In 'The Shamans' Carl Brecht, the anthropologist, leaves Saraswoti in India to do research on shamanism in Nepal. Upon arriving in Pokhara, he discovers that his friend, Professor Paul Schiemann is tormented by his wife's death. Sharon's poltergeist haunts his dreams as well as his house on the university campus. Paul hires a shaman to perform an exorcism on the trail to Kanjang, where Sharon died after falling from a cliff. After witnessing another major exorcism performed by the shamans at Kanjang, Carl returns to Pokhara with his friends. He finds out that Saraswoti and Lakshmi are at the Third Eye Hotel, where Myrna and Yorg are staying with the kidnapped boy, Nigel. Carl informs the police about his suspicions although he doesn't expect to be captured by the London coven and taken to a cottage on Fewa Lake. At the cottage the coven are preparing to offer sacrifices to the demons in the presence of Nigel.
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Nick Cibrario,the author of "The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy," traveled to Nepal four times. This beautiful Himalayan Kingdom is the setting of his novels, "The Pomelo Tree", "The Harvest" and "The Shamans". Nick first went to Nepal with the Peace Corps, where he taught high school from 1962-1964. He was intriqued by the Nepalese language, culture, and religion (Buddhism and Hinduism), which he incorporates into his trilogy. In 1976 Nick took a sabbatical from teaching English at William Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He returned to Nepal where he spent a year writing "The Pomelo Tree". Upon coming back to the U.S., he resumed teaching English while working on several manuscripst with Mable L. Haugen, a literary agent. In 1981 he toured India for a month and spent time with his Nepalese friends in Katmandu. In 2000 Nick returned to Nepal at the request of his publisher to update the trilogy and attend a Peace Corps reunion. At that time he traveled to all the places which wrote about in his trilogy, including an overland trip from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Nick has a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. He did graduate work at Marquette University and the University of Pennsylvania in South Asian Studies. He completed his master's degree at The College of Racine. Nick currently lives in Racine,Wisconsin and spends his leisure time writing, painting, and sculpting. For the past three years he's been studying sculpture with Gerhardt Kroll at the Kenosha Art Association. Nick is also a member of the Racine Art Guild. His work has been on exhibit at the Anderson Art Center and Wustum Museum. Nick has been married to Geri for 27 years. He and his wife have three children and four cats. For more information visit his website at: www.pomelotree.com
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Not for the faint of heart,
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This review is from: The Shamans: The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy (Paperback)
For those inclined towards the exotic, magical, and macabre, this book has something for everyone. Cibrario leads us on a merry chase, in the course of which a black cat is killed, witches practice their arts, drugs are consumed, some women students are killed (and their internal organs harvested), shamanic trances are observed, and various "bad guys" meet appropriate ends. In fairness to the author and his readers I will not reveal the ending, but suffice it to say that the conclusion ties things nicely together, and, as in a Shakespeare play, all the main characters from The Shamans (and its two predecessor volumes) are accounted for in satisfying ways, to put it in as obfuscating a manner as possible.
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I'm requesting a sequel!,
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This is the most intense book in the trilogy, and I had trouble getting to sleep, let alone put the book down. The events in this book do happen, but in our sheltered lives, we'll never experience them ourselves. Again, I thought the Shamans was obvious, and that the book would be all about the rituals, but the title is deceiving, and the meaning is wrapped up in the ending. The only problem is, I want to read more. I need a sequel to soothe the wrinkles in my head now! I'm left wondering. Nick, I'm waiting for your next book. I'll read anything you write!
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The Shamans,
By avidreader "grandma" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Shamans: The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy (Paperback)
The Shamans was thrilling and spell binding. I enjoyed reading about the exorcisms in Nepal and the various traditions and rituals used by the shamans. Again the plot was adventurous and kept me wanting to keep reading regardless of the time. I stayed up two extra hours to finish the book and find out what happened to Nigel. I know the sequel to this is out and have it now and am most anxious to find out what happened to the characters from the trilogy. Cibrario has a way of writing that put you right into the action. I feel that I have been to Nepal and yet never travelled there. His discriptions are so vivid that one is able to see the shaman dancing around and hear the chanting and the drums as he preforms the exorcism. The entire trilogy is a must read for one who loves adventure, travel to exotic places and share in the customs of a country and people that is so different from America.
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