Reviews to-date - 9th November 2003.
Reviews will be added here as they become available.

This book is awesome! When is the next in this series out? I'm serious, I loved it. I hope it becomes like Cellestine Prophecy and alike. It has a hell of a lot of truths within it. It's excellent.

Carl Montgomery - Specialised fitness consultant



I love this book. It wrings the heart and soul, tests the mind and sweeps you off on an explosively, fast-paced action adventure. With mystery, murder, conspiracies, compassion, sex, intrigue, vital history, spirituality and enough twists and turns to leave you breathless - I couldn't put it down. Jake has to be the sexiest, toughest and smartest action hero to hit the book stands in a long while. Plus, it has the best sex scene I have ever read - enlightening, sexy, yet tasteful, all at the same time.

There is a very important message for humanity intrinsically woven through the fabric of this epic adventure. I feel a much happier and compassionate human being for reading this book. There is hope for humankind and I thank you for sharing that with me.

I'm hanging out for the next instalment, so hurry up!
I need to know what happens next...

Siobhan Graham - Actor

SET in the near-future, the erratic weather
patterns we have experienced have
intensified. There are dire predictions of
an apocalypse, but scientists and world
leaders are giving conflicting reasons. Is it
all a cover-up? Jake Wakeman seeks to find
out what isn't being said, and there are
those who will do all in their power to stop
him. What starts out as an adventure in
The X-Files vein bogs down a bit with moral
messages to prepare for the end - December
22, 2012. At 651 pages, a largish tome, but
worth the effort. In a word: epochal

Lisa Nolan
Melbourne Herald-Sun Newspaper
Saturday 25th October 2003

If The Shift Of The Ages was a film, it starts out as a fast paced black and
white adventure and soon accelerates into vibrant colour. It then shifts
up another gear, the floor falls away and it explodes into multidimensional
frames. It truly is the "Matrix Reloaded" of contemporary literature.

Nemeyeth has the ability to craft an extraordinarily complex adventure.
Through the experience of Jake Wakeman the reader is left pondering the
larger questions about past and future life in a myriad of possible outcomes
for this planet. A must read for anyone who feels that "now time" is a
critical point in human history.

The Shift Of The Ages confirms the readers innermost instincts about the
significance of where we are now, where we have been, and possibly what lies
ahead.

Paul Guggenheimer
Barrister -at- Law
Melbourne, Australia

Jake Wakeman, main protagonist of this novel, is an adventurer, driven by insatiable curiosity and an inner inkling that things are not as they seem. With this general attitude, Jake discovers an entire new world of information, intrigue, conspiracy, love and hate, and ends up a transformed human being, with a mission and the courage and determination to carry it out.

What is new in this book is manifold: you will find here what could be considered a new genre of contemporary literature, a combination of adventure-thriller-detective story with scientifically presented evidence for geological movements in ancient times, future ecological developments, and cutting-edge theories in modern physics on the one hand, and an internal spiritual and psychological journey on the other.

This combination of internal and external journeys does not stop at the person, Jake, but touches on and enriches our understanding of some of the key controversial issues of our time.

Whether you believe all of it or none, the book will open your mind and heart to new possibilities and understandings. At the end, you will find yourself with a deeper sense of responsibility for the future of our planet, and the inspiration to personally grow towards greater humanity, courage and truthfulness. Be one of the first to read it!

HB, PHD
Queensland. Australia



This novel has created a unique genre of its own. It reads like a metaphysical thriller, filled with prophetic fast-paced adventure, yet the underlying thread of the spiritual message is hauntingly powerful and at times disturbing. The author has taken many New Age themes and woven them through an amazingly complex, yet easy to read tale. Some of the scenes could be directly out of Indiana Jones or Matrix, but the inclusion of subject matters such as quantum physics, alternate time-lines, past lives, ancient civilisations, environmental and technological abuse, the photon band and the ending of the Mayan calendar in 2012 makes it stand out from the rest. This novel will certainly make its mark in the mind, body and spirit sections of book stores and will also be highly appealing to the general market. The writing is very visual and will easily transfer to the big screen - it would be quite an epoch.

The author has added a unique dimension to his project by the inclusion of a CD theme song, written and performed by himself. His beautiful prose and voice transports you to another realm. The overall package is both enthralling and inspiring.

LIVING NOW! Magazine - October Issue
Maud Clark

I enjoyed The Shift of the Ages Book and CD so much I felt I should relay how in my opinion I found it compelling reading from a great writer, a thrilling adventure full of suspense, intrigue, touching all of the senses;
discoveries of our past connecting us to the future. 'Great Movie Prospect'.

