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Shaman, Healer, Heretic: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (Olivia Lawson Techno-Shaman Book 1) Kindle Edition

by M. Terry Green (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A lone shaman who will not give up. An ancient evil bent on entering our world. An epic battle only one can survive.

Even for a techno-shaman, a kachina in the bedroom isn’t exactly part of the drill. When Olivia Lawson wakes to find one towering over her, she panics. A Hopi god visiting the real world isn't just wrong. It's impossible.

Or is it?

Soon Olivia learns that the kachina is the least of her worries. As she struggles to save her clients, clashes with other shamans, and fends off the attacks of real-world vigilantes, Olivia finds herself in the destructive path of a malevolent ancient force intent on leaving the spiritual realm to conquer this one.

Left with few options, Olivia is forced to defy centuries of shaman prohibitions. As she and her allies risk everything in their bid for survival, Olivia ultimately learns that the rules are there for a reason and that breaking them has a terrible cost.


WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

“Unpredictable, un-put-down-able, addicting debut…this sci-fi / thriller cross is sure to please all readers of the contemporary urban fantasy genre.” Karielle @ Books a la Mode (Top 1000 Reviewer)

“Strong and original series debut…The plot combines action, mystery and a light touch of romance to involve the reader in Livvy's world.” Shelleyrae (Top 500 Reviewer)

“This book has you asking “What?” on every page — but in a good way. …Livvy, SK, and the shaman culture are interesting. This book could easily open a fresh new world of urban fantasy.” Publishers Weekly

“A most worthy read. A most worthy author.” Curtis M. Michaels

"Shaman, Healer, Heretic" is a flawless weave of legendary myth and modern urban life. It reads like an action thriller, and has a very believable cast of characters. I loved it! Fast-paced and suitable for younger readers, I recommend this book for tweens and up.” - Jaelle62

“A Kachina, Sumerian gods, spirit helpers, shamans, the multiverse, and an orange cat named Nacho. What is not to love about this book?” - Glenn R. Skinner

“I read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down.” - Melayla

“Extremely well researched, Green draws on a vast pool of occult wisdom to drive this fantasy work. I enjoyed the unexpected twists and turns to the story. An inspired writing, and thoroughly enjoyed!” - Zoe

“Absolutely captivating, utterly addicting. The characters are very well written, utterly "know-able" and the story picks you up by the neck and shakes the stuffing out of you. In a genre saturated with the same old thing, this book is a wonderful fresh breeze blowing away its competition with the force of an F5 tornado.” - Jackie

“… a rollercoaster ride from the beginning to end.” - Denise Z

“Wow! Just wow! I could not put this book down! Olivia and I greeted the dawn together over the last few pages of this amazing adventure.” - Tenar

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"I read it all in one sitting, late into the night. It is really fantastic. I don't know if she sent out queries but whoever didn't snap this up was a fool." - Fangs, Wands, & Fairy Dust

"Fun & Fast Pasted Story. Had to go get the next & can't wait for the week end!" - Anonymous Reviewer at Barnes & Noble

"The storyline in this book was interesting, and at times I really just couldn't put it down. There were also several twists at the end that I really didn't see coming. Overall, a new and interesting idea, with a well-thought out plot." - Sarah Elizabeth's Bookshelf

"In the face of an ancient force, Olivia is against the wall and must break all the rules to stop a spiritual beast from conquering our reality. Shaman Healer Heretic is a fast paced read in an original setting, recommended." - Midwest Book Review

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M. Terry Green is a full-time writer, former archaeologist, and budding minimalist. She and her husband make Los Angeles their home. Visit her online at mterrygreen.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Middleworld Productions (January 21, 2011)
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The OLIVIA LAWSON TECHNO-SHAMAN series:

* Shaman, Healer, Heretic

* Shaman, Friend, Enemy

* Shaman, Sister, Sorceress

* Shaman, Priestess, Pawn

* Shaman, Lover, Warrior

The WHITE WORLD series:

* Iced

* Trapped

* Shattered

Terry adores hearing from readers! You can reach her via terry (at) mterrygreen.com. She does all her own email stunts.

