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    Raven Calls

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    Something wicked this way comes

    Suddenly, being bitten by a werewolf is the least of Joanne Walker's problems.

    Her personal life in turmoil, her job as a cop over, she's been called to Ireland by the magic within her. And though Joanne's skills have grown by leaps and bounds, Ireland's magic is old and very powerful .

    In fact, this is a case of unfinished business. Because the woman Joanne has come to Ireland to rescue is the woman who sacrificed everything for Joanne—the woman who died a year ago. Now, through a slip in time, she's in thrall to a dark power and Joanne must battle darkness, time and the gods themselves to save her.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Luna
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781459222892
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    C.E. Murphy

    According to her friends, CE Murphy makes such amazing fudge that it should be mentioned first in any biography. It's true that she makes extraordinarily good fudge, but she's somewhat surprised that it features so highly in biographical relevance. Other people said she began her writing career when she ran away from home at age five to write copy for the circus that had come to town. Some claimed she's a crowdsourcing pioneer, which she rather likes the sound of, but nobody actually got around to pointing out she's written a best-selling urban fantasy series (The Walker Papers), or that she dabbles in writing graphic novels (Take A Chance) and periodically dips her toes into writing short stories (the Old Races collections). Still, it's clear to her that she should let her friends write all of her biographies, because they’re much more interesting that way. More prosaically, she was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives with her family in her ancestral homeland of Ireland, which is a magical place where it rains a lot but nothing one could seriously regard as winter ever actually arrives. She can be found online at mizkit.com, @ce_murphy, fb.com/cemurphywriter, and at her newsletter, tinyletter.com/ce_murphy/, which is by far the best way to hear what's out next!

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    • 2/5
      A bit confusing and not the best in the series. From time to time the heroine is both dimwitted and definetly rude and seems that all the evolution and changes she underwent are completely lost.
    • 5/5
      I first picked up "Urban Shaman" Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers, Book 1) back in 2009, during a really bad part of my life. Urban Shaman was recommended to me by a bookseller whose tastes I shared, and, I must say, I was immediately drawn in to this new and fascinating world. Since then, Ms. Murphy has never failed to deliver what I believe to be some of the most well written character development and world building in urban fantasy today.

      Writers can take many directions with their work, and there are many demons out there, ready, willing and able to sacrifice the writer's integrity of storyline to the gods of marketing. It is the strongest writer who holds her story in her heart, retains her character's continuity, and develops the types of souls that Ms. Murphy imbues her characters with.

      With "Raven Calls" Joanne begins to truly come into her own, as a Shaman and as a human being. There is great pain in this volume of her story, as well as great growth. She was, as a Shaman, "mixed up fresh" to do a job, and to do it well. Many things go wrong in the beginning of her life, things that cause her great agony and great loss. Whether planned or not by the being that created her, this history comes to a head in Raven, with an outcome both devastating and inevitable. In all belief systems, there must be pain before there is growth, and Joanne not only suffers the pain, but also begins to truly grow into who she is meant to be.

      In this volume of the story, the secondary characters also begin to truly show their true worth and growth as humans (and, yes, not-so-humans). Joanne has suffered, and even died, for those she cares about, and you see, in this volume more than any other, that her belief in, and caring for, this incredible group of very special people in her life does not go unrewarded. You cannot watch what Joanne has gone through, cannot see her pain and growth, without either anteing up or getting out of Dodge. In Raven, everyone antes up, and it shows in their own personal growth.

      There are losses in this book, to be sure. Two of the long-term characters must, through dint of the storyline, be lost. It hurts, but it is a necessary, and not an unexpected loss. Circles close, and it is time for that part of Joanne's life to be done. I was unutterably sad to see them go, but their part in the story was over. Joanne is, truly, on a warrior shaman's path, and a new story, in a way, has begun.