Jean Nemeyeth's song-writing is also inspirational, his words and Exquisite voice will touch and melt many hearts. I look forward to the next book and song, until then 'LOVES ALL THAT MATTERS'.

Judith Grant
Australia

1st comment: I thought this book was fantastic, packed full of action! I liked the way there was always something interesting happening on every page! I also liked the way the story was set in 2008. There was a good use of words in this book.

Rating: I rate this book stars

2nd comment: I loved the way this book keeps you hanging on the edge of your seat. I look forward to reading the second in this series!

By SP, Australia,
Grade 6, 11 years old

Publishers Note: Obviously an old soul!

Once I started reading the Shift of the Ages, I felt like I was a young child again - oblivious to anything else around me and totally engrossed in the action of the book. Even though the book may appear futuristic to some, I know the story to be believable especially as I am now spending so much time in the U.S.

I am totally delighted by the creativity of the author throughout the book - the action, the history, the messages and how he has have woven the important questions into the fabric of the text. I know it is wise not to compare, however The Shift of the Ages is such a mixture of the Matrix, an adult Harry Potter, Neil Donald Walsch... you name it... it is all in there! I also thoroughly enjoyed the CD. His voice sounds strong and true.
Congratulations to Jêan Nemeyeth- an important novel/biography of our beloved Planet - he has given her and us, a valuable gift!

Libby Gordon -
Educator & Partner
Cosmic Light Connections

In a bleak Orwellian future humankind has been duped into electronic tagging, like so much merchandise, all in the name of convenience. You can pay for your groceries with the wave of an arm, but that same arm is now working for the state. Constant surveillance and networked computers monitor and record your every move. Dissidents are discredited and hunted down.

Fear of the criminal element, the fringe dweller, the non-participant in this cosy little global village
keeps the populace both compliant and complicit. Jake Wakeman is just such an obedient cog in the social
machine. An unlikely candidate for New Age prophet and saviour. And yet... A cryptic phone call; an equally cryptic letter; his father's suspicious death and the authorities seeming inaction; an unprovoked attack by a mysterious woman; a list of names, all of whom turn up dead. A series of events that conspire to bring Jake to a secret archeological site in Antarctica, triggering voices and images that Jake can't explain and would like to dismiss. But the profound implications of the discovery under the ice must be communicated to humanity and destiny, it appears, has appointed Jake the messenger. There's just the small matter of a massive international governmental and military conspiracy that exists to prevent the truth from ever coming to light.

Quantum physics, metaphysics, alternative realities, karma, reincarnation, an organic supercomputer and ancient power and wisdom converge in this tale of adventure, enlightenment and possible redemption. Jake must somehow outwit the system, and the ambition and venality of a man determined, not only to uphold the status quo but, to turn events to the advantage of a powerful few.

If Jake can infiltrate the secret repositories of knowledge and turn the insidious technologies back on
their creators, then will humanity be able to make an informed choice about our collective destiny. And he
might just be able to save his marriage and make amends to his son in the process. And if he can convince millions of people around the world that they can transform their lives and their reality. What then?...

This is a great book, I loved it! For anyone who has ever wondered where we came from or where we might be going, it's a "must read." It stimulates all the senses on many levels - intellectual, emotional and spiritual.

C. H., Victoria, Australia

This is a novel that brings together a plethora of spiritual, metaphysical and planetary understandings and ancient knowledge, whilst at the same time being an engrossing and exiting adventure story. It’s a fast-paced tale set in the year 2008, and it’s only four years until the ending of the Mayan calendar on 22 December 2012. Scientists and researchers have been speculating as to what the ending of this cycle will mean. The truth behind what the ancients have termed The Shift Of The Ages is about to be revealed.

Whether you’re a New Ager or simply like a good read, this is the book to reactivate your memory and knowledge or simply help to open you to other possibilities and potentials. Subtly encoded to assist us to reawaken and remember, it possesses powerful messages that are extremely thought provoking. Not only can this author write but he sings as well! A beautiful CD single theme song especially written for the novel is also included.

Insight Magazine - October Issue
Tracey Lakainapali - Lomi Lomi therapist and teacher
Australia

I would like to say that 'Shift Of the Ages' is like Harry Potter
for Adults. The concepts put forward are mind blowing. You are left
wondering 'Is this for real'? 'Is it fact or fiction'? The author is
very much in touch with this planet and the energy that all of us are
putting out. From beginning to end, 'The Shift Of The Ages' is unlike
any other adventure novel I've ever read. It will change you
forever.

E. S. L.
Melbourne
Australia