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L. Mad Hildebrandt
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll get your shaman-fix here!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2011
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Shaman, Healer, Heretic. By M. Terry Green. ABNA, 2011.

The opening paragraph in this excerpt immediately draws in this reader. Why is she afraid of the unknown person, or people, beyond her closed eyelids? Note: the second paragraph is italicized, seeming to denote that Livvy is thinking. However, the statement: "But who was it and what were they doing?" is written in the third person. If this is her thought, it should be more immediate, more personal. As it is, it throws the reader out of the narrative they've only just entered.

Wonderful writing draws the reader quickly along as events unfold. And then another stopper. Eyelid? She only has one eye?

Then back into the story, quickly. Well done! A Kachina in the room? This comes as a welcome surprise, but name him. Those of us who know want to know who's in the room. Or who the imposter is mimicking. Kokopelli?

Chapter 2 opens with a dwarf. Interesting mix. Livvy has been asked here to take on a job. As a techno-shaman it's right up her alley. What a great story line. Bruja Blanca...love it! Shades of Santaria, too. Fabulous, fabulous beginning, and a quick dive into the world of shamanism, which, up to this point reads sincere. By the end of the excerpt we've been drawn into not one mystery (the Kachina), but two, with a seriously ill, perhaps cursed woman to tend. Are the two connected? Can Livvy solve these interesting dilemmas?

My advice? For the author: not much, just those few tiny things previously mentioned, and to let me know when this gets published so I can finish it! For the reader: you'll get your shaman-fix here!

~ L. Mad Hildebrandt
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Debra L. Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars Inventive and enjoyable story
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2011
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Olivia (Livvy) Lawson is a modern-day techno shaman. She uses technologically enhanced googles (the God Helmet) to help guide her through the different realms of the spirit world and she is blessed with a unique spirit helper--lightening. She is barely making ends meet and things go from bad to worse the day a supernatural kachina, an ancient Hopi god, shows up in her apartment. Livvy ignores the god and he melts back into the spiritual world. The kachina is a sign, but Livvy doesn't understand what his message means and she doesn't feel comfortable talking about it with anyone, not even her shaman broker. However, when a number of other shamans start dying, Livvy has no choice, but to enlist LK's aid and the aid of every shaman living in the Los Angeles area.

This book opens with a bang and caught my interest immediately. The author does a great job in pulling the reader into the story chapter after chapter. The character of Livvy is well fleshed out--a technologically gifted shaman, but a shy and social inept young woman. There are tidbits in the story of Livvy's attending medical school, but there is no further explanation of why she dropped out. Was the life of a shaman more appealing or did something happen to force Livvy out of medical school? I was disappointed when nothing more was revealed in this book, but perhaps that will happen in the next book.

The shaman broker LK was my favorite character. He may be a dwarf, but he's one well-dressed guy with his tailored suits and custom Italian shoes. He knows all the shamans in and around LA--their strengths, their weaknesses--and is the one that is instrumental in helping Livvy contact everyone to help solve the problems in the middleworld. The author does a superb job in describing the unique cast of shamans and their spirit helpers. Each is different and brings an added flair to the story.

The one character I did not connect with is the paramedic, Joel. I don't feel he added anything to the plot and it seemed to me that he was introduced into the story for an easy fix. I think the story was solid without him and his scenes could be deleted from the book without affecting the flow of the story.