      Several people who review this book are upset, in that they think the `romance' part of the book should have been worked out by now. Sorry, people, this isn't a romantic fantasy, thank goodness! This is a whole other creature. It deals with growth, honour, and doing what is right no matter the cost, not with `girl gets boy and lives happily ever after in a cottage in the woods with a white picket fence the end.' Not that I don't WANT the girl to get the boy - and the fact that the boy she wants actually understands what must be done and is willing to wait for her is, in my estimation, PRICELESS. Her love knows that, given a good outcome, Joanne will come back to him. Until then, he is her rock, her keystone, and she needs him to be where he is, who he is, and what he is for the time being. God bless C.E. Murphy for developing a "true" story line - a story line that doesn't lead straight to a bed instead of to the development of a woman's soul. Sure, Joanne hurts, and she wants, and she has to make personal decisions that suck, and hurt people, especially one person in particular, that she loves - but, by goddess, she is going to do what it takes to make sure that the most people gain, in the end, from her losses. She hurts, she bleeds, and she knows, deeply and without any doubt, that the people closest to her are willing to hurt and bleed right alongside her, so that she can do what she needs to do. Now THAT is an incredible author, with an incredible story to tell, who never takes her eye off the prize. This is an amazingly well developed series, with depth and breadth, and characters I would be proud and happy to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with in a fight.

      A few of the characters stand out in this story, and beg to have their own stories told. Gary is, as always, a touchstone in Joanne's life, and he has his own adventure in this story, one which, though we aren't sure what really happened (yet - I know that Ms. Murphy has written the story as another volume, and I am dieing to get my hands on it!) but Gary comes back sad, and yet even more `Gary-ish. He is a character no other writer that I can think of has been skilled enough to write. At 74 years-old, a time when most men would be sitting in their rocking chairs, Gary is out there still learning, still growing, and giving Joanne that depth of knowledge-the baggage, shall we say-that, having being "mixed up fresh," she doesn't have. Brilliant!! Even Cernunnos has a part in this adventure across the seas, in an Ireland of ancient times, in the lower world, where all things are as they once were. We meet new characters, some who survive, and some who don't, and Joanne finally gets to know who her mother truly was. She is given the opportunity to know her mother again, and to finally accept, and say a true goodbye.

      If you are having trouble understanding what is going on in Raven Calls, please, do yourself a favour and go get Urban Shaman, then each of the other books in the series, then read Raven again. This is a magnificent series, and, if you really do like strong female role models, strong secondary characters, and a story of great depth and development, you will not be disappointed. Me? I read every single one of the stories over again, from the start, every time a new Walker Papers edition comes out before I read the new one-C.E. MURPHY ROCKS!
    • 5/5
      I deliberately saved this one until almost time for her Kickstarter project No Dominion to be released. I knew it would make me horribly impatient for ND's release. I didn't expect it to make me horribly impatient for book 8. I loved it. No holds barred, some threads resolved, others hanging still, some taunting just out of reach. Even having a few clues she's dropped about what the next two books are about, I'm anxiously awaiting more. I love it. Utterly.

      The very last paragraph sets up book 8's main conflict, I suspect, and if any other author had pulled that move, I would have thrown the book across the room in frustration. Only because it's Catie did it get tempered into a frustrated groan of "How long til book 8?!?!"
    • 4/5
      Raven Calls, while a reasonably good story, wasn't as engaging as the previous novels in the Walker Papers series. Jo is in Ireland this time, and is, once again, battling inner demons while fighting the bad guy of the week. We get a bit more insight into her mother's family as well as some new information on her mother. The novel pulls in a lot more mythology than the previous books. I think the short fall here is that Jo is without the cast of supporting characters that really made the previous books work. I hope we get a return to home in the next novel.
    • 5/5
      I first picked up "Urban Shaman" Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers, Book 1) back in 2009, during a really bad part of my life. Urban Shaman was recommended to me by a bookseller whose tastes I shared, and, I must say, I was immediately drawn in to this new and fascinating world. Since then, Ms. Murphy has never failed to deliver what I believe to be some of the most well written character development and world building in urban fantasy today.

      Writers can take many directions with their work, and there are many demons out there, ready, willing and able to sacrifice the writer's integrity of storyline to the gods of marketing. It is the strongest writer who holds her story in her heart, retains her character's continuity, and develops the types of souls that Ms. Murphy imbues her characters with.

      With "Raven Calls" Joanne begins to truly come into her own, as a Shaman and as a human being. There is great pain in this volume of her story, as well as great growth. She was, as a Shaman, "mixed up fresh" to do a job, and to do it well. Many things go wrong in the beginning of her life, things that cause her great agony and great loss. Whether planned or not by the being that created her, this history comes to a head in Raven, with an outcome both devastating and inevitable. In all belief systems, there must be pain before there is growth, and Joanne not only suffers the pain, but also begins to truly grow into who she is meant to be.

