The Pocket and the Pendant

Introducing the MAX QUICK series of books and mp3 audiobook Podcast!
"If you liked Harry Potter, Stargate, Eragon, His Dark Materials, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars ... then this is for you."

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Praise for “The Pocket and the Pendant” by Mark Jeffrey (Max Quick: Book One)
• ForeWord Magazine's 2004 Book of the Year Award Finalist
• Co-Winner, 2005 Ulysses Award for Superior Independently Published Fiction
• Podcast Audiobook of ‘The Pocket and the Pendant’: Yahoo! Podcasts: Top 100 Most Popular
“Jeffrey skillfully infuses the story with authentic historical context, and then thrusts this narrative into the future by introducing aliens, time travel and massive gems with the power to stop time and minds – a difficult task indeed, but one that he successfully accomplishes.”
“Driven – and driven well – by good old-fashioned sci-fi storytelling.” Kirkus Reviews
“…it doesn't take long before the characters drag you hurtling into an inextricable web of metaphyics, time-travel, paranormal powers and Sumerian mythos. The plot is riveting, and holds you tight while these crazy concepts fly at your face -- it's like Albert Einstein pounding data into your skull, and you like it so much you say "thank you sir, may I have another!" The Pocket is NOT what you expect, no matter WHAT you expect. Buy it. Read it. It's just that simple.”
Scott Sigler, Author of “Earthcore” and “Ancestor”
“…few people have jammed as much imagination in a 212-page book as Mark Jeffrey has in ‘The Pocket and the Pendant’.”
Lawrence Bernabo, Amazon.com Top 10 Reviewer
“Even adults will be fascinated by the theories in this tale. Author Mark Jeffrey has done a masterful job of blending facts and theories together smoothly for an amazing story that readers will find utterly delightful. Very well done indeed!”
Detra Fitch / Huntress Reviews, Amazon.com Top 500 Reviewer
“Mind-boggling creativity…The invented mythology that fuels the plot of this book, a blend of Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and many others that I'm sure I missed, was absolute genius. Upon reaching the portion of the book where the backstory was told (think of Frodo arriving at Rivendell and everyone sharing their stories, particularly Gandalf), I became hooked.”
T Burger, Amazon.com Top 1000 Reviewer
Other Amazon.com Reviews:
“A powerful thrilling read that brings you back and forth through scientific theory, childhood, and the meaning of the universe.”
“I've read a good deal of fiction books in my time, but nothing quite like this one. The mixing of ideas from all genres was just brilliantly done.”
“Jeffrey manages to throw down novel idea after novel idea…”
“Mark Jeffrey's book (the first in a planned series), has enough twists and turns to keep you flipping the pages and enough satisfying surprises to elicit a sigh of satisfaction at the end.”
“…young Mr. Quick may give a certain spectacled boy with a lightning scar on his forehead a run for his money.”
“Next, best step for the Phillip Pullman/Harry Potter set!”
“This is one of those rare books that you want to keep on reading but at the same time don't - because you don't want it to end.”
"The Tyranny of This Book Is Absolute!"
“A wonderful ride!”
“Mark Jeffrey is a word-wizard among wordsmiths.”
“…the most creative content anyone could have possibly shoved into those two hundred and some odd pages.”
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One: A Very Strange Little Boy + Two: The Pocket (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 3-25-05 Updated, completely reperformed and re-mastered 6-26-05 - Premiere Episode: Max Quick's life drastically changes after time suddenly stops. The young man of 12 -- harassed by bullies, living as an orphan in a violent home for boys and about to be thown into juvenile hall -- is mysteriously immune to this chrono-freeze. He soon discovers other children who are impervious as well -- namely, Casey Cole and Ian Keating -- and the three find themselves embarking on a thrilling quest....

