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Dear Reader, Love Mark H. Jackson


Dear Reader…

Welcome to my world and thank you so much for choosing to visit. I hope you enjoy your time in my company and indeed, inside my head!

The Atlantis Deception is my first foray into the tumultuous world of novel writing, and a book I started writing way back in 2009. The journey to publication has certainly been lengthy and one littered with numerous moments of elation, despair and lashings of writer’s block – and I loved every minute! I only hope you enjoy reading the result as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Atlantis and the mythology surrounding the sunken kingdom has always fascinated me and the research phase on its own was worth all the later ups and downs. I studied Archaeology and Ancient History at university with a nod towards alternative theory, focusing on topics including the relationship of the Giza complex to the stars; portolan maps; and the origins of civilisation and religion. It was within this flame the plot for The Atlantis Deception was born. Back in the nineties I read an article describing the water erosion evident on the Great Sphinx, a fact that disputes the accepted build date of 2,500BC. The geological record last recorded water erosion of this type on the Giza plateau around 10,500BC. I was hooked by the revelation and the possibility of unearthing an undiscovered civilisation tugged at the romantic in me.

Unfortunately my ambition to become the next Indiana Jones didn’t quite pan out (although it’s still my ring tone!), so I decided the next best thing would be to invent a world where I was and a plan for The Atlantis Deception started to evolve. It was easy to write - the characters emerging from the many extraordinary personalities I have encountered throughout my life, particularly from the University sector where I’ve spent most of my career.
  
The writing process was immensely satisfying and particularly so since it gave me the opportunity to invent my own theories to fit archaeological evidence others choose to dismiss, or worse, ignore. The history of our planet is not as clear cut as our school teachers might claim. There are so many artefacts and structures mainstream academics still struggle to explain. It is therefore unfortunate that those, such as Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval, who poke their heads above the parapet to question “accepted” truths, find themselves marginalised and ridiculed by archaeologists and historians all over the world.

I’m not going to pretend the main goal of my work is anything more than escapist entertainment, but if I can achieve that whilst educating and creating a situation whereby my readers can question the rhetoric of the establishment, all the better. I’m not saying we should all be looking for conspiracies under every rock, only that it is sometimes worth enquiring as to why certain rocks are harder to lift…

Please keep in touch as I am always happy to interact with readers, as well as share experiences with fellow writers.

About the Author

Mark is a qualified solicitor who splits his time between protecting the rights of academics, writing thriller fiction and raising five mostly lovely children. He studied Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Birmingham with a nod towards alternative theory, focusing on the relationship of the Giza complex to the stars; portolan maps; and the origins of civilisation and religion. It was within this flame the plots for his future novels were born.

Mark’s writing career extends back over a decade and his diverse portfolio includes three novels, a number of short stories and even a six-part sitcom. Long listed for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, he is currently a featured author on the popular writing website, Wattpad, with over 6,000 followers from all around the world and well over one million reads of his first novel. Aside from Wattpad, Mark is an active member on a number of other writing websites, spending his spare time offering editorial and structural advice to fellow authors. Up to now Mark has considered writing as a creative outlet for the myriad of characters and ideas roaming about his head. The time has come to tease them out of hiding and breathe a little life into their lungs.

His latest book is the adventure/thriller The Atlantis Deception.





About the Book:

A German property developer, Hans Hoffmann, revels in the belief he has discovered the key to unleashing the weapon responsible for sinking Atlantis. Hoffmann requests the help of Cambridge
archaeologist, Dr John Hunter to validate his mysterious find. Hunter's acceptance leads the maverick academic on a journey from the headquarters of a clandestine organisation in England, to a lost city in the heart of the Brazilian Rainforest, and climaxes inside a chamber hidden deep beneath Egyptian Heliopolis. Pioneering theory is spliced by epic battles, daring escapes, and elaborate schemes aimed at unravelling a secret history hidden from humanity for the past twelve thousand years.

Atlantis is a very visual word. A word evoking mystery, forgotten realms, underwater palaces… the list goes on. I find this Plato inspired concept of Atlantis fascinating and read anything and everything I can lay my hands on. The theories are diverse and range from the feasible to the outlandish, but certain concepts keep reoccurring. The Atlantis Deception takes the ideas of accepted and alternative theory, weaving them together to create a believable universe where our past still dictates our future.

The novel follows the trials and tribulations of a fictional Cambridge academic, Dr John Hunter. The focus is not on Atlantis itself, but rather on what happened to its people it the wake of the loss of their homeland. The Atlantis Deception is a classic action adventure tale with heroes, villains, shadowy organisations and self-serving plots, each underpinned by progressive archaeological theory. The novel is written with the aim of both exciting and making readers think in equal measure. Although imagined, many of the conclusions the characters reach are cutting edge and described in such a way so as to blur the line between fact and fiction.

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