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The Hidden World Chronicles #1
Journey of the Chosen
Richard Nance, with the help of Rhonda Roth, has created a whole new genre of fiction. Journey of the Chosen, takes you on a ride through all the secret and covert centers of our world.
When Dr. Charles Jennings and his coworker cum bride Sarah Parker uncover a strange discovery in an obscure temple in Tibet, they are instantly whisked away to a government facility where they are sure they will be tossed in prison. What they find is an operation kept secret for centuries. These secrets eventually lead Dr. Charles Jennings and Dr. Sarah Parker, along with three others, to a hidden world that some believed to only exists in myth or spiritual realms. These adventures were made known in a journal left in the faithful hands of a man named Gavin Graham, who has been chosen by Charles to carry on a mysterious legacy begun years ago. Gavin was inexorably draw in to the complications of an epic battle between good and evil simply by touching the hand of Dr. Charles when he was a child.
When Dr. Charles Jennings and his coworker cum bride Sarah Parker uncover a strange discovery in an obscure temple in Tibet, they are instantly whisked away to a government facility where they are sure they will be tossed in prison. What they find is an operation kept secret for centuries. These secrets eventually lead Dr. Charles Jennings and Dr. Sarah Parker, along with three others, to a hidden world that some believed to only exists in myth or spiritual realms. These adventures were made known in a journal left in the faithful hands of a man named Gavin Graham, who has been chosen by Charles to carry on a mysterious legacy begun years ago. Gavin was inexorably draw in to the complications of an epic battle between good and evil simply by touching the hand of Dr. Charles when he was a child.
285 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2009
About the author
Richard Nance
9 books18 followersNow retired and turned writer. Spent 8 1/2 years in the US Navy after College at NC State University school of electrical engineering where I wrote an advanced course in Computer Technology and taught the course I wrote for 1 1/2 years. Left the Navey and worked for a local national manufacturing firm. After early retirement spent 5 years as a simple electrician with another local company and retired finally. With the urging of my family and especially my youngest daughter I wrote the Hidden World Chronicles series. Because of the encouragement and help from her I made her co-author of our series. She had heard parts of the story all her life and after gettting me to tell her the whole story she insisted that I write it down for other people to enjoy. Now the first two books are in print and people are begging for more. What more could I ask?"
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March 30, 2012
The Hidden World Chronicles, Book 1 – Journey of the Chosen (a review)
Author: Richard Nance (with Rhonda Roth)
Reviewer: Chris Hattingh
This book truly has something for everyone. Its breadth encompasses fantasy, science fiction, romance and just about every genre imaginable. And yet it is written in such a way as to make everything cohesive and plausible. From UFO’s, conspiracy theories and space travel, to ninja assassins, gargoyles and dragons, to the true location of the Garden of Eden and the Ark of the Covenant, to the Bermuda Triangle, to the ultimate triumph of good over evil…this book has it all. The cast of characters includes everyone from the president of the United States to the Dalai Lama.
The premise of the book is that there is a secret world, inhabited by an advanced and enlightened race. There are several hidden portals through which it is possible to travel between this world and our world. The people of this world have specially designed craft that can (and do) make journeys to our world, accounting for some of our UFO sightings.
The people of this hidden world make such trips because they are concerned with the state of affairs in our world, and one of their missions is to help enlighten us both spiritually and technologically. Indeed, there are many of them secretly at work here today, where they help us to “discover” new technologies.
This world is one of almost total peace, harmony and enlightenment, disrupted only by the presence of the Dark Lord, who is bent on spreading his evil on both his world and ours. He and his minions are largely kept in check though by the tireless efforts of the
people of the hidden world to protect both themselves and those like us.
The two main characters are Dr. Charles Jennings and Dr. Sarah Parker, who find themselves drawn into the thick of an epic struggle which is about to take place in the hidden world. Unbeknown to them, they both have ties to this world, where both are descended from distinguished lineages. The climax of the story is the epic battle in which the Dark Lord and his forces are utterly destroyed.
There is so much more to add, but before this review becomes its own book, let me just say that I would highly recommend this book to lovers of any fiction genre.
Author: Richard Nance (with Rhonda Roth)
Reviewer: Chris Hattingh
This book truly has something for everyone. Its breadth encompasses fantasy, science fiction, romance and just about every genre imaginable. And yet it is written in such a way as to make everything cohesive and plausible. From UFO’s, conspiracy theories and space travel, to ninja assassins, gargoyles and dragons, to the true location of the Garden of Eden and the Ark of the Covenant, to the Bermuda Triangle, to the ultimate triumph of good over evil…this book has it all. The cast of characters includes everyone from the president of the United States to the Dalai Lama.
