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Avalon Adventure #1
The Hunt for Shambhala
The Hunt for Shambhala is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller featuring an ancient archaeological mystery and a brand-new crew of misfits who are thrown together in desperate circumstances and must fight to stay alive.
When an old journal from a British explorer comes to light one hundred years after his death, it triggers a sequence of events that could lead to the annihilation of billions of people.
John “Mitch” Decker is a former US Marine Corps officer and pilot who just wants a quiet life running his cargo business, but his world is turned upside down in a few seconds when Professor Selena Moore walks into his life. She is on the run and her life is in danger and they must learn to work together fast if they are to discover the ancient Tibetan Kingdom of Shambhala and stop a deadly and ruthless enemy before he can deploy a truly terrifying weapon.
Similar in tone to the Joe Hawke Series, the Avalon Adventure Series follows Decker and the rest of the Avalon crew as they fly around the world in their own aircraft and explore the most mysterious archaeological and historical locations on Earth.
When an old journal from a British explorer comes to light one hundred years after his death, it triggers a sequence of events that could lead to the annihilation of billions of people.
John “Mitch” Decker is a former US Marine Corps officer and pilot who just wants a quiet life running his cargo business, but his world is turned upside down in a few seconds when Professor Selena Moore walks into his life. She is on the run and her life is in danger and they must learn to work together fast if they are to discover the ancient Tibetan Kingdom of Shambhala and stop a deadly and ruthless enemy before he can deploy a truly terrifying weapon.
Similar in tone to the Joe Hawke Series, the Avalon Adventure Series follows Decker and the rest of the Avalon crew as they fly around the world in their own aircraft and explore the most mysterious archaeological and historical locations on Earth.
291 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 7, 2017
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Rob Jones
65 books89 followersInternational bestselling author of twenty-five thrillers, including fourteen in the Joe Hawke action-adventure series and The Hunter Files. All available for the Amazon Kindle.
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Displaying 1 - 23 of 23 reviews
October 27, 2020
I love adventure books! And while this one was enjoyable I almost gave up on it at the beginning for the simple reason of the way the Australian character was depicted. I'm so sick of Authors always making Aussies sound like absolute drongo's! (yes I deliberately used Aussie slang) NO ONE TALKS LIKE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS!! And while this author (who is British but lives in Australia) is not the only one to do it, he's the author I'm blowing up on. So please for the love of God Mr Jones and any other author reading this STOP MAKING AUSSIES SOUND LIKE CROCODILE DUNDEE IN EVERY BLOODY BOOK! 🐊 🇦🇺
August 7, 2017
A book read that you cannot wait to wake up to continue.
It amazes me how an author 's mind can comprise words of fiction and put them in a book in which the reader cannot put down. I gave this book a 5 star rating because I was memorized by the flow of action from page to page right to end. I just couldn't put it down.
It amazes me how an author 's mind can comprise words of fiction and put them in a book in which the reader cannot put down. I gave this book a 5 star rating because I was memorized by the flow of action from page to page right to end. I just couldn't put it down.
August 1, 2022
I always love archeological thrillers and this was one of the interesting books to be honest, but somewhere i felt incoherent sometimes. And this made me skim certain parts of it rather than reading it but even with skimming I followed the story. And the whole story seemed rushed somewhat. Especially finding a place which is magical and non existent according to modern age and science and they found the place in a space of 2 or 3 chapters. Also the translating the symbols part where too much easier to begin with. But the one thing which I found different was in every archeological thriller, the main characters have everything and they find the clues and all and then the antagonists will follow them. But this didn't go like that and that is the only thing I liked about it.
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July 8, 2023
After being disappointed by a book in another series by this author I decided to take a chance and was pleasantly surprised. I thought this book started a bit weak but it ramped up quickly and I was hooked. There is lots of action even if I found it a bit short on the ancient archeology side. I wish we could have more in that area. I liked the main character, Mitch Decker, and most of the other supporting cast members. The villains were rather stock but they worked. For the most part. My actual score is more like 3.5 but I rounded up to 4 because of Decker's ongoing reluctance which was entirely believable. Yes, I'll be reading the next book in this series.
January 15, 2021
Lots of action and humor
I love the characters in this book; they grew on me as they grew on each other. The interplay was absolutely hilarious, and I was extremely glad the book ended the way it did. I’m excited to find a new-to-me author and look forward to more books in this series.
The only negative: it needed to be run by a good editor one more time. Errors always pull me out of a story, and there were more than I find acceptable in a book. That being said, the story was good enough that I will be buying the next book in the series. It’s a trade off.
I love the characters in this book; they grew on me as they grew on each other. The interplay was absolutely hilarious, and I was extremely glad the book ended the way it did. I’m excited to find a new-to-me author and look forward to more books in this series.
The only negative: it needed to be run by a good editor one more time. Errors always pull me out of a story, and there were more than I find acceptable in a book. That being said, the story was good enough that I will be buying the next book in the series. It’s a trade off.
July 8, 2017
This is the start of hopefully a new series from Rob Jones. An interesting set of characters which are developing slowly hopefully we will find out more about them as the series progresses. This story centres around the hunt for a fabled kingdom, and a crazed billionaire who wants to destroy the world as we know it. Great story and some nice twists and turns, more please Rob.
