During the closing months of 1979, a number of people throughout England received identical psychic impressions that were to draw them together for the quest to discover a long-forgotten tomb, which in legend held the darkest secret of the ancient world.
During the next two years, the authors and other researchers were drawn into an incredible drama. At every turn, disturbing evidence showed that a supernatural agency was trying to pass a vital message to those involved.
Psychic instructions urged them to recover - with all haste - a mysterious green stone that lay buried somewhere in the heart of England. Called the Meonia Stone, this gem held the key to a frightening power that had lain undisturbed for centuries, and was the means by which they would defeat an unnamed force of evil.
The authors, following up almost impossible clues and coded messages given nearly 400 years ago, finally unearthed a sword in the foundations of an old bridge in the Worcestershire countryside, which held the secret to discovering the Meonia Stone, and a heavy brass casket buried near the banks of the River Avon. It seemed to them that the stone was the key to unlock the tomb.
During their searches, they discovered the history of the stone and those who had once possessed it - a mystical order that had existed for more than 3,000 years. As the months passed, they found themselves subjected to bizarre paranormal phenomena, seemingly warning them to the leave the secret alone. Finally, in 1981, they found the tomb, leading to an unexpected twist in the tale.
Having reread this book as my publishing company have recently released the 40th anniversary revised edition, I can say it's stood the test of time since it was first released in 1983. A page-turning supernatural adventure. Where's the TV series? It would make such a good show.
This was one of the most interesting, hair-raising and adventurous paranormal stories I have read. Has history, mystery and suspense and losts of ghostly phenomenon and cultish secret society sorts of clues. I was originally recommended this book by a metaphysical mystical sort of bookseller back around 1982 who was interested in such phenomenon and this was his immediate recommendation as a read.
I tend to think of Dan Brown's Da Vinci code as a parrellel with a mix of Ghostbusters and Sherlock Holmes. How is that for a whacky anaology!
Was a ripping good yarn, was interesting as grew up playing in Biddulph Grange Gardens.now National Trust, so knew who Thoth was and the surroundings..just wanted it to be true....
I'm sure I must have heard of this before 2021 but when I stumbled across a mention of the story in a BUFORA journal I couldn't remember it at all. The best thing to do seemed to be to start right back at the beginning - and it's easy to see why it had the impact it did. The book is very well put together, mostly keeping the balance of detailed information versus keeping the narrative moving about right.
It didn't give me 'the creeps' in the way some of its contemporaries do, e.g. Clive Harold's 'The Uninvited', but I still found it a page turner and am already on the lookout for the sequel.
I absolutely loved this book. I wish I could have been their and had been one of the chosen ones for this quest. This quest was amazing, scary and it also taught them alot about history. Unfortunately the ones who assigned the quest kept their identity secret and I wish I knew who "they" were.
It's nonsense, of course, but it's so entertainingly sincere (and, aside from some mild trespass, basically harmless) that I find it fun to read as fiction. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/201...
As always, Graham Phillips gives us another page-turner!! I've been reading this alongside Strange Fate, and there is some overlap. Looking forward to carrying on with that book now.