Raven Lament Stillwaters Run Deep Book 1 edition by Frank Talaber Romance eBooks
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What if a native legend came back to life and was saddened by the destruction of his people, their culture and their environment?
What if that legend was the Haida creator god Raven and he spirited away the girl you were falling in love with?
What if you didn’t believe in native spiritualism and found yourself battling Raven with only a shaman to help you?
Inspired by true events that took place on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Raven's Lament centers on a journalist who investigates a killing tied into the destruction of old-growth forest and becomes tangled up in a spirit war. He finds love and meaning as he encounters a centuries-old Haida prince, formerly imprisoned along with Raven in a rare Golden Spruce tree.
"After being stranded twenty kilometers from the nearest road at the tip of Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii, and having to push his spanking new SUV a few kilometers along the beach before the tide came in and we ran out of booze, my first reaction on being asked to write a back cover blurb was, “over my dead body." Some people will do anything to get an endorsement.” Susan Musgrave
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From the lands and legends of the Haida Gwaii of Northern British Columbia Canada comes a paranormal suspense rich in traditional lore mixed with modern environmental concerns and forgotten taboos. You won't be able to put this one down until you've reached the surprising conclusion. Jude Pittman, author of Healing Spirits, Book 1, Bad Medicine
Raven Lament Stillwaters Run Deep Book 1 edition by Frank Talaber Romance eBooks
Talaber weaves an artful story of modern day issues with Haida legend. Brook Grant doubts his own value due to the memories of a verbally abusive father and a failed relationship. A snippet of news catches his eye and he is drawn back to Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands off the north coast of British Columbia. As a reporter Brook has a nose for a story but in following it he meets the beautiful Chelen Davidshaw and her Uncle Charlie, a shaman. The story twists between fact and fiction as easily as the sea mists that drift over the Charlottes.Through the legendary characters of the ancient Haida gods, especially Raven, Brook finally finds the strength within himself that was always there. Does he win the girl? I won't spoil that ending, read Raven's Quest to discover that for yourself.Product details
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Raven Lament Stillwaters Run Deep Book 1 edition by Frank Talaber Romance eBooks Reviews
A plot that evolves around native beliefs and legends in Northern British Columbia.
Haida Gwaii.
A little bit of romance, a little intrigue and of course, more than a little humour. This story has it all. I was on the edge of my seat.
After reading this story, I'm looking forward to Mr. Talaber's other book, Shaman's Lure.
Talaber's Raven's Lament is a grand, imaginative fantasy with environmental concerns. Brook, a journalist, travels afar to study the Haida people. What he finds is love, mystical happenings and a rather nasty trickster god, Raven. Talaber's writing is at times quite lavish and very well done with very vivid descriptions. And there were several horrific sequences that were quite effective. I'll be keeping an eye on Talaber's future work. Recommended if you enjoy a different type of fantasy.
I wasn't expecting much when I purchased this book, a first book by a car service manager, after meeting the author at his "day job", while getting my car serviced.
I have been very disappointed - the book is full of well crafted language. In fact, so well written and rich was the visual imagery that I almost smelt the forests and 'other things' as if I was there at the time.
A classic tale of good versus evil with First Nation folklore and history; a romance, a thriller and mystery all in one, with fighting and comedy.
Initially, I felt the start was a little slow but after a few pages, I was gripped.
There is no profanity, no silly spelling mistakes and is well written grammatically.
An excellent first book and I look forward to the next one.
The thing that really captures me about this novel is how well researched it is. Frank Talaber leaves no stone unturned. He's depicted the Haida culture, mythology, and even the language very accurately. But it's not only that. His writing is sublime and his plot very forward moving. I plan to pass this book on to a First Nations friend. I think they'd really enjoy it. I give this book a perfect 5.
A great story from a very promising author. Don't miss it.
"Ravens Lament" starts with a startling event - the chopping down of a rare 'Golden Spruce.' A misguided environmentalist makes the ironically twisted point people shouldn't ever cut down trees (by cutting down a sacred tree)!
I enjoyed seeing "The Shaman" ('Charlie') and his niece, 'Chelan', appear in the author's other novel "Shaman's Lure". Next, he had to battle the Raven! Another character, a New York Times reporter ('Brook Grant') keeps the story action flowing, as he follows the trail of broken trees -all the way to Canada.
The Golden Spruce was hacked down, like an ordinary pawn, though it had entombed a Prince and a God ('Raven'). The vicious act of chopping apart the Golden Spruce tree freed both (arch enemies for centuries). These two antagonists battled ferociously until the Raven prevailed. Then Raven Trickster caused mayhem, as he roamed among the unsuspecting people.
Aging, by the minute, after being 'freed', the Raven searched desperately for the 'Rock of Eternal Life' that was buried in the Golden Spruce with them for "eternity". Brook, the reporter, found and kept the 'all-important' Rock. The Raven tried to trick Brook to give it away since rules didn't allow him to take it!
Frank Talaber brings many of the disappearing Indian Myths to life that people in this modern age have forgotten. One of the myths explored in this book tells us about the mighty 'Raven' who had once opened a giant clamshell, to birth the 'Haidas' Tribe. This action made Raven, first and foremost, the most powerful God in Haidas mythology.
When Raven attempts to force the Haidas' people back to their primitive roots, they resist. Their "Raven God" goes berserk, and it takes 'all hands on deck' to battle him.
I found the author's use of the words from the Haida language gives an authenticity to the book showing his painstaking research. It was interesting to me, that a romance developed (with Chelan and Brook) amidst all the turmoil. I thought it was hilarious the way Charlie, the Shaman was described he supposedly has God-like powers but suffers from 'lactose intolerance!' I was touched when I sensed the author's profound reverence for trees; especially when I read his descriptions of the 'sobbing trees' as they were axed down.
This novel has the ring of an epic "Lord of the Rings" journey -this is one journey that I'll always remember!
It takes some time to embrace the mystical aspects, as you follow one journalist's return to a native island culture. And once you do, it becomes enchanting, and way more engaging than the love story and lusty scenes depicted, or the maturing of our journalist, from his
'son of a belittling father' backstory.
The mythic/legendary characters are either elemental or complex, with one flawed God serving as antagonist.
The shaman is the most interesting and believable character throughout. Where the signs and visions are interpreted into a spiritual mission of cultural evolution, the novel has substance and relevancy.
I also enjoyed pronouncing (in my mind's ear) the double vowel sounds of the native culture words.
Talaber weaves an artful story of modern day issues with Haida legend. Brook Grant doubts his own value due to the memories of a verbally abusive father and a failed relationship. A snippet of news catches his eye and he is drawn back to Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands off the north coast of British Columbia. As a reporter Brook has a nose for a story but in following it he meets the beautiful Chelen Davidshaw and her Uncle Charlie, a shaman. The story twists between fact and fiction as easily as the sea mists that drift over the Charlottes.Through the legendary characters of the ancient Haida gods, especially Raven, Brook finally finds the strength within himself that was always there. Does he win the girl? I won't spoil that ending, read Raven's Quest to discover that for yourself.
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