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Description edit
Half-Navajo Janet Begay comes to Magellan to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the police chief's daughter. But the people of Magellan sense that Janet is not what she seems, and they're right.
Janet possesses extraordinary power which is tied to the storms that waft across the... read more
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Characters edit
- Janet Begay: Half-Navajo raised on the Navajo Nation, Janet can draw the power of storms to feed her formidable latent magic. Without a storm, she's pretty powerless. Storm power makes her crazy, and only Mick can ease her down. Photographer.
- Mick: Janet's former boyfriend who wields his own magic and can draw off her storm powers.
- Nash Jones: The Sheriff of Hopi County, he's an Unbeliever, not fond of people who claim they use magic. He's ex-Army special forces, a stickler for rules and regs.
- Maya Medina: A beautiful electrician with many secrets.
- Fremont Hansen: A plumber who calls himself a minor mage. He has secrets too.
- Jamison Kee: A Navajo shape shifter (a Changer), friend to Janet. He's responsible for bringing her to Magellan.
- Coyote: A shape-shifting trickster god with an eye for the ladies. Despite his jovial exterior, Janet knows he's dangerous.
- Amy McGuire: Nash Jones's fiancée, she's disappeared without a trace.
- Chief McGuire: Magellan's chief of police and a worried father.
- Crow: A shape-shifter.
- Naomi Kee: Jamison's wife.
- Ruby Begay: Janet's grandmother.
- The Magic Mirror: Sounds like a drag-queen.
Setting & Locations edit
- Magellan, Arizona: A high-desert town where the paranormal is normal.
- Beneath: The previous shell world from which mankind and certain gods emerged. Those gods who got trapped below are pretty pissed off.
- Flat Mesa, Arizona
- Many Farms: Navajo reservation where Janet grew up
- Crossroads Hotel: Janet's hotel
- Crossroads Bar
- Hansen's Garden Center
First Sentence edit
It was already dark by the time I zoomed out of the mountains, heading east toward the deserts and the town of Magellan.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 30
Glossary edit
- Changers: Shape shifters descended from shamans who twined with animal spirits and learned to take their shapes. (The good shape shifters.)
- Skinwalkers: Evil beings who can take the shape of animals or humans they've killed. (The bad shape shifters.)
- Unbelievers: Those who live in and around Magellan and don't believe in the paranormal.
- Vortexes: Swirls of mystical energy that collect in certain places in the desert. Some are gateways to Beneath.
- Dragons: Born of this earth in volcanoes, storms, and deep oceans, their number dwindled after the emergence of mankind. They consider themselves the guardians of the earth.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 6 in Stormwalker. (standard series)
Followed by Firewalker.
This is book 2 of 6 in Stormwalker: Reading Order. (standard series)
Preceded by Hot for the Holidays, and followed by Firewalker.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Allyson James (Author) - aka Jennifer Ashley
- Jennifer Ashley (Author) - writing as Allyson James
Other Contributors:
- Tony Mauro (artist) (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-0425234693
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-0425234693
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3149 vol. 8
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Allyson James' website: Stormwalker series page
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