| The disappearance of the Celtic Earls in 1607 | | | | stolen art. As he gets more deeply involved in the |
| became known as the Flight of the Earls. | | | | plot John is faced with a choice which might |
| Questions still go unanswered regarding this | | | | compromise his whole value system in a way |
| sudden and mysterious exodus. The question as | | | | that would impact his family, his estranged father, |
| to why the Earls, the cream of Irish nobility, left | | | | and even the relationship between the Republic of |
| Ireland, still intrigue the Irish. "Celts and Kings" | | | | Ireland and England. |
| explores some possibilities and uncovers a | | | | John Michaels was influenced by the Calvinistic |
| creative speculation on the "Stone of Destiny." | | | | teachings of his minister father, and is faced with |
| John Michaels, a college professor, known for his | | | | the consequences that shaped his life as he |
| integrity and uncompromising stance on principles | | | | developed a wrong belief about God. During a visit |
| finds himself out of a job after refusing to change | | | | to the Sligo Abbey, John becomes fascinated with |
| a student's grade. The student was the son of a | | | | the mission statement of Celtic Christianity. |
| powerful, intimidating contributor to the school's | | | | Hathorn has used a unique approach in his dialog |
| alumni association. Samuel Reed made it a | | | | to convey historical background, high tech security |
| personal matter of revenge to ruin John Michael's | | | | systems, and environmental issues. He gives |
| career | | | | insights into Celtic culture, customs, traditions, and |
| In an effort to meet the requirements for | | | | religion. Hathorn's background as a college |
| teaching in England, John visits Ireland and to find | | | | professor comes through as he challenges the |
| his ancestry to qualify for dual citizenship which | | | | individual reader to be honest in examining his |
| meets the requirement for teaching in European | | | | belief system, bias, business ethics, prejudices, |
| schools. While in Ireland, Michaels bumped into | | | | and extremes in politics, and religion. |
| Megan O'Rourke, a former graduate student from | | | | This is a book for anyone looking for Celtic lore, |
| his school. Although a happily married man, Megan | | | | and Irish tradition. "Celts and Kings" is a story for |
| and John feel powerfully drawn together in a | | | | all who want a glimpse into the past to see how |
| strong mystical attraction. | | | | this impacts the contemporary problems facing |
| Together they become involved in trying to | | | | Ireland today. Melvin Charles Hathorn has done his |
| resolve the mystery of the Flight of the Earls. | | | | research and written a creative, believable |
| They soon find themselves involved in a | | | | historical novel filled with intrigue, adventure, and |
| conspiracy that involves an underground world of | | | | romance. |