      In this volume of the story, the secondary characters also begin to truly show their true worth and growth as humans (and, yes, not-so-humans). Joanne has suffered, and even died, for those she cares about, and you see, in this volume more than any other, that her belief in, and caring for, this incredible group of very special people in her life does not go unrewarded. You cannot watch what Joanne has gone through, cannot see her pain and growth, without either anteing up or getting out of Dodge. In Raven, everyone antes up, and it shows in their own personal growth.

      There are losses in this book, to be sure. Two of the long-term characters must, through dint of the storyline, be lost. It hurts, but it is a necessary, and not an unexpected loss. Circles close, and it is time for that part of Joanne's life to be done. I was unutterably sad to see them go, but their part in the story was over. Joanne is, truly, on a warrior shaman's path, and a new story, in a way, has begun.

      Several people who review this book are upset, in that they think the `romance' part of the book should have been worked out by now. Sorry, people, this isn't a romantic fantasy, thank goodness! This is a whole other creature. It deals with growth, honour, and doing what is right no matter the cost, not with `girl gets boy and lives happily ever after in a cottage in the woods with a white picket fence the end.' Not that I don't WANT the girl to get the boy - and the fact that the boy she wants actually understands what must be done and is willing to wait for her is, in my estimation, PRICELESS. Her love knows that, given a good outcome, Joanne will come back to him. Until then, he is her rock, her keystone, and she needs him to be where he is, who he is, and what he is for the time being. God bless C.E. Murphy for developing a "true" story line - a story line that doesn't lead straight to a bed instead of to the development of a woman's soul. Sure, Joanne hurts, and she wants, and she has to make personal decisions that suck, and hurt people, especially one person in particular, that she loves - but, by goddess, she is going to do what it takes to make sure that the most people gain, in the end, from her losses. She hurts, she bleeds, and she knows, deeply and without any doubt, that the people closest to her are willing to hurt and bleed right alongside her, so that she can do what she needs to do. Now THAT is an incredible author, with an incredible story to tell, who never takes her eye off the prize. This is an amazingly well developed series, with depth and breadth, and characters I would be proud and happy to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with in a fight.

      A few of the characters stand out in this story, and beg to have their own stories told. Gary is, as always, a touchstone in Joanne's life, and he has his own adventure in this story, one which, though we aren't sure what really happened (yet - I know that Ms. Murphy has written the story as another volume, and I am dieing to get my hands on it!) but Gary comes back sad, and yet even more `Gary-ish. He is a character no other writer that I can think of has been skilled enough to write. At 74 years-old, a time when most men would be sitting in their rocking chairs, Gary is out there still learning, still growing, and giving Joanne that depth of knowledge-the baggage, shall we say-that, having being "mixed up fresh," she doesn't have. Brilliant!! Even Cernunnos has a part in this adventure across the seas, in an Ireland of ancient times, in the lower world, where all things are as they once were. We meet new characters, some who survive, and some who don't, and Joanne finally gets to know who her mother truly was. She is given the opportunity to know her mother again, and to finally accept, and say a true goodbye.

