As a PhD science graduate, I aim to produce technical realism in my writing, but never at the expense of the characters or the plot. Therefore, while The Virtual Trilogy is as accurate as I can make it in terms of the technology it describes, it is also a twenty-first century love story - a quest by one man to harness forgotten forces to turn back time and save his wife Maria, from death.

I also apply the same philosophy to my "Captain Cockle" series of children's books - so that while children can enjoy thrilling undersea adventures, they are also learning marine biology and environmental science from a qualified expert.
    

PhD Environmental Science - University of East Anglia - 1977
Glaxo EU Science Writters Fellowship (Ireland) - 1978
"Virtually Maria" - Easons Booksellers "Book of the Month" - August 1998.

All three books in the Virtual Trilogy - "Virtually Maria" (ISBN 9780955663700 and "A Matter of Time" (ISBN 9780955763717)and "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" (ISBN 9780955763724)have been reprinted by Spindrift Press, Dublin and are now available worldwide on Amazon. They will be followed by the cold war thriller "Fire & Ice" in October 2012. Full details are available from www.virtualtrilogy.com

Virtual Triology.com
The official home of John Joyce's Virtual Trilogy - "Virtually Maria", "A Matter of Time" and "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow".

Captain Cockle's Official Website
The official website of John Joyce's childrens' books in the Captain Cockle series - "Captain Cockle and the Cormorant", "Captain Cockle and the Loch Ness Monster" and "Captain Cockle and the Pond".

Fire & Ice
John Joyce's new fact-based thriller, Fire & Ice, describes how a rogue Russian telepathy experiment during the Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggered World War III

Captain Cockle and the Cormorant (illustrated edition)
This fully illustated cartoon edition of the popular children's underwater adventure book will be published by Spindrift Press in September 2012 together with a new and exciting interactive website.