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Joanne Walker has no use for the mystical, and up until this morning, the mystical had no use for her.
But an ancient god has reared his head, and the all-too-real riders of the mythical Wild Hunt are menacing the streets of Seattle. Caught in the middle of an age-old grudge, Joanne is forced to choose between accepting an unexpected magical heritage and facing this immortal enemy, or...dying.
(Look, nobody said it was a good choice.)
Guided by a cryptic coyote who visits her dreams and armed with magic she doesn't know how to use, Joanne is befriended by a nosy cab driver who wants to tag along for the adventure as she hangs on to the desperate hope that she might survive the next few days.
Joanne's journey from police department mechanic to urban shaman begins here...whether she likes it or not!
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9 primary books13 released booksWalker Papers is a 13-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by C.E. Murphy, Mercedes Lackey, and Tanith Lee.
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This book and the author's lack of research irritated me. A simple Google search instructed me in the anthropological and historical background of Coyote as a Trickster character - and he's not from the Cherokee nations. I'm disgusted that the author couldn't have bothered putting even that much research into this book - this is the type of bad research that gives non-Native Americans a bad name. To be true to her character's background, she should have had Rabbit or Fox appear in Joanne's dreams to coach her through learning to become a Shaman.
I enjoyed this read. It moves pretty fast. I like the mix of Celtic and Native American lore.