Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Majestic XII

Majestic XII is a leading title under New Holland's new fiction imprint, Gibbes Street, that is creating a lot of debate for its mix of real-life based political undertones and conspiracy theories combined with a gripping and thrilling story. It is Cam Lavac's second novel.

It all begins when a group of archeologists excavating to find the Arc of the Covenant simulateneously all perish through strokes. Academic Dr Richard Kinnane, who is an expert in phenomenolical studies is brought in by the Israeli Government and discovers an ancient document, paradoxically written in modern English and addressed to a women in the USA.

Making sense of these events leads him on an international chase which unveils plots for a new World Government and a secret society.

Cam has written this book after extensive research into the real Majestic XII, an ultra top-secret agency setup by US President Truman to look into the Roswell UFO sighting in the 1950s. Cam has also launched a new blog.

Monday, September 1, 2008

The Mammals of Australia wins Whitley Award.

New Holland Publisher's landmark publication, The Mammal's of Australia, has taken out a presitigous Whitley Award.

The Commendation for Zoological Reference is for the third edition of this historic book edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan.

Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales presents the Whitley Awards for outstanding publications that contain a significant amount of information relating to the fauna of the Australasian region.

Mammals of Australia provides an account of all 389 species of native mammals known to exist in Australia since European settlement.