      If you are having trouble understanding what is going on in Raven Calls, please, do yourself a favour and go get Urban Shaman, then each of the other books in the series, then read Raven again. This is a magnificent series, and, if you really do like strong female role models, strong secondary characters, and a story of great depth and development, you will not be disappointed. Me? I read every single one of the stories over again, from the start, every time a new Walker Papers edition comes out before I read the new one-C.E. MURPHY ROCKS!
    • 5/5
      RAVEN CALLS picks up directly where SPIRIT DANCES left off: Joanne suffering from a werewolf bite, and being pulled by the visions she saw while in her battles in that book to Ireland. The action starts immediately, with her best friend showing up - surprisingly, but very welcome - just as she gets off the flight. Teaming up, she and Gary follow her metaphysical nose to the beginning of her latest adventure. And it is a doozy - time travel, Irish mythology coming to life, and lots of fights - oh my!This is the 7th book in the Walker Papers series, and definitely my favorite of the bunch to date. Joanne does some growing up here, and resolves a few dangling threads from the previous books. The story is perfectly paced, and has a satisfying denouement...I just wish the next book was out!
    • 3/5
      I would have passed on Raven Calls if I had any inkling that it was Book 7 in a series. That’s right –7?! This is when I wish I do a little bit more research before I decide to pick up a book, but sometimes jumping in the middle of a series can work out okay. And it sounded SO good that I wanted to jump in! Well… Raven Calls would have welcomed me more completely if it had time to backtrack, but I think the story had a lot on its plate to keep track of all the time traveling. Joanne even got confused as to when things happened, if it un-happened, or plain and simple WHAT HAPPENED. Pretending that I know all about these characters and the magic system, I think Raven Calls works for the series even though Joanne leaves Seattle and ends up in Ireland. I like the idea that Joanne has to come to terms with Shamanic and Irish magic, but it sounds awfully complicated as the plot unfolds and the Irish gods get involved. Raven Calls will require close attention to detail, even for the seasoned Walker Papers reader, because the story will get inundated with characters and fluctuate between past and present.
    • 3/5
      Raven Calls by C. E. Murphy 3 STARSRaven Calls is the first book of the series that I have read and I got lost an confused sometimes in this book. It mentioned time after time of somthing that had happened in another book. I think if you are a fan and follow the series you will like it more.The plot is very twisty jumping into different time lines and different plains of existance. Everytime I think everything will just wrap up now more twists and turns to go.Joanne at the begining as quit the police department and is on her way to Ireland because of a dream. She wants to find the woman in it so she can cure her of her werewolf bite and stop her before she turns one in it.As she thinking of renting a car she hears a familar voice and its her best friend Gary who is their to help her in anyway he can. A while later she is giving him the sight to see what she will see and somehow takes them back into time.Joanne has to battle a few different people before she can go back home and into her time. Joanne is a shaman and shapeshifter and is able to shift into different animals to help her fight. She is also a healer and can heal others still but not herself of a werewolf bite.Joanne gets to meet some of her relatives some deceased and a 19 year old cousin.Thier is quite a bunch of swearing in this book. No sex scenes you have to worry about. Lots of Magic.I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.02/28/2012 PUB Harlequin Luna
    • 4/5
      When I read the dedication in this book, I was rather worried that it was the last in the series. And this is a series that I have fallen with since the first book which was set in Seattle. RAVEN CALLS is set in Ireland but it has the same magic to the writing that holds sway over me. What really sets this book apart from the rest of the series is the growth that Joanne does. She has always fought herself and others when it comes to learning and accepting herself. Now to keep Gary alive and to get back to the man she loves, she has quit that bad habit. We also get to meet more of her family in Ireland and learn more of her mother. We are also introduced to Irish mythology in a new light. And it is quite an interesting light at that.I do recommend this book to all readers of the paranormal. It is possible to read it as a stand alone book however you will feel that you are missing a lot. Because of that, I did reduce down my rating somewhat. I do rate this book at a 3.8.***I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. No monies have or will exchange hands.
    • 4/5
      The Walker Papers Series wasn't just my introduction to the urban fantasy genre, but it remains one of my very favorites. Joanne Walker is realistic, brash yet good at heart. That said, I had a harder time getting into this book. First of all, the other books in the series are set in Seattle--where I lived for several years. This one is in Ireland. I also missed several of the old familiar characters here. Morrison isn't present physically, just as an inspiration and a voice on the phone, and Gary misses a big chunk of the action. The plot also delved into the matter of time loops, and referenced things in earlier books that I haven't read in a few years. It made things confusing at times.With all those issues, it took me about 100 pages to get into the groove, but once I did I was thoroughly hooked. Murphy lives in Ireland and her knowledge of the place and the people made the setting come alive. It was especially useful that Walker is an American who feels out of place in Ireland, so it's a great perspective for the reader to follow. The action... the stakes are high here. If I recall correctly, the series will have nine books, and it's clearer here as some of the larger character issues (i.e. Walker's background and her parents) are emerging. Murphy's skill in bringing these elements out is very well done, as throw-away details from early one show sudden importance.Even with the slower start, this is a strong book in the series and I'm excited to read the related short stories/novellas that are released through Murphy's Kickstarter campaign, and for the next books to come out.
