Urban Shaman

The Walker Papers, Book 1

By: C. E. Murphy

Narrated by: Christine Carroll

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt.

No worries. No pressure. Never mind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing herself from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams.

And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body, but she's just come across her second in three days.

It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.

©2005 C.E. Murphy (P)2006 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A swift pace, a good mystery, a likeable protagonist, magic, danger, Urban Shaman has them in spades." (Jim Butcher, author of the best-selling series The Dresden Files)

Shaman Gal

I liked the premise of the story, and the quick pace right from the beginning. There was a bit of stilted language a couple of times as there's no way people would really talk like that to each other. The story line was good, but it did get confusing at times when she was "dream learning". Overall I thought the story was interesting and pulled the reader alone at an enjoyable pace. I thought the ending came a bit quick in pulling everything together, and perhaps that's where it required me to re-read several passages again because I was sure that I missed something. This is a good character. One that could result in a serial story line. The one thing I really liked about Joann Walker, was her no nonsense style. She was a modern day woman balancing multiple demands whether it be work, love, spirituality or whatever. I found myself really pulling for her to kick some mythological behind. I would recommend this as worth wild reading. Enjoy.

Surprisingly enough..

I liked this. I grabbed it on impulse because I had a long drive ahead of me and nothing to listen to. I don't typically consider myself a Harlequin kind of gal, but this didn't fall into the category of what I consider the typical Harlequin kind of story. It was almost like reading a story about Anita Blake's sister, (ala Laurell K. Hamilton).
I thought the narration was quite good, fitting the protagonist's likable, if somewhat cheeky, personality.

Pretty Good Series

I first learned of C.E. Murphy when she joined forces with Faith Hunter and the Jane Yellow Rock series (my favorite all-time series). I enjoyed listening to the story, so I started listening to the Walker series. This series I rate as a pretty solid 4-5. It has a pretty solid story line and well developed characters, plenty of action.

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has some accurate details about shamanism and Celtic beliefs... good plot with a couple twists

The book left me disappointed.

I was not enamored of the overall story. While the author provided plenty of action and humorous byplay, i found myself more often than not confused by plot twists and turns. i also struggled a bit with the dramatic license the author took regarding Celtic mythology. As a result, i probably will not continue with the series.

Nice , entertaining

I like that the author is used the Native American/Cherokee heritage and also the Irish & Celtic gods and goddesses.
Very nice, I'll read more of the series books..

I'm not sure about the voice of Jo.

The narrator has a really pretty voice but it's a bit expressionless. I feel like she emphasizes On there wing I words. I felt she was talking a bit like she was reading a book to grade school children.

Best book EVER!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have listened to this book over and over and never get board. This is a book that when I don't have another credit to buy a new one I listen to it. I am not limited on the number of books I have. I have bought over 200 books on here so its not because I have nothing else to listen to. This book will make you laugh and keep you wanting to know what next. I find this book AMAZING. B

What other book might you compare Urban Shaman to and why?

This book is like nothing I have ever read before. It has action and adventure and humor. It has it all and yet is clean and easy to read.

What about Christine Carroll’s performance did you like?

I love how she makes the story come to life. I would be very disappointed if anyone else did this narration...

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

Where Joanne is stabbed in the ribs and yet still kicks major butt... This book is excellent.

Any additional comments?

READ THIS BOOK!!! AMAZING

Takes the lord name in vain

It seemed like it would be a really good book. I couldn't finish it because I couldn't get past the constant taking of the Lord's name in vain.

what a great series

the narrator was amazing and absolutely killed it. her voice and the way she spoke drew you in and really immersed you in the novel. she had great inflection for differentiating characters and the I love this author. it's such a great series and I was really happy that the audio book did the novel justice.