The Emerald Tablet: Shadows of Doubt

by J.M. Hart

Reality disintegrates when the emerald tablet is stolen from the tomb of Thoth. Seven teenagers – with untapped spiritual gifts - must unite to return the Tablet before the universe implodes.Episode 1 The Emerald Tablet – Shadows of DoubtWhat if you had untapped supernatural abilities that were needed to save the world from imploding? What if could manipulate time and space and open doorways into a parallel universe? Or move things with your mind? Sophia only has to close her eyes to exit her body. Jade, intellectually gifted, understands the dynamics of quantum physics, and is an endless wealth of information, but lacks confidence and wants to be like everyone else. Casey, Kevin, Sophia, Jade, Tim, and Shaun are struggling teenagers with unfolding gifts.7year old Shaun O’Grady was on an archaeological dig with his father in the Middle East when a priceless artifact, The Emerald Tablet, is unearthed. Shaun's father sees it as an opportunity to pay for experimental treatment for his dying wife and steals the object from the tomb of Thoth. Micro-shape shifting beasts swarm from the tomb. During the next ten years, the tiny beasts infiltrate the human race as a virus and feeds on rage, pride, doubt; the ever-growing negative thoughts of mankind. It spreads across the world, taking control of the consciousness of individuals and their souls; inciting violence.Shaun, traumatized by his childhood experience, is angry. He has forgotten what happened in Israel, and the reason why he is so angry. In this, page-turning first episode, you will meet Shaun, Rachel, Casey, Sophia, Kevin, Jade, and Tim, as the universe pushes them to understand who they are, and what they must do to return the Emerald Tablet and save humanity.Click the link and buy book one, in the Emerald Tablet serial - Shadows of Doubt, and start reading today. Visit jmhartwriter.com for the next book in the Series and the Omnibus Edition.

478 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2018

About the author

Now semi-retired, JM moved to a peaceful county town south of Sydney, to focus on her grandchildren and writing. JM Hart is the author of The Emerald Tablet Series, and The Chronicles of the Supernatural. She makes her online home at http://jmhartwriter.com

Reviews

[Marie Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first I had a lot of trouble keeping all the different characters and their points of view straight. It seemed very random and like the stories would never connect together.

Boy was I wrong. A little over halfway through the book I didn't want to set it back down until I was done. The author's ability to tie in their story so deeply to many different religions, as well as create such deep and varied characters is astounding.

There were a few places where either I had confused the names of people or the wrong person was speaking, and the Australian terms while writing about American characters threw me off for a minute, but altogether a very enjoyable story even though it is fairly heavy and very dark.

[Danielle Cameron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Received from author and Voracious Readers Only in exchange for a review.

This book was a very interesting adventure. The story starts off kind of slow due to the introduction of five main characters (6 if you count Tim and you really should count Tim) spread across three continents and a constantly shifting point-of-view. The shifting viewpoints were a bit tricky to follow especially since there was the occasional minor character.
Once the characters start meeting up, the story begins to move at a much faster tempo. It was really fun to explore overlapping theologies of the world! The characters were all so diverse that it made the explorations that much more interesting. This was a great start to the series and I look forward to reading more.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stolen artefact sets a virus in motion. Stolen to hopefully fund experimental treatments. A virus ensues. 7 children with exceptional talents come together to stop the end of the world and return the artefact to where it belongs.
First book in the series and it doesn't disappoint 😊.
Book given free by author via voraciousreadersonly.

[Steve Martinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good beginning to the series. Deftly introduces the key players, and tells a bit about each of their powers, even though some of them don't quite believe it; one kid even thinks he's cursed. To start with, they don't know about each other, but will come to realize they need to unite to save Earth. Good story.

[Asiaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ebooks are stories told by different writers. How good the story is depends on the writer. J.M. Hart is a very good writer and story teller. The Emerald Tablet takes 7 teenagers into the supernatural on a trip to save the world and end a pandemic.
Can they do it, is the question?

[Vicky Quenault · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a little confusing.
With so many viewpoints you become lost and don’t have time to connect to any of the characters before you’re suddenly with someone new.
I’m still not sure what the central plot of the book is.

[Hilda Baard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story that had me glued to the pages until the very end. Great characters and story line.