Overview

The Hole in the Bone is an adventure fantasy set in The Land of Fruits and Melons. This exotic region is a melt of Asian, Uighur, and ancient Western cultures. Nick Taylor is hired by the Regional Museum of Xinjiang to lead an archaeological expedition to discover the Lost City of Shamadu. He is caught in a sandstorm in the Taklamakan Desert and stumbles upon the tomb of an ancient shaman who holds out to him a magic bone that transports those who look through to other lives and worlds. Nick looks through the hole and emerges in ancient Shamadu incarnated as the shaman, Tok Ma. He endures physical hardships and fights mythological demons in the Kunlun Mountains to find Fenghuang, the all-knowing simurgh. The simurgh reveals that Lord Xie Pu will soon die and feast on the souls of his people for eternity in the hallows of the Kunlun. Tok Ma must save them but will fail in his mission. He will be given a second chance to succeed in another life as Nick Taylor.

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M. K. Mollman, writer Five stars. .. . a very good read. The main character is the reincarnation of a wise man from 3800 years ago in China on the silk road. He must go back in time to finish what he could not do the first time around. The jumps through time and space were done well. Just a short explanation about how and then back to the story. Nureyan Zunong, native of Urumqi The book is very interesting, not your usual Xinjiang topic books. I like fantasy, time traveling sort of stories so I enjoyed it very much. Reading the story made me home sick. John Maxwell, author, chef, and Virginia television personality Good story. Wonderful characters and great scenery.

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J. Thomas Brown lives in Henrico, Virginia, with his wife and children. He has co-produced local TV writing shows and coordinated poetry readings at the Richmond Public Library. J. Thomas grew up living the life of an American nomad. His father had the wanderlust and moved his family up and down the American East Coast, to Sweden and England, and back and forth in between. The author moved his family from Bucks County Pennsylvania to Richmond Virginia in 1996 where they have remained ever since. J. Thomas Brown lives in Henrico, Virginia, with his wife and children. He has co-produced local TV writing shows and coordinated poetry readings at the Richmond Public Library. J. Thomas grew up living the life of an American nomad. His father had the wanderlust and moved his family up and down the American East Coast, to Sweden and England, and back and forth in between. The author moved his family from Bucks County Pennsylvania to Richmond Virginia in 1996 where they have remained ever since.

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