The Shaker of Worlds

by Karl A.D. Brown

Margret Stewart’s family has been ripped apart by a secret government experiment which gave them telekinetic powers. This experiment’s success has drawn the attention not only of powerful government forces who want to capture, imprison and use them for their own purposes, but also supernatural powers that see the family as a vital link in the war between good and evil. It is written that they will have a child who will be The Shaker of Worlds. In a chilling and horrifying story that moves between Earth and Purgatory, the family is hunted by a secret government agency called the Gray Department, as well as dangerous supernatural forces sent to kill or seduce them. The fugitives find themselves at the center of the ultimate struggle between the forces of good and evil.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 31, 2014

About the author

Hi everyone! My name is Karl. I am married with a lovely wife and daughter. I live in The Upstate New York area. I love the cities and towns of Upstate New York, and they will feature a lot in my stories. I have been writing for a long time, but I have recently decided to take the next step and have a little fun with it by sharing with everyone. I enjoy writing stories that involve the supernatural or dystopian societies.

Reviews

[Desiree · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a huge fan of Stephen King. Ever since I was in my teens, I look for authors that, like King, can write about the dark underbelly of things, hidden motivations inside people's hearts, or the fleeting sense of another, most likely dangerous, piece of reality. The Shaker of Worlds evokes some of the same feelings as a King book, and I recommend it for that alone. The author has a way of making outlandish situations seem perfectly possible. Main characters in The Shaker of Worlds react to extraordinary situations in such a real way, how I imagine I would think and feel if I faced a similar threat. There is a lot of action, but the psychology of the characters interested me the most in this book. I enjoyed meeting Grievely, one of those dark, slippery characters that I love to scare myself with late at night. The otherworldly cat who pushes dumb, crazy Jurgis into murder was another one of my favorites. This was a fun book!

[R.L. Martinez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really great, fresh premise. Lots of action and suspense. I think fans of Stephen King will enjoy Brown's pared down style and break-neck pace. My big complaint is the use of omniscient narration. This distanced me from the characters and did not allow me to really get connected to any of them. Brown would have been better served if he had chosen a main character (or 2 max) and stayed strictly with a 3rd person limited POV. Head-jumping makes me dizzy and makes all the characters kind of blend together. But that is personal taste, others might not be bothered by that.