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C. E. Murphy

Autor/a de Urban Shaman

83+ obres 10,355 Membres 418 Ressenyes 66 preferits

Sobre l'autor

C. E. Murphy was born June 1, 1973 in Alaska. She writes fantasy novels, short stories and comic books. She has also written a romance novel trilogy under the pseudonym Cate Dermody. Murphy currently lives in Ireland. (Bowker Author Biography)
Nota de desambiguació:

(eng) Also writes as Cate Dermody. She has published some works under the names Murphy Lawless and Zoe Chant: since these names are shared with other writers they should not be combined with the C.E. Murphy page.

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Obres de C. E. Murphy

Urban Shaman (2005) 1,693 exemplars
Thunderbird Falls (2006) 1,066 exemplars
Coyote Dreams (2006) 880 exemplars
Heart of Stone (2007) 868 exemplars
Winter Moon (3-in-1) (2005) 673 exemplars
Walking Dead (2009) 582 exemplars
House of Cards (2008) 555 exemplars
Hands of Flame (2008) 467 exemplars
Demon Hunts (2010) 442 exemplars
The Queen's Bastard (2008) 390 exemplars
Spirit Dances (2011) 354 exemplars
Raven Calls (2012) 318 exemplars
Truthseeker (2010) 307 exemplars
Mountain Echoes (2013) 244 exemplars
The Pretender's Crown (2009) 177 exemplars
Shaman Rises (2014) 173 exemplars
Wayfinder (2011) 171 exemplars
Easy Pickings (2012) 126 exemplars
Dead in Dublin (2019) 86 exemplars
The Cardinal Rule (2005) 59 exemplars
Magic & Manners (2016) 47 exemplars
The Firebird Deception (2006) 43 exemplars
Death on the Green (2020) 39 exemplars
Death of an Irish Mummy (2021) 37 exemplars
The Phoenix Law (2006) 30 exemplars
Roses in Amber (2017) 28 exemplars
The Old Races: Year of Miracles (2016) 28 exemplars
Atlantis Fallen (2016) 26 exemplars
Redeemer (2017) 26 exemplars
Banshee Cries (2020) 22 exemplars
The Old Races: Origins (2012) 20 exemplars
The Old Races: Aftermath (2012) 19 exemplars
Seamaster (2017) 18 exemplars
Death in Irish Accents (2023) 18 exemplars
Bewitching Benedict (2017) 14 exemplars
Rabbit Tricks 10 exemplars
Stone's Throe (2015) 9 exemplars
C.E. Murphy 8 exemplars
Practical Boots (2021) 7 exemplars
Death by Irish Whiskey (2024) 7 exemplars
Stonemaster (2019) 5 exemplars
Siryn (2019) 4 exemplars
Them Shoes (2020) 4 exemplars
Skymaster (2021) 4 exemplars
Sunmaster (2022) 3 exemplars
Wintergate (2020) 3 exemplars
Through the Fire 2 exemplars
Chicago Bang Bang 2 exemplars
Ill Met By Moonlight (2005) 2 exemplars
Death on the green 2 exemplars
Keys (2020) 2 exemplars
C.E. Murphy's Take a Chance #3 (2008) 2 exemplars
Candy Rave (2008) 2 exemplars
C.E. Murphy's Take A Chance #5 (2008) 1 exemplars
Siryn 1 exemplars
Five Card Draw 1 exemplars
City of Heroes (2008) 1 exemplars
Crisscrossing (2008) 1 exemplars
JUDGES: What Measure Ye Mete (2021) 1 exemplars
Keys (The Rising) 1 exemplars
Coming to America (2020) 1 exemplars
Slaying the Dragon 1 exemplars
Blended 1 exemplars
Petite 1 exemplars
The rising green 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Running with the Pack (2010) — Col·laborador — 147 exemplars
A Fantasy Medley (2009) — Col·laborador — 107 exemplars
Urban Allies: Ten Brand-New Collaborative Stories (2016) — Col·laborador — 56 exemplars
Don't Read This Book: 13 Forbidden Tales from the Mad City (2012) — Col·laborador — 37 exemplars
The Phantom Queen Awakes (2010) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
Dragon's Lure (2010) — Col·laborador — 20 exemplars
Artifice & Craft (2023) — Autor — 5 exemplars
The 2012 Octocon Anthology — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars

