Mountain Echoes

The Walker Papers, Book 8

By: C. E. Murphy

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

You can never go home again

Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing - stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him - and to meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago.

That would be enough for any shaman to face, but Joanne's beloved Appalachians are being torn apart by an evil reaching forward from the distant past. Anything that gets in its way becomes tainted - or worse.

And Aidan has gotten in the way.

Only by calling on every aspect of her shamanic powers can Joanne pull the past apart and weave a better future. It will take everything she has - and more.

Unless she can turn back time…

©2013 C.E. Murphy (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

The long wait was not wasted!

Any additional comments?

The Walker Papers are back (FINALLY). Even though it was a long wait, it was worth it. C. E. Murphy delivers an action-packed and hilarious emotional roller coaster through time. Joanne goes back home and ends up saving the world (again). This is a great listen, and Gabra Zackman is brilliant, as always.

Good book, but I miss Gary

Back to her family's roots. Fighting demons in the hollows ("hollers"). Surprise visits by unexpected participants. But no Gary. Except for the last sentence of the book. I hope the next book answers the question of what happened to Gary.

Wow! Author + Narrator = OMGodsmacked!

I've enjoyed this series. In some books it felt sometimes like a recipe. In the last two books, recipe or no, these have been, by far, the most intense and exhilarating. Souls cascading and triumphing over evil. Every step not projecting the next, leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next... By the end of Mountain Echoes, I was ready to eat everything on the menu! I was *that* invested in the end result. Oh! And the end cliff hanger.. What?!?!? EXCELLENT!

awesome;y brutal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you listen to Mountain Echoes again? Why?

Are you kidding me!!!
I already listened to it 3 times, All 9 books !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am getting ready to do it again.
I want Shaman Rises (Walker papers Book 9) as well !!!!!!!!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Aidan because of his cutness. His resolve in being a shaman and that he doesn't hate his real mom. Joanne because she is the most!! John her heart throb & jake her best friend.
I also love cayotte & can't wait to see what happened to him.

What does Gabra Zackman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Gabra Zackman has a unique way of doing all the voices especially Aidan.
You can tell all the emotions just by listening. I don't have to imagin as hard as I would if I just read it. Hurry up & do book 9, OK :)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

They all were just amazing, exciting & this book especially made me cry and laugh and had me at the edge of my seat. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

Just hurry up with the next book will you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay C.E. Murphy!

As always, C.E. Murphy does not disappoint. By now, the main characters are very familiar. The story, however is fresh and new. New viewpoints, new changes and best of all, new idea.

loving these books

this one especially. I grew up in Graham county NC, home of the Snowbird Cherokee. Neighbor of the Qualla Boundary rez. I could really see this happening in my mind. Gabra Z is so good, I forget only one person is telling the stories.

Still the best writer - EVER

Absolutely wonderful. Ms. Murphy writes the most amazing, beautiful story of life, death, endings and beginnings. The past and the present the living and the dead become one, in a way that breaks your heart and uplifts your soul. Still my favourite author ever, love her and her writing even more than ever before. Thank you, 's Murphy, for a beautiful, uplifting story.

The best so far of all Walker Book

What made the experience of listening to Mountain Echoes the most enjoyable?

I love Joanne Walker. She is amazing. The imagination C E gives to her character is amazing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Mountain Echoes?

I love that Joanne and Mike Morris finally got together and that she finally made peace with her dad. I love that we finally got to meet Aiden, her son. It was the best book of the Walker series so far.

Which character – as performed by Gabra Zackman – was your favorite?

Ada - Aiden adopted mother.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

I hope this is not the last Walker book.

big emotional payoff for readers of the series

This is a four star book for readers who have been following the series. While it has all the typical earmarks of the series: solid writing, fast plotting, good characterizations, snappy banter, and a particularly great magic system, this particular book's big payoff is in the resolution of Joanne's family background. She faces her past figuratively and literally as she has to come home to the Cherokee reservation that she spent her teenage years on. She discovered her mother's story in the last book, and in this book she learns her history on her father's side and faces the child she gave up for adoption. The book also has a lot of Morrison and their romance, which goes from budding to fully-realized. There is a lot of humor in the book as well as battle against evil and emotional reunions. I enjoyed this one mightily. The Cherokee history and lore was interesting as well.

Shaman Rises is out in paperback

If you could sum up Mountain Echoes in three words, what would they be?

It was goooooooooooood

Who was your favorite character and why?

Where's the latest book, "Shaman Rises"?

Which character – as performed by Gabra Zackman – was your favorite?

When will the audio version of "Shaman Rises" be released?

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

That Gary saw his wife Annie alive.

Any additional comments?

When will you have the audio version of "Shaman Rises"?