The Sword, the Book, and the Bone

by Greg Jones

Overview

This tale of adventure begins in the Middle East in 1920 and ends in 1990 in a mountain top monastery in Soviet Armenia. Tripp Shepard is grandson of a Middle Eastern scholar and former O.S.S. agent who leaves him three antiquities of enormous historical and spiritual importance. Among the three is a book telling the provenance of the sword and its role in history from the time of Caesar to the present. Among the episodes described is the sword's brief tenure in the hands of Ambrosius Aurelianus, the real King Arthur of fifth century Britain. Tripp must discover and ultimately deliver these treasures to their rightful home, a monastery in the mountains of Soviet Armenia in the tumultous last days of the Soviet Union.

Themes of freedom, humility and courage provide the philosophical and spiritual message of this short, exciting and intellectually vast debut novel from scholar priest Greg Jones.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011430565
Publisher:	Greg Jones
Publication date:	07/25/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	265 KB

About the Author

Greg Jones is an Episcopal priest in Raleigh, North Carolina. His scholarly work includes the book Beyond Da Vinci (Seabury Books, 2004), On the Priesthood (Anglican Theological Review), and a number of articles and essays. He plays bass in the indie-rock band Balsa Gliders, whose fourth studio album is soon to be released. Their third album, Danceable in Victor, is available on iTunes.