• Thunderbird Falls

  • The Walker Papers, Book 2
  • By: C. E. Murphy
  • Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,303 ratings)

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Thunderbird Falls

By: C. E. Murphy
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Publisher's summary

For all the bodies she's encountering, you'd think beat cop Joanne Walker works in Homicide. But no, Joanne's a reluctant shaman who last saved mankind three months ago; surely she deserves more of a break! Yet, incredibly, "Armageddon, Take Two" is mere days away.

There's not a minute to waste. But when her spirit guide inexplicably disappears, Joanne needs help from other sources. Especially after she accidentally unleashes Lower World demons on Seattle. Damn. With the mother of all showdowns gathering force, it's the worst possible moment for Joanne to realize she should have learned more about controlling her powers.

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

Critic reviews

"Joanne Walker, a likable young Seattle beat cop, continues to learn the ropes of her even more dangerous job as a shaman in Murphy's spirited second urban fantasy." (Publishers Weekly)

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Hhmm... I'm disappointed.

I really enjoyed "Urban Shaman". Thunderbird Falls fell short. Change in narrators is always risky, and while Gabra Zackman did a fair job, she set a different tone than Christine Carroll did. Added to the stale story, Gabra Zackman's dry narration increased my frustration with this book.

But the real problem of this book is all C.E. Murphy's fault. Our grease monkey shaman accomplished NOTHING since we left her last. Actually, she accomplished reverting back to a only semi-believing in her powers... WTF? How can anyone believe that is what would happen after book one? Book one convinced her and us that she had real powers and that she was going to be a good little shaman and work on them... then book two starts the whole process over and she has to be convinced again that her powers are real and she needs to learn to use them.... ugh!! Book three can wait, I don't know if I can risk book three being another book about her denying her powers.

C.E. Murphy has a wonderful story in this series, there is a LOT of potential. But, so far it looks like she's afraid to write it. It shouldn't take two books to convince her main character that magic is real, and she should learn how to use her powers better.

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    4 out of 5 stars

Thunderbird Falls

This is a book worth a listen. I do agree that the first narrator is better for this particular series - but I don't agree that Gabra Zackman is too cynical. She is a talented storyteller and she is a narrator I look for now.

This stories continues where Urba Shaman left off. It is all about growing up inside of a skill or talent - and the wrong turns that one can take. It is not cynical - it is about choices the character makes that don't always fit. Granted, there are times you want to holler at her, but, we have all made stupid choices and the reader/listener can recognize herself quite easily.

Please Harlequin, put more Luna books on Audible!

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    4 out of 5 stars

Change in narration

Oh, nothing bothers me more than when they change the narrator in the middle of a series. . . . It truly plays a major role within the enjoyment of the story and a major part of why I chose to listen to a story on audio...Because, it not only changes the main characters tone- it changes EVERY other reoccurring character within the story,. VERY disruptive. I actually can not even remember what I just listened to because I am so caught up in listening to the pitch and delivery of the new narrator. She is not necessarily bad- just NOT Christine Carrol.

Otherwise- the story is written in the same delightful way as C.E.'s first addition to the Walker Files. I really enjoy her style and found myself laughing out loud several times throughout the story and being able to relate to the main character on manyl levels.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Where's Christine Carroll

Like Urban Shaman, this is a fun read with undertones of thoughtfulness. Unlike Urban Shaman, the narrator does nothing for the story (hence only 3 stars instead of 4). Christine Carroll (who read the first in the series) hit just the right mix of wry humour and emotion, whereas Gabra Zachman is entirely too laconic and urban-cynical and the story suffers because of it.

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Okay. Not as good as Urban Shaman

I really enjoyed the 1st book in this series esp. with the original narrator. This narrator isn't bad, but I thought the 1st one was exceptional. The story is okay but drags on and on during the middle. I would have liked more plot and less "trips to the lower world". I also would have liked more about the growing relationship she has with her boss, Morrison. Hello, a little romance is nice. Overall, it was a 3 1/2 star to start then dropped to a 1 1/2 star in the middle but redemnend itself at the end. so 3 stars. I think I'm going to listen to the 3rd book....just to see if the author decides to develop her "love" interest.

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Fantastic listen, awful narrator

If you could sum up Thunderbird Falls in three words, what would they be?

An awesome listen. I love her but the narrator is just reading. I've probably listened to more than 200 books. I just suffer through the listen because I love the story line.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Thunderbird Falls?

When Joanne realized the good guy was the bad guy. I loved how she went after him.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

blah blah blah. She make it a bit boring but I continued to listen because Joanne is great.

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

no

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Easily amused

I realy like the plot behind the Walker Papers series. However I didn't like the new narrarator in this book. She was so novice it was painful.

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Second book as good as the first.

I became concerned upon seeing the reader had changed in this series. I am very leery of purchasing series with multiple narrators. I eventually bought it out of love for the characters. I am really glad I did; in the beginning I felt a strong awareness of the difference. I surprisingly had no real complaint about her voice except she does deep voices for everyone, male or female. The story pulls you in and you forget the voice and hear only the story.
I adore Jo's running internal commentary. She in not a perfect person or all knowing, all seeing kind of character. Jo screws up. Jo screws up royally and globally then barely figures things out in time to minimize the damage. There is no tidy "and everything went back to normal" in this book. She pays the price of using power without knowledge.
I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys the Jane Yellowrock books by Faith Hunter, Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne andRachel Morgan books by Kim Harrison.
BTW if you love these check out those they are on Audible.

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Hoping for more!

Would you try another book from C.E. Murphy and/or Gabra Zackman?

yes

Any additional comments?

I love the characters and idea of the story kept me interested, but the story dragged out and the endless description of the magic that's unfolding didn't really make things clear.. it manly made things more confusing. I'm not ready to give up on the series yet.

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The first one was better

This book isn't as good as the first one. There is no character development, the pace is very slow and the plot seemed to lack purpose or plan. I will probably read the next book because there are some elements in the series that I enjoy.

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