Having read this book i have no idea how it is reviewed as high as most of the reviews out there (must be employed by the book company.)Shamans crossing starts out Fantastic up till about page 80 or so, it then takes the biggest nose dive out of any books i've ever read. The main character goes from what you think is going to be a tough guy and turns into a whinning loser. He does nothing but complain throughout the whole book and made me wish he'd just get killed off like a character in one of Martins book. After reading a review on the 2nd book, it'll be more of the same so i'm not going to waste anymore time on this series.