Author and Hollywood New Media Producer, Mark Jeffrey, Chosen as Featured Reader at the 2004 World Fantasy Convention in Tempe Arizona on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at 12:30 p.m.

Author, New Media Guru, Mark Jeffrey To Read new fantasy, science fiction novel "The Pocket and the Pendant" from Lulu.com at World Fantasy Convention in Tempe, Arizona on October 31,2004.

(PRWEB) October 26, 2004 -- THE POCKET AND THE PENDANT, Lulu Press, October 2004 is sold at Barnes & Noble and online at Amazon.com and Pocketandpendant.com.

Organizers of the 30th Annual World Fantasy Convention announced today that Mark Jeffrey, Hollywood new media producer and author of the newly published Sci-Fi and Fantasy novel The Pocket And The Pendant" (Lulu Press, 220 pages, October, 2004) will conduct a featured reading at their Tempe, Arizona conference at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.

The Pocket And The Pendant" (http://www.pocketandpendant.com) is an appropriate pick for a Halloween Day 2004 reading at the confab since early reviews say that the mysterious adventure saga brews a quirky blend of Sci-Fi and Fantasy favorites like Stargate, Harry Potter, Snow Crash and the old 'Land of the Lost into one volume." Jeffreys twisted but enamoring characters catapulted into a bizarre sub-time called The Pocket," prompt comparison to the acclaimed author Lemony Snickett.

Cross-generational in appeal, the book weaves together a delightfully bizarre and compelling narrative combining a complex tangle of ancient Sumerian artifacts and legends, quantum mechanics, UFOs, a curious rogue planet in our own solar system and magic books" powered by consciousness. Jeffreys masterful mise-en-scene hauntingly renders the raucousness of Lord of the Flies" in a netherworld beyond where Wonderland meets Neverland. The tales spellbinding spin pitting odd and odder, stymies prediction by fervid Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans and the crooked twists and turns even captivate armchair adventurers of todays SURVIVOR television generation.

"The novel is written for both adults and young adult readers alike," says Los Angeles based author Jeffrey. I consciously wrote in a fast-paced and humorous style accessible to both audiences, yet didnt want to create something kiddie".

PURCHASING INFORMATION:

The Pocket and the Pendant" is available on the books website http://www.pocketandpendant.com in two formats: a high quality paperback edition retailing for $13.95 and a downloadable e-book edition for $5.00. It is also available from print-on-demand publishing company Lulu.com (http://www.lulu.com). Lulu sources say that the book is already one of the sites 'all-time-best sellers. The novel is also available online at Amazon.com and at Barnesandnoble.com. Los Angeles residents can find the book at such bookstores as BookSoup, www.booksoup.com and at Borders, Santa Monica store.

FREE PREVIEW: The Pocket and The Pendant":

A free preview, including the first two chapters of the book, is available in .pdf format for immediate download at http://www.pocketandpendant.com. The website also features cover art, news and updates about the book, reviews and a blog.

ABOUT The Pocket and the Pendant" by Mark Jeffrey -- ISBN -- 1-4116-1323-6

From the back cover:

Max Quick was a very strange little boy indeed...But even he didnt suspect how strange -- until time itself stops the world over. Now, he must unravel an ancient mystery drenched in magic books, the lost Sumerian civilization, a curious rogue planet in our own solar system, and a bizarre slushy nether-time called 'the Pocket".

Racing desperately now against a clock that can no longer tick, Max struggles to recover a potent artifact known only as the Pendant. Yet, the closer he and his companions come to recovering it, the more they realize that their own true identities may yet sweep them into the machinations of the very adversaries they fight against....

www.pocketandpendant.com

About Author: Mark Jeffrey has spent most of his life an entrepreneur, The Pocket and the Pendant" released in fall, 2004 is his first novel. Jeffrey has co-founded three online media companies, the most recent of which was sold to Barry Dillers IAC in 2004. His first project, The Palace was backed by Time Warner and attracted an audience of more than 10 million users and was selected as one of The Best of 1996" by Entertainment Weekly. Mark has been named as one of Hollywoods 50 Creatives to Watch" by VARIETY magazine. Mark loves riding his Harley, working out at the gym and writing about cool things. Although he grew up in the northern wildwoods of New Hampshire, he successfully escaped The Land of Ice and the Snow, and now lives near the beach in sunny, Santa Monica.

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