All in all, this was a very inventive and interesting story. I would definitely like to read the next book and see what new adventures await Livvy. Recommended.
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Janelle A. Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2011
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I thought the excerpt was a very good read. Very detailed. Very well rounded out characters. I did pick on up on a couple of spots that could use some editing. Like in the scene where SK put the cigarette out. Would have liked to have seen a little bit more detail on the Kochina, what it is, and more on what it was wearing. Same with the cat, what type is he? Is he a yellow tabby? An orange tabby? Are his stripes normal, or do they swirl? Adding some cat like movements(purring, grooming, etc) to him would help develop his character a bit more, even though he is just a pet in the book. Needs a bit description on opening the boxes to get to what is inside them. Also watch repeating the names of the characters in your paragraphs. For example, instead of saying the main characters name all the time, change it up with words like the young woman, or in SK's case, his full name, or a little person, or dwarf.
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Petras Furtado
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice read, but needs to evolve.
Reviewed in Brazil on August 6, 2015
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In an universe filled with real spirits, spiritual worlds beyond reality and the shaman who can travel through them, a young techno-shaman (a kind that uses technology to focus on their out-of-body journeys) discover some terrible unfolding events that may change the otherwolrd of spirits and even the real world!
In other words, the book has an interest point, is well driven, hs good and solid characters, but is not very well written. But that's promise in it, and I hope the author can grow and make a sequel that has all the goods of this book, plus improving the writing and the story's delivery.
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Libri, libri e...
5.0 out of 5 stars Una piccola perla letteraria
Reviewed in Italy on February 28, 2015
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[Recensione pubblicata sul blog Libri, libri, e...]

Essendo una tecno-sciamana, Livvy è abituata a vedere cose strane, ma un kachina ai piedi del letto decisamente non rientra nella solita routine. Quando riceve una chiamata per un lavoro, scopre che la materializzazione (teoricamente impossibile) di un antico spirito, per di più non correlato con le sue radici, non è l’unico evento fuori dall’ordinario ad avere luogo a Los Angeles: il mondo degli spiriti diventa più strano ogni volta che ci mette piede. Come se non bastasse, alcuni sciamani iniziano a morire senza ragione apparente, altri fanno fatica a svegliarsi e le persone iniziano ad ammalarsi di morbi misteriosi. Livvy dovrà cercare aiuto e rompere le regole, se vuole riuscire a salvarsi la vita, insieme a quella di tutti gli sciamani della città.

Dopo aver letto l’estratto, ho capito subito che dovevo averlo. Livvy è una protagonista fenomenale, profondamente umana e tutt’altro che perfetta. Ha un passato difficile, di cui non ama parlare, e la sua vita sembra essere un disastro sotto ogni punto di vista. I personaggi secondari sono altrettanto interessanti, ricchi di sfumature ma, soprattutto, riflettono l’incredibile multietnicità di una metropoli come Los Angeles, arrivando da diverse culture e classi sociali.

La narrazione coinvolge il lettore fin dalle primissime pagine, al punto che diventa impossibile mettere giù il libro finché non lo si è finito. Per un libro di oltre 350 pagine, in cui la vera azione inizia solo dopo la prima metà, non è un’impresa da poco. Devo ammettere che alcuni elementi risultano un tantino prevedibili (avevo capito chi era il cattivo della situazione poco dopo la prima apparizione), ma l’autrice riesce a tessere la tela in modo così magistrale che, anche sapendolo, la sorpresa rimane invariata. Non vedo l’ora di mettere le mani sugli altri quattro e, se saranno all’altezza del primo, la serie potrebbe essere una di quelle che merita di essere acquistata in cartaceo.
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Dee xx
5.0 out of 5 stars Shaman, healer, heretic book 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2014
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I decided to try something new. I usually read more vampires, werewolves, demon and horror stuff, but I came across this book and thought "why not?!". How glad was I! It's an interesting mix of Hopi mythology (native American), New age shamanism brought into modern times with the use of technology and good old fashion adventure. It was a pleasure to read I really enjoyed Green 's descriptions of Livvy's journeys to the various worlds and also the way she portrays the other characters...it's fun. I especially like the tawa kachina! Give it a try.
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M. S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Germany on May 23, 2014
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An awesome story, fine characters and a story about old gods - sounds like a good mixture.
At first I thought his to bei a cyberpunk story - and though I love cyberpunk - I am very glad it is not. It mixes old myths with that “there is more in the world than the things we see“ kind of feeling - and shows us that there is more and it all makes perfect sense.
M.Terry Green tells the story of Lobby with such an ease, an eye for details and perfect timing for events.
Absolute Must Read!
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Berry Beresford
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Australia on May 30, 2016
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I'm not the target audience for this book. Nevertheless I found it to be rich, interesting with just the right amount of mystery-twisty to keep me engaged until the very last word. Thanks for such a good read!
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