The Shaman's Drum and the Raven God

Malin Strand is the female Scandinavian pilot on a ship from the Middle Eastern world of Al Namas. Old Earth has been in quarantine since the middle of the 21st century and mankind is spread among many worlds near the center of the galaxy. Malin and the crew of the Tafilalt are headed to the Russian world of Lenin to meet a shaman on the southern continent. They are due to collect a valuable shaman's drum for delivery to a shaman on the Middle Eastern moon of Safi. Lenin is the most beautiful of worlds and the southern continent has been reserved for Siberian and Saami reindeer herders. Captain Irfan Al Makahleh has brought his cousin Manal with them. Manal is suffering from a wasting disease contracted from a virus native to Al Namas and the shaman on Lenin has agreed to ask the Raven God Kutkh to heal her. Malin has never heard of the Raven God but the very mention of his name stirs something inside her.


Books by Michael Ward

Novels

The Banker With a Face Full of Evil –Scandinavian Crime Novel

Short Story Books

SHORTS - Five Free Short Stories
SHORTS 2 - Five Short Stories
SHORTS 3 - Five Free Short Stories
SHORTS 4 - Five Free Short Stories

Individual Short Stories

The Shaman's Drum and the Raven God
The Conquest of France AD 2013
Xannefly – science fiction story
Jacksonville Jack
The Civilization of the Ravens
Blowback
England is the Property of New Delhi
Lisa Molin – A Hit Ordered by a Woman from London
Lisa Molin – A Quiet Kill in Interlaken
Your Mission is to Kill Saint Paul on Malta
Siberian Shamans
Sharing a Life With a Kindred Spirit