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The Green Stone
In 1979, a team of investigators working for a magazine based in the Midlands of England followed a trail of cryptic clues to discover a hidden green gemstone once possessed by Mary Queen of Scots and a secret society called The Order of Meonia. Lost for over three-and-a-half centuries, the stone was said to hold ancient supernatural power. When the relic was taken to the offices of the magazine, an old Victorian house in the English town of Wolverhampton, inexplicable events, witnessed by dozens of observers, began to occur.
•An unexplained dense, incense-smelling smoke filled the entire building each night as darkness fell.
•The mysterious sound of footsteps, eerie noises and unearthly voices drove terrified visitors away.
•Objects began to move and be thrown around, seemingly of their own volition, and an odious blue, gelatinous substance oozed from the walls.
•An ominous, dark, faceless figure appeared and disappeared before the very eyes of those involved.
•The sleeping bag of a member of the team spontaneously combusted as he slept in the building overnight.
•Ultimately, nine people stood witness to hellish, unearthly cries, and bright balls of fiery light exploding over a nearby wood, when the awesome power of the stone was finally unleashed.
The Green Stone is not only a spellbinding real-life historical detective story, but one of the most extraordinary true tales of the paranormal ever told.
Augmented with four dozen additional, previously unpublished illustrations and photographs, this special 40th anniversary edition has been revised and updated and includes a new introduction by Graham Phillips.
•An unexplained dense, incense-smelling smoke filled the entire building each night as darkness fell.
•The mysterious sound of footsteps, eerie noises and unearthly voices drove terrified visitors away.
•Objects began to move and be thrown around, seemingly of their own volition, and an odious blue, gelatinous substance oozed from the walls.
•An ominous, dark, faceless figure appeared and disappeared before the very eyes of those involved.
•The sleeping bag of a member of the team spontaneously combusted as he slept in the building overnight.
•Ultimately, nine people stood witness to hellish, unearthly cries, and bright balls of fiery light exploding over a nearby wood, when the awesome power of the stone was finally unleashed.
The Green Stone is not only a spellbinding real-life historical detective story, but one of the most extraordinary true tales of the paranormal ever told.
Augmented with four dozen additional, previously unpublished illustrations and photographs, this special 40th anniversary edition has been revised and updated and includes a new introduction by Graham Phillips.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Graham Phillips
31 books74 followersGraham Phillips is a British author.
Phillips has a background working as a reporter for BBC radio and as a magazine editor.
Wikipedia - Graham Phillips
Phillips has a background working as a reporter for BBC radio and as a magazine editor.
Wikipedia - Graham Phillips
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
February 21, 2019
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.
April 6, 2014
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!
Will keep you wondering for sure.
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!
Will keep you wondering for sure.
May 8, 2021
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....
April 5, 2021
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.
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.
July 5, 2020
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.
September 17, 2021
Excellent book that would make a great film.
Well worth a read for a wonderful story that just happened to be true.
Great to see how a few of the team have carried on there good work.
Well worth a read for a wonderful story that just happened to be true.
Great to see how a few of the team have carried on there good work.
August 31, 2022
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...
July 31, 2024
My new favourite writer!
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.
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.
February 28, 2020
The material is fascinating I just wish the author included much more detail! Still a great read.
May 15, 2020
Indiana Phillips
A thrilling joy ride about an ancient mystery with ufos msytics and evil entitys thrown in the mix along with the Knights templar.
A fascinating read.
A thrilling joy ride about an ancient mystery with ufos msytics and evil entitys thrown in the mix along with the Knights templar.
A fascinating read.
December 28, 2022
Entertaining nonsense.
March 14, 2024
DNF!
I can't say I'm surprised at how daft this book is considering I read the blurb.
I can't say I'm surprised at how daft this book is considering I read the blurb.
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January 28, 2024
This was an exiting read. As I read the story it was as if I was part of the quest. Loved it.
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