The Author: Stuart Land

Stuart Land is the pseudonym for the Dubai-based author who has been resident in the Gulf for 20 years, having previously lived and worked in Scandinavia.

Born in England, Stuart Land has travelled extensively throughout the world and has lived in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Libya, Cyprus and Bahrain. He has visited more than 80 countries and is a specialist in Scandinavian and Arab affairs.

He has worked as a journalist and advertising copywriter, as well as being employed for several years with the UK's Ministry of Defence and Home Office. He is now involved in marketing one of the region's best known brands.

Stuart Land is married with two grown up daughters. The Godstone is his first novel.

The Godstone: Summary

It is Christmas Eve 1811 when two mighty Royal Navy men-of-war are shipwrecked off the rocky North Sea coast of Denmark in the worst storm in living memory, causing a loss of lives greater than the Titanic's.

Of the 18 survivors, one is an American sailor press-ganged into the service, who holds the secret to a treasure of gold and the mysterious Godstone which would wield its eerie power over the Middle East 200 years later.

Once worshipped by an Asian tribe offering human sacrifices, the Godstone would reek havoc over many continents bringing suicide bombers, murders and massacres with its evil influence.

The Godstone would change the direction of American politics and deliver a message which could change our world.