Etiquetat

Coneixement comú

Altres noms
Dermody, Cate (pseudonym)
Data de naixement
1973-06-01
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA (birth)
Lloc de naixement
Kenai, Alaska, USA
Llocs de residència
Alaska, USA
Ireland
Professions
fantasy writer
Agent
Jackson, Jennifer
Nota de desambiguació
Also writes as Cate Dermody. She has published some works under the names Murphy Lawless and Zoe Chant: since these names are shared with other writers they should not be combined with the C.E. Murphy page.

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Loved this conclusion to the trilogy and wish the author would write more in this world, she has left space to do so. Most of the loose ends were tidied away, if only sometimes as a paragraph in the epilogue.

The old races are fighting among themselves, something that never sued to happen, but now the Selkie and Djinn have numbers to bring, if not spare. The prize is currently the underground empire of the Dragon Jaxx, who only narrowly avoided being rousted by the human police. The fighting is attracting attention, and that is dangerous to everyone, so Magrit, unofficial but recognised Negotiator is asked to broker a deal. Even the unchanging Gargoyles realise that something new is upon them, and they welcome Alban back into their memories. But old scores have yet to be settled - two of the Old Races died, and that was a line no-one wanted to cross without retribution being brought - so now old secrets are also revealed to the light.

I think the concerns over human interaction are somewhat forgotten about in this one - although there are references to them, the actions of the dragon in particular are more noteworthy than can just be shrugged away. It' fast paced, and great fun throughout, the characters shine a few reveal their true selves, and a few hidden depths. Shame this is the last.
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reading_fox | Hi ha 11 ressenyes més | Feb 9, 2024 |
Fun but not quite fully fleshed out. The plot moves along at pace, but it leaves too many holes behind that are never quite explained.

Joanne Walker is just returning from a protracted visit to Ireland for her estranged mother's funeral when just as the aeroplane is landing, she spots a woman being chased a (many references are made to the unlikelihood of this, but then never followed up). She rushed through to investigate with the help of a patient cabby, and finds the woman hiding in a church crypt. They're subsequently both attached by a man ona horse with a sword, and Joanne receives a stab wound through her chest. A spirit Guide, helps her choose to heal, and she realises nothing she's ever known will be quite the same as her heritage which she's ignored all her life has come to claim her. She is one of the few Shaman, there to heal the world, starting with the Wild Hunt in Seattle. Most of the character drama comes from her interactions with her employers the city police.

I wasn't utterly sure that casting her as a mechanic with a coyote animal was innovative, because it's very similar to the popular Mercedes in Patricia Brigg's werewolf novels, but the two stories takes sufficiently divergent tracks to be memorably different.
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reading_fox | Hi ha 68 ressenyes més | Jan 5, 2024 |
Megan Malone expects her latest assignment to drive two golfers around will be nicely calm, the last thing she expects is to walk around with the man she's driving and come upon a dead body, or to subsequently trip over one (quite literally) and particularly to have to deal with the (real) sexism in golf clubs.

It was a fun read, particularly with the wealthy Carmen de Fuentes' demands.
 
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wyvernfriend | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Dec 5, 2023 |
amateur-sleuth, situational-humor, verbal-humor, relationships, relationship-issues, ex-pat, exmilitary, local-law-enforcement, whiskey, cozy-mystery, cultural-differences, multiple-murder, ireland, investigations, famous-persons, gala, friendship

Megan is an expat American happy to be working for a limo service in Ireland since retiring 5 years ago (as a medic) after twenty years' service from the US army.
Megan is not happy with being called "The Murder Driver" in the news and several podcasts but she is stuck with it as a truth. It happens again at a whiskey contest and the sleuthing begins under a dark cloud. The publisher's blurb is pretty good, but the characters and plot twists are even better. This one isn't as hilarious as some of the others, but it's still four stars. I have read all of the previous books in series and loved each one.
I requested and received an EARC from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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jetangen4571 | Nov 27, 2023 |

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Membres
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ISBN
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