#BlogTour ‘Children Of Sinai’ by Clarke Nixon

About the book…

Award winning Children of Sinai is a unique story that seamlessly blends fiction with non-fiction. A mystery-thriller-adventure tale of archaeological discoveries, and religious conspiracies, with splashes of fantasy and sci-fi.

1965, Jericho: Archaeologists Karen and George Milburn make a discovery that could threaten everything the world has come to believe: an eye-witness account of a biblical event, with a prophecy for the future.

2002, Cambridge: their son, a computer science lecturer, is living an ordinary life with his wife and twin daughters… until the dreams start.

After reading his deceased parents’ journals, Milburn embarks on a dangerous journey of discovery. As his destiny unfolds he realises that the prophecy directly involves his family, and he vows to do whatever it takes to protect them.

A foretold eclipse reveals a stark warning for mankind, and the twins learn they have been given unusual powers… but they must learn how to use them, if they are to win the desperate and unequal fight to save their world.

Children of Sinai has now been re-published with a brand new cover, and since its release in 2019 it has garnered spectacular reviews such as:

‘Without a doubt, it’ll make a blockbuster movie!
‘One of the best books I’ve ever read!’
‘Every lover of a wonderful story, well written, will enjoy this book’

5* Chill With a Book Readers’ Award winner
5* Readers’ Favourite International Award winner

My thanks to Zoe at ZooLoo’s Blog Tours for inviting me to read ‘Children Of Sinai’ by Clarke Nixon (Shelley Clarke and Teri Nixon)

The themes of Christian theology, Ancient Greek myths and science fiction, would not at first seem happy bedfellows. However, in series opener ‘The Children Of Sinai’ it can be seen that a great deal of effort, research, and personal passion has gone into this futuristic story.

The prophecy of twins being born at the time of an eclipse, and being gifted with powers of protection is explored in easily accessible prose. The main protagonists are the family unit of John and Jenny , and their twins Holly and Hannah-John is a research fellow at Cambridge, whilst Jen has put her career/ambition/life on hold to raise their children (I was not particularly fond of this motif, it seemed a little outdated for a woman of equal intelligence to her husband, to forego her studies in pretty much the same arena, for their family unity)

Orphaned at a young age, John had been raised by his Aunt May, who, after suffering a medical emergency, becomes concerned about her mortality, and reveals the whereabouts not only of her will, but also the legacy which his parents. Karen and George, left behind them .

A world sweeping adventure awaits, and adventure beckons as suddenly, the vivid dreams which John has been having, mesh with what he has uncovered. Crossing continents and time periods, this delves deep into the beginnings of humanity at the same time as looking forward to its future. A future which may not even exist of we continue down this current path of ‘progression’. Mixing an end of the world sensibility with an action adventure means that at times, the plot dips a little, but there is so much of interest to take in that you cannot help but read on.

My heart sunk when I read that this was comparable to Dan Brown, however, I didn’t need to worry as this is not in the same league. After all, I managed to finish ‘Children Of Sinai’, the same cannot be said of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.

About the authors…

Clarke Nixon is author duo Shelley Clarke and Terri Nixon, who first met while working together in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Plymouth. They quickly became friends, and when Shelley had an idea for a story, Terri, already an established author, helped her to shape it into a novel and get it into print. Not only were they compatible colleagues, but they discovered they were a great writing team too.

Shelley Clarke was born into a naval family in Kent in 1958, and consequently moved house a lot as a child. She had ambitions to follow in her father’s footsteps and join the Royal Navy, and to become a carpenter, but these were not female occupations at that time. So she learned to type… which has come in jolly handy for putting her stories first onto paper, and now onto screen.

Shelley is a keen painter, poet, and karaoke enthusiast; she loves mad family get-togethers, hates olives, ironing and gardening, and currently lives in Devon with her husband Kev, and their two Tibetan Terriers Nena and Pepi, who make them smile every day.

Shelley often forgets she is a grown-up.

Terri Nixon was born in Devon, but grew up on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, where she discovered a love of writing that has stayed with her ever since.

She also discovered apple-scrumping, and how to jump out of a hayloft without breaking any bones, but no-one’s ever offered to pay her for doing those.

Terri writes family sagas for Piatkus (Little, Brown,) and crime thrillers for Hobeck Books, as R.D. Nixon. She has also written horror, as T Nixon, and contributed to several multi-author anthologies using a number of variations on her name/s. She might be forgiven for not knowing who she is on any given day.

Links-https://www.childrenofsinai.com/