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Greywalker Kindle Edition

by Kat Richardson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until a two-bit perp's savage assault left her dead for two minutes. When she comes to in the hospital, she sees things that can only be described as weird-shapes emerging from a foggy grey mist, snarling teeth, creatures roaring.

But Harper's not crazy. Her "death" has made her a Greywalker- able to move between the human world and the mysterious cross-over zone where things that go bump in the night exist. And her new gift is about to drag her into that strange new realm-whether she likes it or not.
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PI Harper Blaine sees a strange shift in clientele in Richardson's dizzy urban fantasy debut. After being dead for two minutes as a result of a clobbering by an angry perp, Harper discovers icky side effects complicate her Seattle life in unexpected ways—she sees ghosts and attracts otherworldly business as she pops in and out of a shadowy overlapping world. Harper seeks the assistance of Ben Danziger, self-proclaimed "ghost guy" and linguistics professor, and his wife, Mara, a witty Irish witch. They educate Harper on the Grey, "a place between our world and the next." Harper tries to maintain a normal life, dating a sexy antiques expert while battling wits with Seattle's vampire king, but being a Greywalker means she can only "pass for human." Fast-paced fun, this first novel will captivate fans of Charmed, Buffy and Charlaine Harris (Definitely Dead). (Oct.)
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"The perfect blend of hardboiled p.i. and supernatural thriller."
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002361LF2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Reprint edition (March 30, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1773 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
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Kat Richardson lives on a sailboat in Seattle with her husband, a crotchety old cat, and two ferrets. She rides a motorcycle, shoots target pistol, and does not own a TV. Visit her at www.katrichardson.com

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L. A. Kane
5.0 out of 5 stars An original and fascinating read
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2009
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Greywalker is a fantastic concept and a very solid first book. When private investigator Harper Blaine is assaulted savagely enough to die for a few minutes before being resuscitated at the hospital she develops the rare ability to break through the barrier between the world of the living and the dead. As with any good urban fantasy this newfound talent thrusts her into the hidden realm of ghosts, vampires, witches, and necromancers that overlaps our own. It's a very creative spin on the subject, something I have not seen in the genre that's cram-packed with vampires, werewolves, and other overwritten beasties. Without giving anything in the story away, the necromantic object and it's affect on magic in the area is a very nice touch. I truly like it a lot.

The author has crafted a very believable world with magic built upon a solid metaphysical foundation. The book is a quick, easy, and very enjoyable read. There is one plot point that strikes me as a bit odd, however. While the heroine has significant challenges dealing with her newfound abilities and embracing the "grey," she has no qualms about befriending a witch or misgivings about discovering that one of her new clients is a vampire. It seems to me that a bit of angst at such things might have been more fitting for the character, yet it by no means ruins the story. Let's face it, for some folks it's easier to accept strange happenings when they impact someone other than themselves.

The bottom line is that Richardson has crafted a rich, interesting story filled with appealing characters that truly connect with the reader. This is no run of the mill urban fantasy. In fact, I liked Greywalker so much that I bought the rest of the series before I even finished reading it. It's a dark fantasy, but a fascinating one. I am excited to reading more of her work.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Blinded by the Night, among other titles
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Mary Kate
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing New World
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2006
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Private Investigator Harper Blaine is attacked while on the job, dies briefly, is resuscitated and, while healing, discovers that she has acquired the ability to see and enter the Grey - a misty world of ghosts and other things paranormal.

I really liked the premise of Greywalker and found the initial descriptions of 'the Grey' extremely creepy and so well done that I had no trouble visualizing the world author Kat Richardson has created. Because I could also imagine how terrifying it must be to suddenly be seeing two worlds existing on top of or alongside each other, my sympathetic bond with the heroine was established early in the story.

There were, however, a couple of things that bothered me. Harper's immediate acceptance of the existence of vampires and her total lack of fear of, or even curiosity about, Cameron seemed completely unrealistic. Before taking a vampire home to his family, wouldn't you want to know a bit more about them and how dangerous they might be? And, while I was enjoying the lighthearted moments that Harper's budding relationship with Will brought to the story, the scene where she wakes up in bed with him came out of the blue and was just - jarring. I also found her change from `what's happening to me?' to attempting to manipulate the Grey's power-brokers to be a bit abrupt.

Overall, Greywalker was a fast, engrossing read and a strong first novel. For the most part, I found the characters interesting and I got a bit of a kick out how the story's numerous threads all seemed to come together much as they do in a Seinfeld episode. I'm intrigued by the world Harper inhabits and while I hope that Harper will learn how to control her physical reactions to the Grey so that we get fewer descriptions of how sick and nauseous it makes her, I'm looking forward to future stories set in this world.

Note: Great cover art by the immensely talented Chris McGrath.

Note #2 (aside to another reviewer): Buffy WAS a cheerleader at one time, as was Cordelia. As the shows BtVS and AtS progressed, I think they both proved adaptable to the world they existed in and managed to acquit themselves quite well in the battle against evil. So using `cheerleader' to somehow imply a lesser degree of competence or effectiveness doesn't fly. And, um, when it comes to bravery and success in fighting evil, NO ONE can make Buffy look in any way 'less'. Period.
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G. Lucas
3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Beginning
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2007
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I'm not going to summarize the plot, as other reviews do that quite well. Overall I enjoyed the book. I only really had two problems with it.

The first was the incredibly whiny nature of the main character, Harper Blaine. In spite of overwhelming evidence, she refuses to believe in and accept the Grey (the supernatural). She is very rude to those attempting to help her understand her new condition, to the point of throwing a temper tantrum like a two year old. In the latter portion of the book, all we hear about is how tired she is, how worn down she is, how she doesn't want to accept that ghosts and other supernatural creatures exist, even though she has the bite marks to prove otherwise. It really gets irritating. Hopefully in the next installment she has grown up a bit.