The premise of the book is that there is a secret world, inhabited by an advanced and enlightened race. There are several hidden portals through which it is possible to travel between this world and our world. The people of this world have specially designed craft that can (and do) make journeys to our world, accounting for some of our UFO sightings.
The people of this hidden world make such trips because they are concerned with the state of affairs in our world, and one of their missions is to help enlighten us both spiritually and technologically. Indeed, there are many of them secretly at work here today, where they help us to “discover” new technologies.
This world is one of almost total peace, harmony and enlightenment, disrupted only by the presence of the Dark Lord, who is bent on spreading his evil on both his world and ours. He and his minions are largely kept in check though by the tireless efforts of the
people of the hidden world to protect both themselves and those like us.
The two main characters are Dr. Charles Jennings and Dr. Sarah Parker, who find themselves drawn into the thick of an epic struggle which is about to take place in the hidden world. Unbeknown to them, they both have ties to this world, where both are descended from distinguished lineages. The climax of the story is the epic battle in which the Dark Lord and his forces are utterly destroyed.
There is so much more to add, but before this review becomes its own book, let me just say that I would highly recommend this book to lovers of any fiction genre.
March 12, 2012
This could be the best book I have ever writen. It could change the way you look at the world. It is an adventure that will take you places you've never dreamed of and make you believe you were actually there.
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December 18, 2013
It’s almost as if I was given a ‘top secret’ file with the world’s best kept secret revealed inside. I loved it!
Journey of the Chosen has to be the most creative and interesting book I have ever read. That is not lip service, by any means, I promise. I thought it was fantastic! I was transported to another world, an amazing new world in which I would love to live.
The story is mostly one man’s journey written in a journal but told in the form of a story. There are no dates or page breaks or things of that nature, just an amazing story that flows very well. And it seemed completely conceivable, while reading it – sadly, I woke up from my fairytale dream after I finished.
There was so much information (some technical) and so much thought poured into this story. It’s obvious that a lot of time and research was put into this book. The attention to detail was phenomenal. It was a stunning novel. And I absolutely loved the use of sarcasm. “We found Carla’s place without too much trouble. It wasn’t far from the airport. We only had to ask directions three times.”
Basics: Plot was fantastic. Ending felt a little rushed. Writing felt effortless – again, like a story being told. Characters were maybe a little too awesome, a tad bit unbelievable at times, but I’d prefer that to the opposite. And a whole mess of other amazing, out of this world stuff that I don’t want to write about for fear of ruining the story for the next reader. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
I received a free digital copy of this book from the authors in exchange for an honest review.
Journey of the Chosen has to be the most creative and interesting book I have ever read. That is not lip service, by any means, I promise. I thought it was fantastic! I was transported to another world, an amazing new world in which I would love to live.
The story is mostly one man’s journey written in a journal but told in the form of a story. There are no dates or page breaks or things of that nature, just an amazing story that flows very well. And it seemed completely conceivable, while reading it – sadly, I woke up from my fairytale dream after I finished.
There was so much information (some technical) and so much thought poured into this story. It’s obvious that a lot of time and research was put into this book. The attention to detail was phenomenal. It was a stunning novel. And I absolutely loved the use of sarcasm. “We found Carla’s place without too much trouble. It wasn’t far from the airport. We only had to ask directions three times.”
Basics: Plot was fantastic. Ending felt a little rushed. Writing felt effortless – again, like a story being told. Characters were maybe a little too awesome, a tad bit unbelievable at times, but I’d prefer that to the opposite. And a whole mess of other amazing, out of this world stuff that I don’t want to write about for fear of ruining the story for the next reader. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
I received a free digital copy of this book from the authors in exchange for an honest review.
August 8, 2015
The book is well written and tells a good tale. The beginning made me wonder where the book was going, was a tale about aliens, a tale about atlantis, or a tale about the lost worlds with dragons. This book is about the spiritual waking of our hero, his walk with God and how he will for fill his destiny.
October 13, 2012
A very nice written book, more than anything else I enjoyed it. Thanks to its generous author for gifting it to me.
October 4, 2015
Was not sure where the book was gooding but the story was well told so I traveled with it.
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