The second in the Magenta Shaman series, Magenta Shaman Stones The Crow is now on Amazon. More information...
You can now use a new hashtag #magentashaman on Twitter to discuss the books and ask me questions.
Magenta Shaman
The first Magenta Shaman episode in this series of short stories is now out on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com as a Kindle download. Please enjoy it, review it and let me know how you feel about both Magenta herself, and this first story.
The original cover artwork is by my husband Laurence Ranger, and has been adapted by me. I hope you like it.
I must give my thanks to various members of the UK's Writers' News and Writing Magazine's online forum Talkback for voicing their experience in publishing to Kindle, as well as to Tony Cowin and Lee Hughes for such valuable and honest critiques. My special thanks go to my husband Laurence for believing in Magenta and offering his own extensive esoteric knowledge and sublime artwork - she's a part of both of us.
Magenta Shaman - Amazon Product Description:
A natural shaman by birth, Magenta Sweeney travels through trance-induced realms to deliver souls from demonic threat.
But Magenta also has an earthly life in modern-day Brighton, a strange and cosmopolitan city caught between the rolling hills of England and the Sussex coast where she lives with husband Tom.
Every journey Magenta takes is unique. Her intricate knowledge of herbs and poisons guides her when to heal - and when to kill. Yet before she faces each challenge she must meet with ancient and terrifying entities that will unlock her passage into other dimensions, but not without question - or sacrifice.
This first episode in the Magenta Shaman short story series finds Magenta’s relationship with Tom at breaking point as she takes greater risks to help those waiting for her. Under pressure from The Protegians, a mysterious group of earth-bound guardians, the shaman is sent on increasingly dangerous missions by their intermediary - a suave, arrogant man known only as The Judge.
Will Magenta survive the fight to expel a deadly demon from a foetid, volcanic pit? And will Tom stand idly by when he finds his wife's body, broken and lifeless on their bed?
A Teaser for the Future...
Here's what happens several years down the line, when Tom's as involved as it's possible to be - and there's no turning back:
Take Me Down, Sir
The searchlight from Tom Shaman’s soul bled pale amongst the treetops.
‘C’mon old man’ he whispered. ‘Help me out. Just one more time.’
The crow found him first. Its blue-black feathers flurried in the twilit sky like the tattered jacket of a jaded Morris dancer. It landed gracefully beneath a guardian oak where Tom lay reclined in half-meditation; half-naked, fully despondent. Troubled by the shaman’s weary demeanour the crow danced around the man’s feet, eyeing him through dark beads.
‘What ails you, friend?’
‘She’s gone. I’ve lost her.’ Tom shook his head, distraught. ‘Take me into the darkness, Crow. I’m begging you.’
The bird hopped onto Tom’s shoulder, claws piercing bare skin.
‘You’re not ready. You don’t have enough experience. This could destroy you.’
‘It doesn’t matter. Without her I’m nothing. Please, take me down.’
The crow stabbed at an errant feather with its silver beak.
‘Prepare then, Tom Shaman. This may be your final journey.’
Fluttering up to stand upon Tom’s shaven head, the crow wrapped its wings of midnight around the man’s face. Cautiously, it laid its chin on Tom’s forehead. They both heard the dark side calling. And were gone.
They travelled deep, deeper into the place of deity, of creatures unseen, of life forms unknown. They came to rest.
‘Where’s my wife?’ Tom cried out loud, breaking the rules. He hung his head, sobbing, expecting nothing.
‘Look.’
Tom squinted into the void.
The body of Magenta Shaman drifted into view. Small and still. And quite dead.
More...
You can also catch a glimpse of Magenta's younger years and the first step of her journey onto the lonely path of shamanism in She's Leaving Home - a dark verse.
Download Magenta Shaman Stones The Crow now from:
You can now use a new hashtag #magentashaman on Twitter to discuss the books and ask me questions.
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Magenta Shaman
The first Magenta Shaman episode in this series of short stories is now out on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com as a Kindle download. Please enjoy it, review it and let me know how you feel about both Magenta herself, and this first story.
The original cover artwork is by my husband Laurence Ranger, and has been adapted by me. I hope you like it.
I must give my thanks to various members of the UK's Writers' News and Writing Magazine's online forum Talkback for voicing their experience in publishing to Kindle, as well as to Tony Cowin and Lee Hughes for such valuable and honest critiques. My special thanks go to my husband Laurence for believing in Magenta and offering his own extensive esoteric knowledge and sublime artwork - she's a part of both of us.
Magenta Shaman - Amazon Product Description:
A natural shaman by birth, Magenta Sweeney travels through trance-induced realms to deliver souls from demonic threat.
But Magenta also has an earthly life in modern-day Brighton, a strange and cosmopolitan city caught between the rolling hills of England and the Sussex coast where she lives with husband Tom.
Every journey Magenta takes is unique. Her intricate knowledge of herbs and poisons guides her when to heal - and when to kill. Yet before she faces each challenge she must meet with ancient and terrifying entities that will unlock her passage into other dimensions, but not without question - or sacrifice.
This first episode in the Magenta Shaman short story series finds Magenta’s relationship with Tom at breaking point as she takes greater risks to help those waiting for her. Under pressure from The Protegians, a mysterious group of earth-bound guardians, the shaman is sent on increasingly dangerous missions by their intermediary - a suave, arrogant man known only as The Judge.
Will Magenta survive the fight to expel a deadly demon from a foetid, volcanic pit? And will Tom stand idly by when he finds his wife's body, broken and lifeless on their bed?
A Teaser for the Future...
Here's what happens several years down the line, when Tom's as involved as it's possible to be - and there's no turning back:
The searchlight from Tom Shaman’s soul bled pale amongst the treetops.
‘C’mon old man’ he whispered. ‘Help me out. Just one more time.’
The crow found him first. Its blue-black feathers flurried in the twilit sky like the tattered jacket of a jaded Morris dancer. It landed gracefully beneath a guardian oak where Tom lay reclined in half-meditation; half-naked, fully despondent. Troubled by the shaman’s weary demeanour the crow danced around the man’s feet, eyeing him through dark beads.
‘What ails you, friend?’
‘She’s gone. I’ve lost her.’ Tom shook his head, distraught. ‘Take me into the darkness, Crow. I’m begging you.’
The bird hopped onto Tom’s shoulder, claws piercing bare skin.
‘You’re not ready. You don’t have enough experience. This could destroy you.’
‘It doesn’t matter. Without her I’m nothing. Please, take me down.’
The crow stabbed at an errant feather with its silver beak.
‘Prepare then, Tom Shaman. This may be your final journey.’
Fluttering up to stand upon Tom’s shaven head, the crow wrapped its wings of midnight around the man’s face. Cautiously, it laid its chin on Tom’s forehead. They both heard the dark side calling. And were gone.
They travelled deep, deeper into the place of deity, of creatures unseen, of life forms unknown. They came to rest.
‘Where’s my wife?’ Tom cried out loud, breaking the rules. He hung his head, sobbing, expecting nothing.
‘Look.’
Tom squinted into the void.
The body of Magenta Shaman drifted into view. Small and still. And quite dead.
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More...
You can also catch a glimpse of Magenta's younger years and the first step of her journey onto the lonely path of shamanism in She's Leaving Home - a dark verse.
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Lily while I confess that this genre is not one that I currently read I have ever been entranced by your covers and have just now read who was responsible - wonderful stuff indeed!
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