The other thing that somewhat irritated me was the way the author dropped names of places, usually without any real description. Mabye I was just more aware of it in this book than in others as I actually live in Seattle, but I found myself wondering as I read if people would really be able to understand what she was talking about when she mentions such things as walking down 3rd until she hits the Bon Marche (now Macy's).

As I said, however, all in all it was a fun book to read. In spite of the above, the premise the author puts forth is intriguing. The book did start moving quickly at the end, but I found that made it more compelling to read, rather than detracting from my enjoyment.
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Tina C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Seller
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2019
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Sahir Sheikh
4.0 out of 5 stars A slow start but an explosive end.
Reviewed in India on December 10, 2020
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This book took me at least 100 pages to get interested in and that's when the story sped up and became more spread out. You just gotta stick with it for a while to get the real taste of this story. The Idea of 'The Grey' may seem a little convoluted but that doesn't hinder the pace and thrill of the story at any point, well maybe at some points but it still is a good introduction to this series.
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Mina
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad start of an UF series, good show of investigative procedural. 3.5 stars.
Reviewed in Germany on May 7, 2020
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This series isn’t new and although the book covers beckoned me, the rather mixed reviews didn’t. So now I’ve read “Greywalker” and as I said in the title: it’s not bad, although there is room for improvement.
Harper Blaine is a private investigator in Seattle who gets one day assaulted by someone she investigated and subsequently is dead for two minutes. After she is brought back, nothing is as it was: she brought back the ability to see and walk in the Grey, the realm between life and death. This is the start of her new life in the supernatural world of Seattle, whether she wants it or not [and she does not want it]. Especially since supernatural clients with their cases are now drawn to her, or anyway, her cases tend to lead to the supernatural world.
One of her cases is about finding a missing person; that leads her to unexpected and unsettling meetings with dangerous…. people [term used loosely here] and brings a lot of trouble
The other case seems easy at first, some guy wants to find an old family heirloom, but gets into the literal “Grey”-area soon.
Besides the cases, Harper has to come to grips with her new situation which is understandably hard on her. The reader learns about the hidden supernatural world alongside Harper and it was OK for me that a lot of it is presented in the form of lectures Harper gets by new acquaintances. It’s still not too much tell instead of show – there is action and there is Harper experiencing things instead of being told about them.
I did like Harper and the gritty world she lives in. She is a no-nonsense person who has her priorities straight and I wanted to know what happened to her next. Another point in the book’s favor for me was the well done integration of investigative procedural. I liked that there was real work done here, with interesting mysteries to solve.
What kind of shook me out of the flow of the story time and again, was the 90ies feel – Harper uses a pager, computers connect to the internet via modems and no one has a cellphone, not to speak of smartphones. Tech plays a big role in Harper’s investigations, so I came across these reminders quite often. And the book is a bit long for the things that actually happen, hence the 3.5 star-rating.
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Kevin Chesters
5.0 out of 5 stars very good book starting the greywalker series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2016
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very good book Kat Richardson is a very clever author.
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poussinette
5.0 out of 5 stars Un premier roman solide et original
Reviewed in France on September 14, 2008
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Ce roman est beaucoup plus sombre que ceux que je lis d'habitude, dans la même catégorie de fantaisie urbaine.

Pour faire court, l'héroïne voit des fantômes.
Mais faire court ne rend pas justice au livre.

A la suite d'un gros coup sur la tête qui l'a tuée pendant deux minutes, la détective privée Harper Blaine se met à percevoir une réalité parallèle, celle où errent les fantômes (de plusieurs sortes) qui est aussi celle de la magie. Et elle tombe dedans de temps en temps sans savoir pourquoi.
Elle a deux choix, qu'elle fera dans l'ordre. Penser qu'elle hallucine et se faire soigner. Essayer de comprendre ce qu'elle voit et apprendre à contrôler les évènements. Et comme c'est de la fantaisie, le deuxième est le bon. Elle est un « greywalker », cas très rare d'un humain qui peut passer dans la réalité des fantômes, des vampires, et surement d'autres choses que l'on n'a pas encore croisées. Sa vie entière va s'en trouver bouleversée, parce que ceux qu'elle voit la voient... Son travail va donc dériver vers le paranormal, ce à quoi elle n'est absolument pas préparée, car elle est très rationnelle, pas du genre à croire au surnaturel.

La vision du surnaturel par Kat Richardson, ce n'est pas tout rose (désolée, jeu de mot idiot), on ne perçoit pas de structure ni d'organisation ailleurs que chez les vampires. Les fantômes, c'est l'anarchie la plus totale, ce qui est très déstabilisant (pour nous aussi, pas que pour Harper). Quant aux vampires, ceux qui sont suffisamment vieux sont très très inquiétants. Pour tout dire, le fait qu'ils boivent du sang humain n'est vraiment pas ce qui nous gêne le plus. C'est dire.

Le monde décrit est réaliste, original, et sombre. L'héroïne, elle, n'est pas aussi originale, mais son personnage se développe au cours de ce premier tome, et encore plus dans le deuxième,  Poltergeist: A Greywalker Novel , lorsqu'elle commence à être plus réactive.

En résumé, ce premier roman m'a passionnée, intriguée et étonnée, je me suis jetée sur le deuxième et je ne le regrette pas. J'espère que l'auteure se renouvellera suffisamment dans le troisième tome pour éviter le syndrome du troisième livre inutile, et on aura le début d'une très bonne série.
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