The Charm: A Southwestern Supernatural Thriller (Shaman Cycle) (Paperback)

by Adam Niswander (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Western meets horror in Adam Niswander's genre-bending tale of Native Americans and white men banding together to save the world from a beast born of ancient evils, freed from its desert imprisonment by an archeologist and his favorite student.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Niswander's first novel, part of a planned trilogy, draws heavily on Native American mysticism and Arizona locales, evidently the author's strengths. A demon traveling as a dust devil is accidentally released from its ancient prison and attacks villages in New Mexico and Arizona. As their ancestors once did, the medicine men of the Southwest Indian tribes must unite to recapture the demon. They are aided by a weatherman who uses radar to track the dust devil and an archaeologist who finds the Charm--the key to the demon's recapture. Unfortunately, the plot desperately needs some tightening: most of the novel is spent gathering the medicine men, while the demon's rampage is brief and unfrightening. Southwestern residents may enjoy the local color and points of reference, and devotees of Native American culture may appreciate the author's pains with his subjects, but they are small rewards for getting through the narrative.
- Robert C. Moore, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. Information Svcs., North Billerica, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Darktales Publications (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930997159
• ISBN-13: 978-1930997158
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,005,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars horror in the sw, November 14, 2008

By	M. Crow "book girl" (Beaverton, Or USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I met this author and decided to read his work. Its a slow start but by book three it gains speed. In Southwestern lovecraft horror.

5.0 out of 5 stars Native American Thriller!, December 5, 2003

By	A. Sheehan "K Sheehan" (Yonkers, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Charm: A Southwestern Supernatural Thriller (Shaman Cycle) (Hardcover)

A thoroughly enjoyable supernatural thriller that pits a union of Native American tribes against an ancient, seemingly unstoppable evil. Niswander really knows his subject and it shows. You not only get to read a very good horror novel, but you also come away with an education on Native American lore and shamanistic practices. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. Great reading!

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3.0 out of 5 stars The beginning - New Author and New Series, March 10, 2002

By	"ericmarshall2000" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Charm: A Southwestern Supernatural Thriller (Shaman Cycle) (Hardcover)

The book is about real people from diverse cultures facing an ancient and un-believeable evil that few others will believe in. Slightly slow in pace, the depth of the characters and the richness of the setting more than make up. Stands on it's own, yet hints at a bigger picture. Not a cliff-hanger, a teaser. Got me interested in the diversity of the Indian tribes I have always seen as a background. I am looking forward to the next 12 books.