Ghostcountry's Wrath

David Sullivan #6

by Tom Deitz

After saving the Cherokee Otherworld in Sunshaker's War, Calvin is haunted by the ghost of his father. To put the spirit to rest, he must venture into the Darkening Lands. First, Calvin incurs the wrath of an evil Cherokee witch who is out for the magical items Calvin possesses. He is aided in his quest by a half-human panther woman who has been enslaved by the witch. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Adventure

385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1995

About the author

Thomas Franklin Deitz (January 17, 1952- April 27, 2009) was an American novelist from Georgia. He had a B.A. and M.A. in medieval English from University of Georgia. He was the author of the "Soulsmith Trilogy," comprised of the books Soulsmith , Dreambuilder , and Wordwright . He also wrote a popular series consisting of Windmaster's Bane , Fireshaper's Doom , Darkthunder's Way , Sunshaker's War , Stoneskin's Revenge , Ghostcountry's Wrath , Dreamseeker's Road , Landslayer's Law , and Warstalker's Track . His stand-alone novel The Gryphon King centers around a few of the characters from the later novels in the last series mentioned.

Deitz also won the Phoenix Award in 2007. This award is given at the annual DeepSouthCon to a professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom.

Deitz was a well-liked college instructor as well, with stints as an adjunct English faculty member at Gainesville State College, Lanier Tech, and Tri-County Community College, and received a tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in Fall 2008 at Gainesville State College. He was recognized as GSC's adjunct faculty member of the year in 2008.

In addition to writing, Deitz's creative outlets included visual art (murals, fantasy art, and more); drama (with minor roles in a number of community and college productions); model automobile collecting; costumery; and other pursuits via the Society for Creative Anachronism. He was a founding member of the SCA's Barony of Bryn Madoc.

Deitz died on Monday, April 27 2009 of heart failure. He had a heart attack in January of this year and was a candidate to receive a Ventricular assist device (VAD) but had suffered too much damage to his heart for the device to be implanted.
(From Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been 30 years since I last read Stoneskin's Revenge in which Calvin's father and 3 others were killed by a Cherokee monster. Until recently I hadn't realized that there were more books in the series.
Calvin McIntosh is being haunted by the ghost of his father and a boy who were both killed by Spearfinger. The boy's best friend disappeared. Calvin must go to the Ghostcountry to try to rescue him while also being hunted by a Cherokee witch who wants to kill Calvin and possess his magical items.
A little slow starting, but that might be due to my realigning myself into Deitz's world. It's a unique take on suburban fantasy relying on Cherokee magic

[James Noyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good read, but I was not really a great fan of Calvin. It seems to me he is the same character with an Indian bent. I just don't think he is unique enough to care about him. I prefer David and his freinds (again some of them blend together) but it was a good book. I am not really familiar with Cherokee mythology so there a lot of stuff I was unfamiliar with, but Deitz does a great job tying all the previous information with new. Characters that seemed incidental in the last book have a new importance in this one.

As an aside, as I comment on these books, I have read them before, but always with years between them. The male characters all seem to be cut from the same cloth, just different hair color.

Good reads, I just wish i could find more stuff LIKE these.