The The Shaman

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THE NEW INTERNATIONAL TECHNO-THRILLER FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST-KNOWN AUTHORS Victor Cavalier has received the phone call every parent dreads: his daughter is lying in a coma after a motorcycle accident and given little chance of survival. But when a mysterious scientist known as the Shaman intervenes to save his daughter's life, Victor decides he must meet this maverick genius. The Shaman has developed cold-fusion technology that harnesses atomic energy from water. It can be used to replace combustion engines, revolutionising transport and power generation, but also to build terrifying weaponry - making him the target of a ruthless international organisation that will do anything to gain control of this new technology. Now all that stands in their way is Victor - an investigative reporter and undercover operative with lethal skills and a talent for getting to the bottom of the story. From Thailand to Tasmania, London to New York, The Shaman is the gripping new international thriller from bestselling author Roland Perry.

Roland Perry is one of Australia's best known authors. He has written 28 books, many of them going on to become bestsellers, including The Queen, Her Lover and the Most Notorious Spy in History, Horrie the War Dog, Bill the Bastard, Bradman's Invincibles, The Changi Brownlow, The Australian Light Horse and Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War.

Roland Perry is a skilled storyteller with a great capacity for bringing the reader along with his book people and their exploits. His extensive knowledge of his subject manner is always evident as is his intellectual and emotional investment in the themes. His humour is also a constant......like real life, this fiction world is not all gloom and doom. The Shaman is a ripping suspense thriller. Barbi Robinson, Living Arts, Canberra Reviewing Roland Perry is a constant battle with superlatives....Among the strengths of his work lies the unbowing obedience to scholarship. His plots lead the reader from one valid point to the next.....While The Shaman can be described as a thriller that has the complete recipe viz. murder, travel, a smidgen of sex, as well as plenty of intrigue. Ian Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective Roland Perry is a prolific author who wanders over a vast spectrum of literature, fiction, non-fiction and documentary film writing, so when a book such as The Shaman is launched it titillates the curiosity to see where the story line will travel. The book travels in every sense across the world, into the world of spiritual healing and expounds on cold-fusion technology, which harnesses atomic energy from water. Ian Banks, Blue Wolf Reviews The Shaman is Roland Perry's latest novel about the personal and political repercussions when wealthy companies and self-interested states via for control of the oil industry and the elusive key to controlling cold fusion. Anna George, 3CR am. A gripping, thrilling read. Sally-Anne Whitten, 2TM radio