Publisher Description

Sharp and funny, K.D. Keenan has inherited the mantle of stalwarts Patricia Briggs and Kim Harrison, and The Obsidian Mirror is a masterpiece of thrills for every fantasy reader.

When Sierra Carter, out-of- work PR executive, receives a call from Quetzalcoatl, the plumedserpent god of the Aztecs, she suddenly has more problems on her plate than unemployment.Saving the whole planet, for example.

Sierra discovers that her former firm's employer's semiconductors are in reality a means ofspreading a deadly evil around the world. Necocyaotl, Aztec god of death and destruction, hasplaced his essence in every device, causing people to place their self-interest and selfish desiresabove all else. Sierra is called upon to stop him.

With his request, Quetzalcoatl offers strange and gifted assistants, Coyotl the trickster,otherwise known as Chaco, a handsome shape-shifting avatar; and Fred, a diminutive andmischievous mannegishi. Although Sierra is skeptical, the revelation of a previously unknownworld and its attendants is undeniable. As is the peril Necocyaotl's return to power promises.Entering the fray with avatars and mythological creatures alongside her, Sierra will discoverthere are incalculable wonders (and dangers) within the new Old World. Her own hiddentalents may find their way to the surface, too.

Author Biography

K.D. Keenan worked in the high technology industries for 30-plus years as a content creator and public relations expert. She founded her own PR agency, named one of Silicon Valley's Top 25 PR agencies for 10 years running by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Today, she focuses on her fiction writing, her grandchildren, and a long list of things she'd like to do if there were more hours in the day.Keenan has always been a voracious reader. Having worked through her grandparents' extensive library of Victorian children's literature, she began reading fantasy and science fiction at the age of nine—a move that curbed her tendency to write with a mid-Nineteenth Century flair that was never really appreciated by her English teachers.The Obsidian Mirror, the first book in a trilogy, tells the tale of a Silicon Valley PR executive whose life takes a turn for the weird when a fast-talking coyote appears on her doorstep and plunges her into a whirlwind of hijacked technology, ancient evil, and environmental threat. Fire in the Ocean picks up Sierra's story as she embarks on a tropical vacation but instead encounters the ancient magic of the "isle of sorcerers" as she fights to protect the precious natural environment of Hawai'i.Keenan and her husband of 45 years have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Review

"Native American mythology is often understated and you can never find enough of it in Fantasy Literature. But don't worry, K.D. Keenan is here to fix that with The Obsidian Mirror.
What makes the author so special? Well, let's just say that her best childhood friend was a Native American skull, which she received when she turned six. Show me a better qualification and I'll eat it! And before you ask, yes, she did return the skull to its proper place when she got old enough to know better.
The story turned out so well and it is so rich in detail that one can almost suspect the author learned more than a few tales from said skull. Add a little bit of Voodoo to the mix and you are well on your way to an all-star American pantheon, echoing Neil Gaiman's American Gods in a most interesting manner.
Oh, and for all that the author won't admit it, The Obsidian Mirror has tons of humor. This is skillfully done, with the jokes lurking in the backdrop, tiptoeing behind the text and seldom breaking the surface of the mirror. More often than not you will recognise the joke the same way scientists recognise dark matter – by its effect on the surroundings rather than by its blatant presence."—Sorin Sociu, author of The Scriptlings

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Review Quote

"Native American mythology is often understated and you can never find enough of it in Fantasy Literature. But don't worry, K.D. Keenan is here to fix that with The Obsidian Mirror . What makes the author so special? Well, let's just say that her best childhood friend was a Native American skull, which she received when she turned six. Show me a better qualification and I'll eat it! And before you ask, yes, she did return the skull to its proper place when she got old enough to know better. The story turned out so well and it is so rich in detail that one can almost suspect the author learned more than a few tales from said skull. Add a little bit of Voodoo to the mix and you are well on your way to an all-star American pantheon, echoing Neil Gaiman's American Gods in a most interesting manner. Oh, and for all that the author won't admit it, The Obsidian Mirror has tons of humor. This is skillfully done, with the jokes lurking in the backdrop, tiptoeing behind the text and seldom breaking the surface of the mirror. More often than not you will recognise the joke the same way scientists recognise dark matter - by its effect on the surroundings rather than by its blatant presence."--Sorin Sociu, author of The Scriptlings

Description for Sales People

-First in a series being rereleased alongside Fire in the Ocean , met with strong reviews before the company publishing this title (AEC Stellar Publishing, Inc) went under, tanking publication. -A refreshing spin on paranormal fantasy, a genre made popular by authors such as Patricia Briggs, Kim Harrison, Seanan McGuire, and Mario Acevedo, that centers around Native American mythology. - The Obsidian Mirror voted Noveltunity Book Members Most Want to Read, May 2014 -Author awarded one of "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" by The Authors Show, 2014

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