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The Parousia Books One: Hell by Paul T. M. Jackson

UK price: £7.99     US price: $11.99 Format: Paperback Size : 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.7 cm Pages: 160 ISBN: 978-1907294525 Published: April 2010

 

Book Description
The Holy Grail has been discovered, and Satan has found it, and intends to use it, against its purpose, for his own devices. Joshua is the unlikely boy chosen to sneak down to the depths of Hell, and surreptitiously win it back for God, and for mankind.

But as he sets out on his journey, is all as it seems? This is the first of a trilogy, following the adventures of Joshua, with ‘Heaven’ and ‘Earth’ to follow.

 ‘In this apocalyptical novel the range and control of the author’s knowledge of mythology and classics is impressive. It is also a good story – the integration of the biblical and Greek mythology forms a seamless imaginative world with its own laws and probabilities – and, I think, reflects back a lot more sense to the real world in which we exist (in the Aristotelian sense!). The author has created a fascinating mirror to reflect back on ourselves.’—Charles Muller, Diadem Books.

About the author

Born on the Wirral, 1978, Paul is a graduate of the University of Liverpool, with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Classics, specialising in Ancient Philosophy, having written papers on Aristotle and the PreSocratics, and the University of Chester, with a postgraduate degree in Religious Studies. Presently teaching Latin and Ancient Greek and taking a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Learning, Paul also has an interest in translating some of the more obscure works of Dumas from the original French to English.

Read a review of The Parousia - Book One: Hell:

Paul Jackson got me from the start with his flowing pen and descriptive prose. He certainly has talent and knows how to put it on paper. The Parousia is, however, a dark and gloomy novel. A young boy, Joshua, and archangel Moloch are heading into hell to save the world. Jackson has a lot of imagination in his vision of hell, and writes about it very well.

 It took me a while to become enthusiastic, as I first found it quite grim and depressing. I also thought some things just seemed too easy – the characters seemed to be against all odds on their trip through hell, and yet just sailed through. I was sceptical, but the author does leave little clues that not is all as it seems, and as I kept on reading, he really brought the whole thing together beautifully, to an inspiring and wonderful ending. Good work!

Joanne Chase of  Cut to the Chase Reviews