Customer Reviews

Walkers of the Wind

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While well-written enough in a technical sense, the story was very disappointing. The story lurches from disaster to disaster and from sexual interlude to sexual interlude. These were apparently intended to be titillating (but failed) and included animal sex, rape (forced bestiality and child-rape) and incest. While some of the characters (such as an old hunter) were well-realized, most of the main characters were little more than cardboard stereotypes pushed into predictable conflicts, such as the Girl on Drugs and then the Sassy Woman Who Wants To Be A Hunter. Characters were alternately primitive and disconcertingly sophisticated. There was very little detail in how day to day life was carried out; not that I would want the story to have bogged down, but more detail would have conveyed the sense that the author actually had done more than the most cursory research on what people had to do to survive.

In short, the story was little more than an angsty caveman-style "bodice ripper". Ho-hum.

Okay, I liked this book, but not as much as the first three in the "The First American" series. I'll start with the bad first.

What I didn't like was the seeming inability of Manaravak (one of Torka's sons) to come to grips with who and what he actually is. Because of this, he made mistakes that cost his people dearly. I also didn't like the actions of one of the young women in the tribe, and the fact that she was able to get away with things for so long. And while her actions did add to the tension in the story, I had hoped for a different resolution.

Also, a couple of scenes require a stretch of your imagination to believe that such a thing could happen. That I didn't like because it almost transformed the book from an historical adventure to something bordering on fantasy. But since it was a small part, it didn't do much damage.

Now on to what I did like. For one thing, the pace was good. Events moved along at a pretty fast clip that left little room for boredom. And the setting and action was described with sufficient detail to give you a clear picture of what's going on.

The book read like a true adventure story -- there was always something happening that usually involved danger and required a struggle and courage. The plot was also pretty good.

I would recommend this book to all readers, and especially to those who've started on the series. It is a good book and it's still interesting to see how these characters lives are still being shaped.

This book depicts people at their worst. While it could have been an interesting read about early American hunters and gatherers, the horrific details of rape, incest, pedophilia, and murder just got worse and worse. I began to wonder what the author's purpose was in writing this book. It seemed as though the book was just a venue for writing about pedophelia, which he discusses in great and endless detail.

Great books, never a dull moment, and the books come in great condition, i would recommend all the books in the series of this wonderful author, thanks, Catherine

This whole series of books is very interestng to me. The books are in very good shape and will buy more from this supplier.

Fourth in a long series of the fictional migrations and adventures of early man. This book was a great read full of dangerous and daring adventures. Leaves you wanting to follow the adventure from book to book.

I received all the books I ordered in very good time and excellent condition. I would use this vendor again. :)

This was one of the best stories since the very 1st one. She is a master storyteller in this one, a must read!

I have read the entire series. I was hooked by the end of book one and now that I've finished them all I don't know what to do with myself! I have become part of the family. I think the writing is outstanding and the characters extremely intriguing. You can't help but feel their pains and joys right along with them. Mr. Sarabande's books are a delight to get lost in.

I loved this book,Ihave all of the FIRST americans seris that William wrote. But Walkers of the Wind was better than the rest, I really liked naya and umak.