Books with author John McKenna

Cephas Paulson was born to solve puzzles that nobody else can solve, a talent the U.S. government has exploited with deadly results. Living in 2202 A.D., his is a world dominated by apathy and hedonism where religion is banned and the few remaining Christians hide in the shadows. Known worldwide as “The Cult Hunter”, Cephas is largely responsible for putting them there. Now living a quiet life as a Religious History professor, Cephas is reluctantly called out of retirement when the government sends him on a high stakes mission designed to crush Christianity once and for all. As the puzzles begin to unravel, Cephas struggles to find the one answer that has always eluded him, the solution to his own desire to explore faith rather than destroy it. To do so, he finds himself walking a dangerous line between two worlds and two beautiful women. One represents the temptations of the outwardly utopian world of man while the other the Godly world that he’s secretly trying to understand. Unfortunately, neither these worlds nor these women are truly what they appear to be, leaving Cephas to wonder if “The Cult Hunter” has become the hunted. Luckily, like the Apostle Paul, Cephas’ learns that God often chooses His champions from the least likely among us and even “The Cult Hunter” has a place in His plan.

Twice, Cephas has traveled through time … but once again, his time is running out… The Final Holy War rages between Four and the Cult Hunters, and neither side is taking prisoners. As The Corps begins to spread its deadly new biotoxin around the globe, Zip orders a full-out assault in an attempt to steal enough vaccine to save her followers. The bloodbath only serves to pit the remaining Christians against each other, with even Bethany House divided.His small flock now scattered, Cephas and Martha race to solve the greatest puzzle of his life: one in which the missing pieces are scattered throughout his past, present … and future. With hope fading, even Cephas can’t recognize which of the dark days ahead represents the “Moment of Darkness” that Christ foretold he would someday face. As the pieces come together, and the picture becomes clear, Cephas is forced to face his greatest fear alone. In this puzzle, the final piece … is him.

We are programmed from birth to believe that our existence is an unsolvable riddle, but if we make an honest effort, we discover that mystery itself is the riddle. Not just what is the big mystery, but why is there any mystery at all? And what if there isn’t? What if the Mysterium Tremendum is just an internal belief without any external counterpart? What if the answers to life’s biggest questions were all hidden in plain sight? “If man will strike, strike through the mask! How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall?” -Herman Melville Those interested in striking through the mask will welcome a theory of everything that makes sense, doesn’t rely on religious or scientific chicanery, and can be easily understood. And those familiar with Jed McKenna and the Enlightenment Trilogy will know that it’s not just a theory. _________________________________ Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. “Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das “Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya “These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen “These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries “Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith “I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming "I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H. "If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. Katz Visit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________

Everything in this story is true. Sadly it's all about me. Come on a journey that lasted a year and you will be amazed at how much trouble one nice guy can get into when he gives up on life. Come on a misadventure as I battle depression, suicide attempts, start a brawl in a casino, get arrested, get put in a padded cell not once but twice, blackmail someone for doing something they should never have done, drink to much, smoke to much weed, streak at the football, hook up with a high class hooker, blackmail someone else for no reason, get arrested again, try to kill myself again, go to prison, get saved by a stranger, meet a real life angel and escape from a foreign country. In other words. Let me show you what happens to you when you make bad choices. I promise not to bore you.

We are programmed from birth to believe that our existence is an unsolvable riddle, but if we make an honest effort, then we discover that mystery itself is the riddle. Not just what is the big mystery, but why is there any mystery at all? And what if there isn't? What if the Mysterium Tremendum is just an internal belief without any external counterpart? What if the answers to life's biggest questions are simple and obvious, and hidden in plain sight? "If man will strike, strike through the mask! How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall?" -Herman MelvilleIf you're interested in striking through the mask, then you'll be pleased to know that there is a theory of everything that makes perfect sense, that doesn't rely on religious or scientific chicanery, and that you can understand easily and directly. And if you're familiar with Jed McKenna and the Enlightenment Trilogy, then you know it's not just a theory._________________________________Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy.“Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das“Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya“These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen“These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries“Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith“I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming"I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H."If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. KatzVisit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy._________________________________

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It is what it is, they say, but is it? Jed McKenna has always been more about destroying questions than answering them, so it’s no surprise that Play is more Q than A. In fact, it might be viewed as a progression through the stages of self-inquiry, each of the seven vignettes taking us a bit further along on the inward journey, the early vignettes asking the questions, and the latter ones looking at those who do ask; showing us, promising us, warning us, where honest and relentless inquiry really lead. But who, Jed has asked, really wants to go where this road really leads? On this journey, who you are changes with every step, and it’s all about taking the next step. In the end, Play is what it is. Or is it? Maybe it’s the journey of the examined life, or maybe it’s just a playful little play. Ultimately, of course, Play, like life, like anything, is whatever it is to you. _________________________________ Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. “Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das “Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya “These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen “These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries “Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith “I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming "I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H. "If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. Katz Visit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________

