Professor Anthony Jones

Anthony Jones is the author of The Sword of Goliath, and The Wizard of Nod the first two books in a larger tale of the Bloodline Chronicles. Born September 8, 1963, Jones was raised in northern California. Books of influence for Jones include The Hobbit, Tom Sawyer, and Hines feet on high places. Jones greatest influence remains Stephen King and his work on the Dark Tower Series. The Bloodline Chronicles was very much inspired by Stephen Kings Book Wizard and Glass. As a high school journalist...See more

Anthony Jones is the author of The Sword of Goliath, and The Wizard of Nod the first two books in a larger tale of the Bloodline Chronicles. Born September 8, 1963, Jones was raised in northern California. Books of influence for Jones include The Hobbit, Tom Sawyer, and Hines feet on high places. Jones greatest influence remains Stephen King and his work on the Dark Tower Series. The Bloodline Chronicles was very much inspired by Stephen Kings Book Wizard and Glass. As a high school journalist in Truckee California, Jones wrote editorials for the school paper mostly about his love for the outdoors and fishing. Jones never abandoned his love of writing and continued authoring short stories, poems, and songs as he paid the bills in a more traditional fashion. Jones studied Community Relations, and Criminology at Lassen College in Susanville and went on to study Leadership and Labor Relations at Sacramento State University. Jones retired as an Associate Warden for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2013 after 23 years of service,15 at San Quentin State Prison. See less