The Jerusalem Creed: A Sean Wyatt Thriller (26 page)
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Authors: Ernest Dempsey
Tags: #Assassinations, #Conspiracies, #Historical, #Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, #Spies & Politics, #Suspense, #Terrorism, #Thrillers, #Thrillers & Suspense
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SEAN WYATT THRILERS:
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SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY:
For my great friend, Jacob “FedEx” Stout. Thanks for always talking things through with me and being there to push me forward.
As always, I have to thank my terrific editors, Anne Storer and Jason Whited, for their tireless and precise work to make my books the best they can be. I’d also like to thank the members of my launch team. Their resilient support and encouragement never ceases to make me smile. In addition, a huge thank you goes out to Frank Paine for his consulting on international affairs and travel.
Fact vs. Fiction
Readers seem to enjoy finding out which things are fact and which things are created from an author’s imagination. I know I like to do the same as a reader.
In this book there are many places where fiction and fact are intertwined closely. This makes discerning what is real and fake a difficult thing to do.
All of the characters are fictional, created in my imagination, with one exception. Daniel was a very real person. Not only is his existence documented in several Scriptures but Cuneiform tablets have been discovered in ancient Babylon that state he was to be the king of the entire empire should the king and his son be killed. This is an amazing piece of evidence to the incredible rise to power Daniel experienced.
He was a student in Jerusalem, taken as a captive to a foreign land, and then made such impressions on the leadership that he was made the third most powerful person in the known world at the time. Pretty cool stuff!
The relics known as the Hoshen, Urim, and Thummim have been a fascinating study for me for the last decade. While archaeologists, treasure hunters, and many others search desperately for the Ark of the Covenant, I was always just as interested in these holy relics that seemed to disappear at about the same time as the Ark.
Though no one is certain where the three objects are, there is no question to their mysterious powers that were documented in the Bible’s Old Testament. As to how the devices/relics worked, that is left to speculation. Was it moved by the power of a deity or were quantum physics at play? We may never know in this lifetime.
The tomb of the high priest in Jerusalem is a little fact and a little fiction. I changed the exact location and the name of the priest but recently, researchers have discovered a high priest’s tomb from around the time of the Babylonian era. The details within the tomb were a figment of my imagination.
The great temple in Yogyakarta is believed to be one of the oldest in Buddhism and as of the date of writing this, is touted as the birthplace of the religion by many.
There are tunnels within the temple. Most are only seen by those who work there. The entire sequence surrounding the massive stupa at the top was concocted by me. While there may be something inside one of the stupas, I am not aware of a way in or out.
The Tiger’s Nest monastery is located in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Bhutan could be one of Asia’s best-kept secrets in the travel industry. The dramatic mountain views, lush forests, and natural beauty are all worth visiting. The monastery itself is open to visits and on the other side of the bridge is a cafeteria and visitor’s area.
There is, to my knowledge, no secret tunnel leading into the mountain, although I’m sure the monks would be happy to talk to you about it.
Susa in Iran is considered to be the burial location for the prophet, Daniel. It is visited frequently by travelers but getting into the country can be tricky, especially for Americans.
Relations between the U.S. and Iran have been poor for decades and it doesn’t seem there is any end of that in sight, which is unfortunate. Iran is a beautiful country and Tehran’s location is unique and breathtaking.
As far as technology and encryption decoding goes, Tara and Alex use a fictional piece of technology I call a hyper quantum algorithmic processing or, HQAP.
The world of quantum computing is not fictional, it is very real and developing at a rapid pace.
With HQAP, people would have the ability to run billions of sequences, codes, and possibilities in a fraction of the time as a normal processor. If you’re wondering whether or not the government is working on this sort of thing, that is anybody’s guess. In my stories, however, the Tommy’s finances enabled him to build computers that could effectively break down highly encrypted databases in a short amount of time.
This goes against the Snowden report. Or does the Snowden report go against HQAP?
I hope this answers some of the questions you may have had for the story. If you’d like to know more, you can always contact me through my website
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The Jerusalem Creed is a work of fiction. All names, characters, events, and places are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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