriel Thorn constantly. When contact is lost with a mysterious research facility, he is sent to investigate. But he finds a web of secrecy and lies which extends through the corridors of power and industry, and finds himself unprepared to confront the ancient evil buried deep within.

Dozens died in the attacks, driven mad with fear by a hallucinogenic toxin…and it was all just a smokescreen.A mysterious network of saboteurs has emerged from the shadows to present the DNI with its greatest threat in recent memory. The discovery of a mole proves to be only the tip of the iceberg as the DNI’s investigation reveals a web of influence with puppets in high places – and they want Gabriel to stay out of it.Rankling at his superiors’ orders not to get involved and determined to find out the truth for himself, Gabriel begins digging for answers on his own. But as he works to uncover the network’s shadowy agenda, the DNI is also working to keep him in the dark for his own good.Because the leader of this network is his own father.

Far beyond Human space, a massive alien vessel appears, its systems badly damaged and its crew slaughtered in a mysterious ambush in the depths of the void. The emaciated survivors can only identify their attackers by one word: voidstalker.A year has passed since the events of Voidstalker, and Gabriel cannot forgive the DNI for its role in those events…or forget what he saw. Unknown to him, his enigmatic superiors in the DNI are pressing ahead with plans for his family long in the making, and his wife Aster will find herself trapped between their web of conspiracies and forces determined to thwart them.Meanwhile, the DNI receives disturbing intelligence about why the alien vessel was attacked in the first place, and Gabriel is sent deep into uncharted space to investigate. Far beyond the safety of Humanity’s frontiers, Gabriel is forced to contend with sinister alien forces who will stop at nothing to bend an ancient abomination to their inscrutable wills.Humanity is not the only race that would sacrifice everything for absolute power.

"Drawing on a deep vein of Welsh Mabinogi folklore, Return from Darkness is a spellbinding journey to find the shining light inside all our darknesses."Every human culture is rich in myths which are passed down by countless anonymous Homers.Schoolboy David's life is changed for the better by an encounter with the guarded and mysterious headmaster of his school. A storyteller and mystic, he opens the timid boy's eyes to the reality of 'other worlds' beyond our own.Twenty-five years later, having returned to Pembrokeshire, David embarks on a quest that will take him deeper into these alien realms. Pressing into the darkness, he is menaced by cruel ancient enemies desperate to possess his power for their own ends. And following him is a beast formed from the very fabric of Celtic mythology - the animistic form of a great boar, Twrch Trwyth. Does the boar pursue David to harm or protect him? And could it be the spirit of his old mentor returned to offer one last lesson in his time of greatest need?Drawing on a deep vein of Welsh Mabinogi folklore, Return from Darkness is a spellbinding journey to find the shining light inside all our darknesses.The story travels from Canterbury, New Zealand, to Tara, the ancient capital of Ireland; from the outer world to the darkness of the lower world, from reality to fantasy, but it takes place mostly in the magical hills and groves of north Pembrokeshire where it continues even today, barely below the surface.

‘Life is larger than life’! Myths can help us understand and find our way through this mystery with stories about Prometheus, Siddharthr, Gilgamesh, the Minotaur and countless other mythological figures coming down to us from the impenetrable shadows of ancient wisdom. ‘Boar’ looks at the Celtic myth of Twrch Trwyth as described in the Welsh Mabinogi and asks how it can act as a guide to modern men and women. A headmaster tells a 6th form group, on a study course to Pembrokeshire, about an evil king who was turned into a boar as punishment. The boar is portrayed as being totally evil as he ravages and destroys life and property in middle Britain; he then moves to the west into the lands ruled by Arthur. After a long and brutal war, which moves to Ireland, back to Western Britain and finally to Land’s End, the boar plunges into the sea never to be seen again. The battle was between good and evil but at a deeper level it was about the lust for power, a lust that eventually corrupted Arthur himself.Next day the headmaster departs alone and he too is never seen again. The book follows the lives of three of the sixth formers for the next quarter of a century as they move between New Zealand and Wales, Canada and the ancient Irish capital of Tara, the physical world of the senses and the mystical world of our essential essence and a confluence of characters who are not what they seem to be.They come under the influence of an enigmatic recluse who, despite the pressing interruptions of their ambitions, their passions and their doubts, drags then deeper into the enchanted world of Twrch Trwyth and the changes in their lives it brings about. They are forced to confront doubts about whether the Boar was truly as evil as the Mabinogi portrays and a sinister threat to Verres by unseen ‘vested interests’ that threaten to destroy them all. The fate of their former headmaster is a recurring link between the past and the present and events come together in a violent battle in the ruins of a medieval castle leading to the passing by some of them through a ‘portal’ of standing stones into the ‘other’ world while those who remain return to face new challenges in both the physical and the mystical worlds. Myths never sleep!

This highly illustrated survey of life covers a wide range of subjects including food, clothes, homes, religion and travel, and spans both Old and New Testament times. Includes introductory panels with detailed information accompanying the lively illustrations. How They Lived in Bible Times is a very useful reference tool for teachers and children at a great bargain price!

A psychological tale of cinematic horror.On Halloween night, following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago. While there is no sign of his mother, something is waiting for them there, and has been waiting a long time. Written as a literary film treatment littered with footnotes and obscure nuances, Demon Theory is even parts camp and terror, combining glib dialogue, fascinating pop culture references, and an intricate subtext as it pursues the events of a haunting movie trilogy too real to dismiss. There are books about movies and movies about books, and then there’s Demon Theory–a refreshing and occasionally shocking addition to the increasingly popular “intelligent horror” genre.

Following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother on Halloween night, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago only to find a chilling surprise in store for them. Written as a literary film treatment and littered with pop culture references and footnotes, Demon Theory is a refreshing addition to the intelligent horror genre.

What glitters is gold, but beneath it is rot.Humanity has a sprawling interstellar empire. Advances in science and the resources of countless frontier worlds have brought untold prosperity to its citizens. But how much of this wealth comes from dangerous experiments with alien technology?As an elite intelligence operative, that question plagues Gabriel Thorn constantly. When contact is lost with a mysterious research facility, he is sent to investigate. But he finds a web of secrecy and lies which extends through the corridors of power and industry, and finds himself unprepared to confront the ancient evil buried deep within.

A spellbinding journey through ancient Welsh folklore. David returns to his childhood home on a quest to uncover alien realms taught to him by his school's mystic headmaster. He is menaced by cruel ancient enemies, desperate to possess his power for their own ends. And following him is a beast formed from the very fabric of Celtic mythology, a great boar, Twrch Trwyth. Does the boar pursue David to harm or protect him? Could it be the spirit of his old mentor returned to offer one last lesson in his time of greatest need? Ages 10 and up