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The Tale of Atlantis
When Dr. Hans Janssen discovered motors that were driven by wireless electricity more than a hundred thousand years ago, scientists conjured up images of a highly advanced civilization that lived in an island on the Atlantic Ocean.
But when a documentary was made on the discoveries, bad things start happening. Tapes of the documentary disappear, and every stray news feature that had reported Janssen's discoveries is pulled out of circulation.
An isolated Janssen is then approached by Dr. Achmed Fouad, his reclusive teacher and mentor to work with him. Janssen follows Fouad to Brazil, where he gets sucked into a powerful, ancient story that brings to life the very civilization whose motors he had discovered, a civilization from a land called Atlantis. The narrator of the ancient story hints at an escape into space from a calamity on earth, but the destination of the escape remains a puzzle.
Even as clues are unearthed all over the world that could solve the narrator’s puzzle, Janssen's team discovers that dangerous and destructive remnants of that ancient civilization still exist on earth, creating and destroying with impunity.
But when a documentary was made on the discoveries, bad things start happening. Tapes of the documentary disappear, and every stray news feature that had reported Janssen's discoveries is pulled out of circulation.
An isolated Janssen is then approached by Dr. Achmed Fouad, his reclusive teacher and mentor to work with him. Janssen follows Fouad to Brazil, where he gets sucked into a powerful, ancient story that brings to life the very civilization whose motors he had discovered, a civilization from a land called Atlantis. The narrator of the ancient story hints at an escape into space from a calamity on earth, but the destination of the escape remains a puzzle.
Even as clues are unearthed all over the world that could solve the narrator’s puzzle, Janssen's team discovers that dangerous and destructive remnants of that ancient civilization still exist on earth, creating and destroying with impunity.
- GenresFantasy
526 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2014
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November 3, 2024
Atlantis Never Forgotten
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. All the key players and Supreme Technology was well described. I loved the Trio of Brothers and their journey through War and sacrifice. The inevitable End happened but the Gods had a void in this story too! I loved it. Wish I could have known more about the survivors journey to Mars! Thank you so much!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. All the key players and Supreme Technology was well described. I loved the Trio of Brothers and their journey through War and sacrifice. The inevitable End happened but the Gods had a void in this story too! I loved it. Wish I could have known more about the survivors journey to Mars! Thank you so much!
January 27, 2019
A really fascination look at a possible Atlantean civilization. Lots of action, drama, and some really engaging characters.
January 4, 2015
I purchased this from Amazon and read it on my Kindle. My only issue with this book is that the author needs to have someone edit it. There are so many mistakes throughout the book...words missing, sentences with the words switched and in the wrong order, the same word twice in a row, etc. It almost feels like English is not the author's first language.
In the second half of the book, I noticed at least two different instances where dialogue was credited to the wrong character. I read and reread those scenes to make sure I was reading them correctly. The numerous errors I found could easily be corrected by someone who isn't an actual editor or an English major. Fixing these things would greatly increase the joy of reading this. I can forgive the occasional error, especially with self-publishing...but there are a lot in this book and they detracted from my enjoyment of it.
That being said, the story was great. This has the potential to be an epic tale. The world Mr. Bradshaw built was lush and I became attached to the three brothers. There's action, love, war and politics. I especially enjoyed the direction he took with the ancient Gods. I want to read more about them! Mr. Bradshaw weaves a story around each brother and then slowly brings them together. I am guessing if you are a fan of George RR Martin's books, you might enjoy The Tale of Atlantis as well.
In the second half of the book, I noticed at least two different instances where dialogue was credited to the wrong character. I read and reread those scenes to make sure I was reading them correctly. The numerous errors I found could easily be corrected by someone who isn't an actual editor or an English major. Fixing these things would greatly increase the joy of reading this. I can forgive the occasional error, especially with self-publishing...but there are a lot in this book and they detracted from my enjoyment of it.
That being said, the story was great. This has the potential to be an epic tale. The world Mr. Bradshaw built was lush and I became attached to the three brothers. There's action, love, war and politics. I especially enjoyed the direction he took with the ancient Gods. I want to read more about them! Mr. Bradshaw weaves a story around each brother and then slowly brings them together. I am guessing if you are a fan of George RR Martin's books, you might enjoy The Tale of Atlantis as well.
February 19, 2015
Editing is definitely needed, as other reviewers commented. I often overlook these mistakes but there are so many that is impossible to ignore them.
The concept is intriguing, after all how can you go wrong with Atlantis and Greek gods? I know this is a work of fiction but the degree to which this story disregards scientific theory is a little much to take. The inconsistencies between current evolutionary theory and geological history are perhaps the most difficult for me. It is stated that the time of Lunas' story is approximately 100,000 years ago yet the geography (Pangaea) indicates a time period much, much earlier. These points brought the rating down to 3 stars. Now, even though those points caused me a bit of heartburn the story and the characters were interesting enough that I was drawn into the story and enjoyed the overall experience.
The concept is intriguing, after all how can you go wrong with Atlantis and Greek gods? I know this is a work of fiction but the degree to which this story disregards scientific theory is a little much to take. The inconsistencies between current evolutionary theory and geological history are perhaps the most difficult for me. It is stated that the time of Lunas' story is approximately 100,000 years ago yet the geography (Pangaea) indicates a time period much, much earlier. These points brought the rating down to 3 stars. Now, even though those points caused me a bit of heartburn the story and the characters were interesting enough that I was drawn into the story and enjoyed the overall experience.
November 7, 2022
Very unique take on a very interesting subject. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
I felt it was well written and well thought out. The world came to life in my mind's eye because the author is very good at describing what the characters sees and is very good at making believable characters.
Looking forward to book 2!
I felt it was well written and well thought out. The world came to life in my mind's eye because the author is very good at describing what the characters sees and is very good at making believable characters.
Looking forward to book 2!
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