Major Disaster in Podol'sk; Thousands Dead--in New Paranormal Thriller

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Aug. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Power from the past; danger in the future.

Science kicks opens the door for humans to reach God-like powers of creation and destruction.

A secret Russian mind research laboratory erupts, annihilating thousands and leaving a monstrous, one-mile deep crater in its wake. Beau Walker, a psychologist and reluctant empath, is forced to join a research project, code-named SHIVA, to investigate the catastrophe. What seems at first to be an ordinary scientific investigation leads Walker and the research team into alternate realities and the extraordinary.

Walker struggles against political and military deceptions, deadly superhuman adversaries, and personal demons to unlock the riddle of the SHIVA syndrome, risking his life for the very existence of humankind.

The SHIVA Syndrome offers a dizzying ride into extraordinary human abilities. Prepare to alter what you believed was reality.

Dr. Stanley Krippner, an internationally known psychologist, parapsychologist and author strongly endorses Alan Joshua's The SHIVA Syndrome.

"After a Russian mind-research project opens a black hole in a Moscow suburb, researcher Beau Walker is coerced into joining the ensuing investigation. He soon realizes that anomalies worldwide–including the loss of an American space shuttle and a bizarre personal experience–coincided with the Podol’sk singularity. As events escalate, Walker embarks on an epic journey to come to terms with his personal demons, even as he struggles to save humanity from itself.

In The SHIVA Syndrome, the author (a clinical psychologist) skillfully and ingeniously interweaves altered states of consciousness and parapsychology with genetics, paleontology, mythology, and religion to produce a frightening, brisk, and film-worthy story building to an intense climax. The story challenges conventional notions of reality, ultimately concluding that human consciousness extends well beyond the flesh–and offers enormous potential for both creation and destruction."

The Midwest Book Review
"At first glance one would think this to be either a sci-fi saga or perhaps a thriller: technically, that's correct; but it's so much more. Its focus on untapped human potential gone awry in a deadly experiment also lends to its enjoyment by new age readers or any interested in the paranormal - and let's not forget the reader who enjoys political intrigue and a bit of spiritual reflection in their reading. Lots of action, intriguing concepts, and examinations of belief systems and the greatest opportunity in human history to reshape the world…Highly recommended.”

The New Consciousness Review
“The SHIVA Syndrome is a thrilling read...The author is skilled at putting the pictures in your head without confusion...Highly recommended."

Laura E. Mirian, Ph.D.
The book is a wonderful blend of scientific intrigue, science fiction, military mayhem, psychic phenomena, and anthropological adventure. The author spun a fantastic tale with a great group of characters...The Prologue sets the stage for an auspicious adventure that gets “curiouser and curiouser.”

Sci Fi Book Reviews: Allen Stroud
Here we have a crafted science fiction thriller, full of detail that defines its scientific plateau…Joshua ‘shows his working’ in a way Asimov might have been proud of, bringing this plethora of scientists around a table to discuss the intriguing science and pseudoscience of the novel. The vision is enthralling, building a fantastical concept from a multi-faceted discussion of the world’s experts as they travel by plane to Russia to investigate the [disaster] site.

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About The Author
Alan Joshua is a Clinical Psychologist and has published many nonfiction journal articles. He is fascinated with creativity and paranormal abilities. This led to his involvement with Psychology and research into Parapsychology while attending Temple and Saybrook Universities.

He has explored alleged reincarnation and paranormal abilities using hypnosis and in-depth interviewing of a wide range of practitioners.

In addition to his classical readings, he is a science fiction fan and has been influenced by such writers as Asimov, Bradbury, Crichton, Heinlein, Lem, and Phillip Dick among others. An avid Star Trek fan, he is fond of contradicting Gene Roddenberry, believing that human consciousness potentials, not space, is “the final frontier.”

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