September 19, 2017
Hunr for Shambhala
Love adventure books! Very exciting & page turning read. Didn't want to miss a minute of this adventure. It reminded me of the first Indiana Jones Adventure Movie. Captain Mitch Decker could easily be played by Harrison Ford! Well worth reading . Looking for more in this series!!!
Love adventure books! Very exciting & page turning read. Didn't want to miss a minute of this adventure. It reminded me of the first Indiana Jones Adventure Movie. Captain Mitch Decker could easily be played by Harrison Ford! Well worth reading . Looking for more in this series!!!
September 10, 2021
Persistence should be Selena as name
Very good story about a wanna-be relic hunter and crew.crew is wrong word, they are her friends. And Mitch got sucked in by being at the right place at the wrong time. Then not being able to tell Selena "no" when she asked for one more little thing. The story is fast moving, action filled and fun to read. Great job. Thank you.
Very good story about a wanna-be relic hunter and crew.crew is wrong word, they are her friends. And Mitch got sucked in by being at the right place at the wrong time. Then not being able to tell Selena "no" when she asked for one more little thing. The story is fast moving, action filled and fun to read. Great job. Thank you.
November 21, 2017
Love The Author
I had already read all of the “Joe Hawke” series & I absolutely can not wait for the next installment. The Avalon crew are just as great! I love & can relate to Decker’s love and bond to his airplane.
I had already read all of the “Joe Hawke” series & I absolutely can not wait for the next installment. The Avalon crew are just as great! I love & can relate to Decker’s love and bond to his airplane.
May 17, 2020
Is Shambhala real?
A fast paced story that you can't wait to finish. Join Selena, Mitch, Riley and Charles as they race a sociopath to the mythical place of Shambhala. I look forward to more adventures with this group as the fly in Mitch's plane the Avalon.
A fast paced story that you can't wait to finish. Join Selena, Mitch, Riley and Charles as they race a sociopath to the mythical place of Shambhala. I look forward to more adventures with this group as the fly in Mitch's plane the Avalon.
November 22, 2020
Overcoming Madness
Salina, Decker and the gang travel in the old sea plane chasing criminals who stole a journal she had purchased. Frequently being shot at and captured, it seemed hard to believe they would survive.
Salina, Decker and the gang travel in the old sea plane chasing criminals who stole a journal she had purchased. Frequently being shot at and captured, it seemed hard to believe they would survive.
June 16, 2017
Total rubbish. Badly written formulaic
Badly written, formulaic rubbish!!!
Paper thin characters and plot. A bit like a cartoon. Nothing good to say. Overpriced. Sorry.
Badly written, formulaic rubbish!!!
Paper thin characters and plot. A bit like a cartoon. Nothing good to say. Overpriced. Sorry.
July 10, 2017
Good reading could not put it down. Keep up the Good work!
Lots of good turns, no bs stories about characters, lots of action. Nobody from the team died. This is as far as I go!.
Lots of good turns, no bs stories about characters, lots of action. Nobody from the team died. This is as far as I go!.
September 12, 2017
Great Read!
I would recommend this book to anyone looking to escape from reality for a while. I look forward to reading the next installment and hope for many more to come.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking to escape from reality for a while. I look forward to reading the next installment and hope for many more to come.
September 27, 2017
Very stupid book
I stopped reading it!
I stopped reading it!
October 7, 2017
A wicked good read!
I loved the characters in this book. The ending is outstanding. Bloody, gutsy and scarily apocalyptic. I am looking forward to Rob Jones next book.
I loved the characters in this book. The ending is outstanding. Bloody, gutsy and scarily apocalyptic. I am looking forward to Rob Jones next book.
July 9, 2018
Great start to the book with new interesting characters and a good plot. Looking forward to see how they progress in the second book
February 26, 2019
Ejoyable
This book provided an enjoyable read with lots of action and all situated in an exotic location while pursuing an traces of an ancient legend.
This book provided an enjoyable read with lots of action and all situated in an exotic location while pursuing an traces of an ancient legend.
May 20, 2020
Exciting
Love the new Avalon series. Fun characters and never ending action. Rob Jones' books always deliver lots of fun and adventure.
Love the new Avalon series. Fun characters and never ending action. Rob Jones' books always deliver lots of fun and adventure.
June 20, 2020
Exciting, fast paced from start to finish -
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July 7, 2020Great entertaining read, Indiana Jones plus. I thouroughly enjoyed it.
February 21, 2022
slow start
It took a while for this story to get interesting but once enough bad guys were introduced I was hooked.
It took a while for this story to get interesting but once enough bad guys were introduced I was hooked.
July 15, 2017
Not for me
A good editor would eliminate the way over use of junior high locker room quips, short retorts and other like commentary, especially during an intense life or death battle. At about forty percent the unbelievable dialogue and action started skimming and at around sixty percent, so unrealistic I quit. In reading several thousands of book I can count on one hand ones not finished.
A good editor would eliminate the way over use of junior high locker room quips, short retorts and other like commentary, especially during an intense life or death battle. At about forty percent the unbelievable dialogue and action started skimming and at around sixty percent, so unrealistic I quit. In reading several thousands of book I can count on one hand ones not finished.
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