The Committee (Llewellyn's Psi-Fi) [Mass Market Paperback]

Raymond Buckland (Author)

Book Description

Series: Llewellyn's Psi-Fi | Publication Date: January 8, 1990

The Cold War is back in this suspense thriller where international aggressors use psychokinesis, astral projection, and other psychic means to circumvent the U.S. intelligence network. When two routine satellite launches are inexplicably aborted, "The Committee" -- made up of a writer, a psychic housewife, and two parapsychologists -- is called in. They piece together a sinister occult plot against the United States and embark on a supernatural adventure of a lifetime.

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About the Author

Raymond Buckland has been actively involved in metaphysics and the occult for fifty years and has writing about it for nearly thirty.

He is the author of more than sixty books, including such best-selling titles as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Gypsy Dream Dictionary, Practical Candleburning Rituals, and Witchcraft from the Inside. Ray has lectured and presented workshops across the United States, and has appeared on major television and radio shows nationally and internationally. He has also written screen plays, been a technical advisor for films, and appeared in films and videos.

Ray comes from an English Romany (Gypsy) family and presently resides, with his wife Tara, on a small farm in central Ohio. Beyond writing, Ray's other passion is homebuilt airplanes.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (January 8, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567181007
• ISBN-13: 978-1567181005
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,194,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1962 I came to the U.S. from England, where I'd written comedy scripts and was personal scriptwriter for a popular British comedian. Interested in the occult for over fifty years, in the past forty years I've had over forty books published (fiction and non-fiction), with nearly two million copies in print and translated into seventeen foreign languages. I've received awards for my work and had books featured in several national book clubs. I was Technical Director for movies, working with Orson Wells and William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist). Of Romany descent, I'm an authority on Gypsies and have written several books on them. I've lectured at colleges and universities and been the subject of articles in newspapers and magazines: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, New York Sunday News, National Observer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Look Magazine, Cosmopolitan, True, and others.

I've appeared on national television and radio talk shows and been on BBC-TV, England, RAI-TV, Italy, and CBC-TV, Canada. I appeared extensively on stage in England and played small character parts in movies in America. I taught courses at colleges and universities and have been a featured speaker at conferences and workshops. I'm listed in reference works including Contemporary Authors, Who's Who In America, Men of Achievement, and International Authors' and Writers' Who's Who.

Latest books are The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts, The Spirit Book, Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications, Wicca For One, and Cards of Alchemy. A DVD version of my Wicca video has also recently been released: Rebirth of the Old Religion. A prolific author, I'm currently working on my autobiography. Today I live on a farm in north-central Ohio. Photo Credit: Gregory Ford

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kept me interested, February 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Committee (Llewellyn's Psi-Fi) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've been a reader of Buckland for ages and just recently started reading his fiction. This book was an interesting read that kept me going forward.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Committee belittles Buckland's knowledge of the occult., April 9, 1998

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This review is from: The Committee (Llewellyn's Psi-Fi) (Mass Market Paperback)

Raymond Buckland is well know for his writing on the occult, including those aspects he covers in The Committee. He covers those aspects quite well, bringing out an interest in the subject, particularly for people who would not normally read his other material.

Unfortunately, his writings on astral projection and other occult topics is supported by a weak cast of predictable characters and a stereotypical plot. In fact, all the requirements of a predictable plot are fulfilled - the hints of romance, the conflicts within the groups, even the backstabbing villain.

The only reason to read The Committee is as a light preview to Buckland's other writing on the occult.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What Knowledge???, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Committee (Llewellyn's Psi-Fi) (Mass Market Paperback)

Knowledgeable? No way! Not this story that is at least listed as "psi-fi" nor the other writings. Anyone knowledgeable or participant in any of the numerous divisions has know for a long time that Bucklands books are seemingly all fiction and figments of his imagination. He is a good producer of imagination and would probably make a great fiction writer but not on the occult. I hope readers will not be fooled by all this self-hype that many writers write about themselves and their own accomplishments.