Bugtown is a medieval city which has been abducted in its entirety by bugs from the future. The flesh of the inhabitants, who think they're in Limbo, is used by the bugs to feed their young. Corpses from the town are taken into the castle, which humans from the town are never allowed to enter.But then chaos and confusion reign when the daylight turns to darkness and monsters appear at the city gates.Bugtown is an action packed adventure story about a brother and sister (11 and 14 years old) who find themselves suddenly in what seems to be a completely foreign environment, a medieval city which has been abducted in its entirety by aliens from the future. They are not wearing their normal clothes and certain things about them have been modified. In Bugtown the boy and girl, in the course of their quest to take an alien ‘baby’ from the castle to the city walls, ask and answer the perennial questions of who are they, what are they doing there, and what are the going to do next. It’s a terrific story, both funny and exciting, written primarily for 10 to 14 year olds.I was working as a school librarian when I wrote this book and tried it out on students who were given a questionnaire to fill in and were told the book was written by an Alison Main. The reaction I got to this and its companion, In The Land Of The Demon Masters, was the best thing I'd witnessed in a lifetime of writing novels and plays!!Gabriella Di Tano of 2M gave it 9 out of ten and commented: I thought the book was well written, funny at times and over all very good because it was exciting and made you want to read on. I had a brilliant ending.Semai T. Danha of 2N gave it as 10 out of 10, writing: As good as anything I've ever read. She also commented: I really liked this book. It was both exciting and scary especially the part about the headless man. I wish to read more book by this author.Mulaws Kachina of 1M gave it a 9 out of 10 and commented: I thought Bugtown was a very good book to read because it was interesting and funny and when I read the first chapter I wanted to read on. I think Alison Main should be proud to have written such a good book.Rochelle McEvoy of 4M gave it a 10 out of 10 and commented: I thought this was really good and funny. I liked especially Robert with his split personality.Tom Gray of IB gave it a 9 out of 10 and said it was very enjoyable. He also commented: It was very fluent to read. The words were easy to understand but still it wasn't too childish.I think 11 to 14 year olds would like this the best because it is very easy to understand and it is a new idea (Limbo).I've got tons more of this kind of thing!! If you like this book, you will almost certainly like In The Land Of The Demon Masters by the same author.

Excerpt from Stories by the Original Jawn McKenna From Archy Road of the Sun Worshipers Club of McKinley Park, in Their Political Tales and ReminiscencesI wrote these stories so that the old fellows may enjoy reading them. It's reminiscent of things that they all passed through in their day, and the young of the rising generation have many times heard the old folks telling of.There is more truth than poetry in most all of it, and if it don't make you laugh there is nothing said that Will offend you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In The Land Of The Demon Masters is an adventure story about a great magician called Padmasn and a little girl called Shantha. It tells how battle was joined against the Master of the Demon Masters only for the land to be overrun once again, leaving the people with no other hope than that provided by the little girl.This book was written principally for readers in the 10 to 14 years old age group. I know people this age will love this book because I wrote it when I was a school librarian, and gave it out to many students after telling them it was written by an Alison Main in order to keep their responses honest. The reaction I got to this book, and its companion Bugtown, was the best thing that happened to me over decades of writing novels and plays. Here's a sample of what they said in the questionnaires comment section.Gemma Tomney 1N2 gave it 10 out of 10 and said it was the second best in the world. She also commented: I think all of it is brilliant!Cecilia Krakiwa of !C gave it 10 out of 10. "I will give it a 10. It is a FANTASTIC book!!!"Rachel Brown 2A gave it a 10 and commented: I found the book interesting and enjoyable. This book has two stories going at the same time so you get twice the action. Chris Case 1A commented: The book that I read was extremely good. If I was asked to publish this book, I would definitely publish it. If I was told to give this book a mark out of ten, it would definitely be a 10!!!Kathryn Mustard of 2K commented: I thought that the book was great. It really captured my imagination. When the book described the hand withering, you could picture it very clearly. And at the beginning of the book the way that was described, in your head you could see the girl running up the mountain. And the ending was very good too. The book flowed very well and it made you keep wanting to read it and see what would happen next. I don't think there was a boring bit in the book. I would give it a 10 because it is excellent.Dominic Falconer of 3A gave it a 10 and commented: It was very enjoyable/exciting. I would like to see it come out as a proper book. If you don't mind could I send in an idea for the cover. I think it would do excellent if it was a comedy/horror.Readers were asked in the questionnaire to say whether they liked this book better than the last one they read and four out of five of them thought it was better than Harry Potter!!! What more could a writer ask for? If you like this book, you'll like Bugtown by the same author!!The author is a school librarian and would like to thank all the schoolchildren who read and loved this book.