Three: The Duel In The Mist (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 4-2-05 Remastered July 3, 2005 - Max and Casey leave Starland, CA and travel eastward along a desert highway, towards the eclipse. They encounter a town inhabited by a tribe of wild kids - also mysteriously immune to the time-freezing effects of the Pocket - who force Max and Casey to participate in a dangerous, high-speed whooshing chase. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Four: Serpents and Mermaids (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 4-8-05 Remastered July 3, 2005 - Max and Casey have been captured by a wild kid-gang calling itself the 'Serpents and Mermaids'. After a mock trial, they learn that for 'the Serps' an entire year has gone by in the time-stop of the Pocket. When they are later imprisoned, Ian Keating, a brainy, British 'VP of the Serps', secretly reveals that UFO's have been buzzing the town, and tells the duo the tale of how the Serps came to be -- and why he is now desperate to escape the town himself. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Five: The Books of Jonathan Roseblood Cyranus (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 4-14-05 Remastered July 3, 2005 - Max, Casey and Ian use the strange, eldritch Books to escape the Serps, but almost immediately Ian is trapped inside their simulacra reality. Therein, the brainy Brit is pursued by a pack of wild wolves, while Max and Casey can only observe by turning the Book's pages. Although the Book clearly shows Ian's death amidst paws and snouts and pointed ears, they race to save him anyway, and make a startling discovery about how the Books actually work ...but they also learn what Siren meant by 'the tyranny of the page'! Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Six: The Mystery of Mr. 'E' (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 4-22-05 - Max, Casey and Ian encounter a strange farmhouse in Texas that Max dimly remembers in the fog of his amnesia. While they are exploring it, Max inadvertantly trips some esoteric defense mechanism -- which summons a surprise visit from the UFO's Ian has been recording on videotape. When the otherworldly craft arrive, they are surprised to see Johnny Siren step from the lead ship -- and the trio discovers a dark, secret clue from Max's past. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Seven: Jadeth (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 4-30-05 - In this pivotal hour-long episode, Max, Ian and Casey make their way to New York. After agonizing over the contents of the farmhouse diary, they discover a time-frozen Big Apple infested with Sky Chambers. Ian is right again: it is from here that the Pocket is emanating. Now, blending in with New York's denizens, they make their way to Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park -- and overhear a conversation between Jadeth and her advisor Philomen. The reason for the Pocket is finally revealed, they hear brief mention of the Pendant and the episode concludes with a startling cliffhanger. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne

Eight: The Singular Eye (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 5-06-05 - The Serpents and Mermaids are enslaved. New York is overrun with Jadeth and her Sky Chambers. And Max, Casey and Ian are captured by Johnny Siren. As if things weren't hopeless enough, Siren attempts to break into Max's hidden memories using a gemstone called 'The Singular Eye', and Ian is once again confronted by his eventual death by wolves in the Books of Jonathan Roseblood Cyranus. Is the tyranny of the page absolute? Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Nine: The Isle of the Dreamtime (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 5-13-05 - Escaping via the Book from Johnny Siren's Sky Chamber, the quartet make their way to the legendary Mr. 'E'. There, on his eldritch Isle -- 'an enfoldment of the Dreamtime nearer the true core of reality' -- the mysterious being reveals his origins from a strange undiscovered rogue planet in our own solar system. By a crackling fireplace at night on the edge of the Sea, questions are answered: Mr. E describes how Books, Sky Chambers, and ancient civilizations intertwine in a tapestry spanning the ages -- and how Max's destiny now crosses both the Pocket and the Pendant. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne

Ten: The Tale of Enki (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 5-20-05 - The enigmatic Mr. E -- Enki -- an ancient Sumerian 'god' who is actually an alien -- reveals a detailed account of the history of his kind on earth, and their interactions with several ancient civilizations. The origin of the Pendant is revealed, as is the ancient blood-feud between Enki and Jadeth's father -- Enki's brother -- Enlil. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Eleven: Planet Furious (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 5-27-05 - After a much-deserved rest, Mr. E gives the foursome several gifts, including the location of the Pendant. But, before Enki can complete his instructions, his Isle is attacked by the mysterious Archons. Enki goes down in a torrent; the magicians dispatch the children back to the Book in the Sky Chamber. There, they find they are in a 'SuperPocket', where the centurions are frozen in time -- and they make a surprising discovery about the band Planet Furious, while Sasha falls back into the clutches of Jonathan Roseblood Cyranus. Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Twelve: The Pendant (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 6-9-05 - Stealing Siren's Sky Chamber, the foursome make their way to the black tarn of Loch Sheil in northern Scotland. There, under its depths, they find a secret cavern containing the Pyramid of the Arches, a grand central station of portals to different times and places. The mystery of how the Pendant was 'hidden perfectly' is discovered; and the Pendant itself is recovered. Yet, there is bitter division between Max and Casey now on what to do ... Words written on a wall of the Pyramid like a Book distinctly show Max handing the Pendant to Jadeth! Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne

Thirteen: 'The Tyranny of the Page' (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 6-18-05 - Siren has followed the foursome to the Pyramid of the Arches, and holds a dagger at Casey's throat. Max holds the Pendant, but the tyranny of the page shows events conspire to inevitably lead him to hand it to Jadeth of his own free will. Is he a sleeper agent of the Niburians? When Jadeth and a legion of centurions show up, the moment of truth arrives but the time-portals of the Pyramid have a few surprises, as do Cyranus, Casey and Max himself! Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

Fourteen: Mr. Blister Gets His (MP3) Original Podcast Date: 6-22-05 - Mr. E. explains a few things to the foursome, and things are returned to normal -- thanks to some help arriving from Nibiru itself. Questions are answered, and few new ones emerge. The Pocket is no more, and the foursome, the Serps and the rest of the world are returned to normal. Max finds that he has a fortune as his disposal and he rights some wrongs in his old life – especially that of the notorious Mr. Blister and the Starland Home for Boys. The final chapter! Soundtrack music by Bjorn Lynne.

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