The Shiva Syndrome: Could it be one of the best books of 2015?

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - March 14, 2016 - PRLog -- Kirkus Reviews recommends The SHIVA Syndrome: "Beau Walker is a man without a field. Teaching at a backwater university after being dismissed from a government project because of his ethical concerns and bureaucratic maneuvers on the part of a one-time friend, Walker is an academic pariah until two soldiers appear one day. His former friend needs Walker's expertise, and the professor-who is haunted by both his empathic abilities and the memory of the one time they failed him-has little choice but to cooperate.
In the Russian city of Podol'sk, a project partially based on Walker's work has gone horribly awry, killing thousands and leaving traces of mysteries that threaten humanity's scientific understanding. Discovering what occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again, falls on Walker and his new friends...But as secrets and revelations accumulate, the team's combined knowledge and abilities may be inadequate to stop what's coming. Deft dialogue, crisp plotting, and a likable central figure make this multidisciplinary scientific adventure an exuberant and involving read."

Readers on Amazon and Goodreads have been unbelievably complimentary:
Don Pedicini: "I can honestly say that this is one of the best top three books I have read in the past five years and I have read well over a hundred books in that time frame."

Montzalee Wittman:"The Shiva Syndrome is in the top 10 books of the best sci-fi/fantasy books I have read in over 40 years and I read over 200 books a year! It has everything I love in a sci-fi and fantasy in one book and makes it flow seamlessly and naturally. The books has empaths, ESP, black holes, black op government cover-ups - generic engineering, teleporting, telekinesis, time travel, out of body travel, inter-dimensional travel, parallel universes, and so much more yet it is written is such a way that all seems plausible and believable. Very scientific, very mystic, very action packed, edge of your seat, who is who, and who is WHAT action. This is a book for any sci-fi fan! I hope a director like Steven Spielberg , James Cameron, or any other great sci-fi director will read this book because this is worthy of a movie! The plot is full of surprises and fast moving with lots of twists and turns. The characters are well developed and complex. There is no putting this book in a certain category, it stands by itself. It is thought provoking and intriguing. Don't miss out."

Don Brewer: "Alan Joshua explores an alternate reality where the science of the spiritual mind meets the misdirected high technology of those whose wish to harness a power too big to control. Philly native Beau Walker possesses an empathic ability to change the nature of reality but at a huge risk to his own health and welfare. If it were not for his vast powers the world could actually come to an end."

EPIC (Electronic Publishing Internet Coalition) has chosen The SHIVA Syndrome as one of four 2016 eBook science fiction finalists.

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