She Who Watches (The Shepherd)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 168261087X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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With a mom who used to hang out with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and a daughter who attends graduate school while fighting injustice and poverty in her spare time, Anthony’s actually the boring one in his family. During the day Anthony Pryor helps keep computers running at a large school district, but by night and on lunch breaks he's been editing,
John thought his life was at a dead-end. With the help of eccentric writer Damien Smith, he discovers the murders are the work of a modern-day cult seeking to resurrect ancient evil—the demon-god known to Native Americans as Onatochee.Joined by a motley crew of allies — Irish researcher Michael O’Regan, beautiful occult enthusiast Trish Martin, fellow journalist Loren Hodges and her loyal dog Beowulf — Alex and Damien delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding the cult and its evil deity.With the growing realization that everything he thought he knows about the cosmos is wrong, Alex faces death, betrayal and a growing army of possessed killers. John must solve to thwart the plans of a murderous cult and its demonic god."Are You the Shepherd?”Working for a crummy Portland newspaper, Alex St. A madman’s disturbing question, a string of savage murders, the legacy of an ancient goddess and an evil being seeking to return to our world — all are pieces of a puzzle that investigative reporter Alex St. Only by discovering the hidden secrets of the past and accepting a mystical weapon from the hand of an enigmatic goddess can Alex hope to stop the return of the demon-god Onatochee.. But when a madman’s nonsensical question sends him in pursuit of a serial killer, Alex finds himself in a nightmare world of violence and occult mysteries
Rebecca Stefoff said They were great then; they're even better now. She Who Watches is a fast-paced, gripping read. It's also the start of a trilogy that remains strong throughout. [Full disclosure: I read early drafts of all three books. They were great then; they're even better now.]Alex St. John is a journalist in Portland who, in the very first lines of the . "Original story, good read" according to sb. First, the story was good, I don't read a lot of fantasy so I can't say the story line is totally unique, but it is engaging. Second, the editing was impeccable. Third, I think the author has some strong feelings about drug dealers. He got that across without getting all preachy about the evils . Constance Crain said Ready for another show set in Portland?. Good book, chock full of lots of my favorite things from references to ancient esoteric texts to a wonderful representation of the Divine Feminine to a cool leather coat to a loner collecting interesting and loyal friends. I want all of Loren's t-shirts and Damien's computer room. Plowed through
About the Author During the day Anthony Pryor helps keep computers running at a large school district, but by night and on lunch breaks he's been editing, developing and writing for more years than he cares to admit, producing fiction and support material for popular games like Battletech, Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder and A Song of Ice and Fire, and working for publishers like Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf, Paizo Press, Green Ronin and others. He lives in Milwaukie, Oregon with an overweight cat, plays more games than is strictly healthy and tries with minimal success to master the bass guitar in his copious spare time. His greatest ambition is to be a world-famous rockstar, but being a writer is okay, too. With a mom who used to hang out with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and a daughter who attends graduate school while fighting injustice and poverty in her spare time, Anthony’s actually the