    • 3/5
      Shaman Joanne Walker heads to Ireland to look for a cure; she’d been bitten by a werewolf in the last book and doesn’t want to become a monster. She’s surprised to find Gary waiting for her when she gets off the plane, having been contacted by Morrison, asking him to keep an eye on her. But instead of focusing on finding a cure she gets drawn into having to fix history that was messed up when another character was taken out of existence in another book, causing a chain reaction of problems.I enjoyed the goddess and fae characters Joanne deals with in this book; many I’ve only read as “existing” from other author’s books. This was an up-close-and-personal with some of them and it’s cool to see how closely they are described from what others have said. And you’ve got to like Gary and her relationship with the guy. Joanne also learns more about her heritage from both sides of the family and this information adds a new dynamic to the mix.But I found much of the story to be confusing. Some of that is most likely because I haven’t read all of the other books. I’d read the first three and gave up because I have trouble following what’s described in Joanne’s dreamscape segments. I did pick up the last book as an ARC and loved it, so I’d given this one a try. Many of the important things being dealt with come from prior books and I’m not sure if I’d read some of it and forgotten it since it’s been years or if they were from books I hadn’t read. So now add in the time loops (and I believe many would find this confusing all on its own) and dreamscape sequences and for me it was too easy to put the book down and do other things.Joanne’s constant chip on her shoulder and verbally lashing out at everyone comes across as rather juvenile, although thankfully it appears that she does some personal growing in this story. It’s too early to tell if this will still be such a strong aspect of her character in future books as she understands more about herself.Overall I found it to be an interesting, albeit a somewhat confusing story. I like the concept of Joanne’s situation, the regular characters and the folks from mythology that we meet. By the end I was glad I picked up the book. I strongly recommend only picking this up if you’ve read most of the prior books in the series.
    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyRAVEN CALLS, the seventh book in The Walker Papers series, continues a long journey of discovery and growth for shaman, Joanne Walker as she reconnects with her Irish roots and learns more about her family history through her ability to time travel. By RAVEN CALLS, she seems to have a handle on most of her powers, but I would love to go back and read the first few books where she was just starting to get used to being a shaman to see her growth throughout the series. While I enjoy time travel in stories, it can cause major confusion for a reader. It was difficult to follow the various chronologies, time loops, and numerous changes to the past, future, and present and by the middle of RAVEN CALLS I was lost. Eventually I had to ignore where in time the characters were and just focus on what they were doing but that still made me feel like I was missing out on the full effect of the story. Time travel woes aside, I found the dynamics between Joanne and her best friend Gary unique. I had to keep reminding myself that this person was supposed to be in his seventies as I’ve never really experienced a best friend relationship between two people of such differing generations in fiction. I loved that he was depicted as so young and full of life and that he could hold his own in fights against gods and Fae. This might be one of the most positive depictions of an elderly person I’ve ever seen in fiction. The confusing time travel aspect in the middle of RAVEN CALLS hurt my full enjoyment of the story but I still liked journeying with Joanne as she learned about her family and grew into her shaman powers. I will definitely be reading the previous books in The Walker Papers and look forward to the next book called, MOUNTAIN ECHOES coming out January, 2013.Sexual Content:Reference to kissing
    • 5/5
      Raven Calls – C.E. MurphyAll I can say is ---WOW. What a book. This has to be the best that C. E. Murphy has produced in this series yet. While I normally hate books that deal too much with history, (history of a religion, pantheons, witchcraft …anything) in this book the ‘teaching’ was absolutely painless, It was actually fun learning the’ history’ of these Legends and about the Fey.In this book Joanne has to find out how to stop from turning into a were-wolf, find her best friend Gary who has followed Joanne to Ireland and has now gone off with the Morrigan (this happens several thousand years in the past)on the Wild Hunt, find her mother’s bones and burn them. Then she needs to take out 24 Banshees and deal with some of her newer power that is coming on line stronger than ever, a cousin who just came into her OWN power. Oh, and she gets to meet a completely new bunch of Gods, Goddesses and Kings AND have Morrison declare his love for her! And did I forget to mention the time-travel?While this may seem like too lofty of a project for one book, it is not. C. E. has seamlessly blended all of these bits into one electrifying story that will keep you up until the wee hours of the morning.C. E. imbued this book with her usual humor and I think she even cranked it up a notch. Many parts of the book had me giggling to the point people started staring at me while I was reading it in public!One other thing to love about this writer and this book is that C. E. doesn’t give us a woebegone heroine who bemoans her fate and her choices. There is nothing I hate more than a main character that is always brooding and inner-dialoguing and as I said, be-moaning their lives. BLECH!