Rod Griffiths

Rod Griffiths

About

Retired professor of Public Health.  Now writing fiction to put my accumulated knowledge and ideas to work.

The Maker of Worlds

The Maker of Worlds

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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="font-weight:700;font-style:italic;">If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I've spent my life in medicine and public health. I've seen patients and the media duped by hype about new drugs. I've seen drug companies fined huge amounts for inappropriate marketing practices, yet they continue to make vast fortunes. The book is a fictionalised account of the launch of a new cancer drug, complete with nasty side effects, greedy capitalists and crooked money laundering mafia. Through all this Professor Jim Brogan, epidemiologist, stuggles to diagnose the problem and make everything safe.

Reviews

<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></span><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12px Helvetica;">From a review on Amazon.co.uk</p>This book contains every element needed to keep the reader's attention. Suspense, murder, romance and a well informed medical backdrop from author and retired doctor Rod Griffiths. The characters are finely drawn, from the charismatic and brilliant doctor Jim to the warm and caring Val who is in love with him and the glamourous ex-escort girl Fiona with a worldly exterior that hides a sad past. The story revolves round a new cancer drug which is being propelled onto the market by an unscrupulous group who are motivated solely by money but thanks to some great detective work by the leading characters, their plans come unstuck. The pathos that is generated when we meet the powerful Italian American whose own life is about to be cut short by cancer is warmed by admiration for the way he summons his last energy to sort the situation out for his family. This book shows clearly the desparation felt by those suffering from cancer alongside the greed of those hoping to profit from their fear. It is written with a true understanding of psychology and readers will relate to it - thoroughly believable and would make a great film.