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Up Up and Away
The eBook version of Search for the Golden Serpent is now live! If you live in the northern hemisphere, you may be lucky enough to sneak in and pre-order your copy before the day is out! It’s not where...
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Ka-bang! Gone from existence!
3,500 years ago there was a small unique island in the Greek Cyclades, with a thriving metropolis, strong trade and a thalassocracy, naval supremacy. Then in a single day and night, there was a mighty...
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Too fantastic to be true? Perhaps not.
Legends and mythologies have a basis in fact, the nexus from which ancient cultures tried to make sense of their world. It was a way to explain decisions and actions a person makes and to give...
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The Lost Years
In a number posts I’ve mentioned the similarities between Plato’s Atlantis, the island of Thira/Santorini and the Minoans. In my research for my series Servant of the Gods, my focus was on the...
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Masters of Engineering
According to legend, Atlantis was renowned for its buildings and unusual formation of the island. In his dialogue Critias, Plato goes to extreme lengths to describe features of the island and important...
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What can we learn from the myth of Atlantis?
One of the strongest and most compelling messages in Plato’s dialogues, Timaeus and Critias, was about human nature. He uses his former teacher Socrates as the pivotal character in his dialogues, to...
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So long, and thanks for all the fish
I couldn’t resist borrowing Douglas Adams’ title of the fourth book of his series Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for this blog post. Brilliant books if you haven’t read them. Apt too, as the dolphins...
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Book Trailer Exclusive
Today I am posting something a little different from the usual articles. As loyal followers of my blog, I want to share an exclusive preview with you for my book Search for the Golden Serpent. This is...
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For our next leg of the journey, get comfy and pour yourself a drink, we’re about to set off to Egypt. Evan isn’t quite happy about being stuck in the ancient world and does his utmost to let dear ole...
View ArticleAnd the good news keeps coming!
I am doing a happy dance today and will be for the coming weeks. I have smile on my face that is growing by the minute. This comes after the very busy and chaotic week I had back at school. Our...
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