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I have seen this book called "Little House on the Prairie" with vampires and ghosts, etc. I think that is very unfair. This book is utterly original and one of only a handful of books I re-read regularly. I first came across it in the woods when I was stationed in Guam with the Navy. We went on holiday to the island of Rota, which is very tiny, and I was desperate for something to read. Little did I know that this bookrack find would become one of my all-time favorites. Allie is one of those characters which grows on you seemingly without effort, as does the whole supporting cast. Not just fictionally, either. It was my curiosity about its main topic that ultimately lead me to Scott Cunningham and my current life path. Thank you so much, K. E. Kimbriel. Now when's Part 4 coming out? 😀


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Night Calls Katharine Eliska Kimbriel 9780061054112 Books Reviews

When a werewolf is killed outside the quiet village of Sun-Return, Allie Sorensson discovers two truths there are beings beyond her ken and that she has inherited Gifts to fight them. This is a heavy burden for a girl on the verge of turning twelve.

As her lessons begin, Allie's most important insight is discovering how little she knows. Missing a simple detail in identifying an herb used for medicine can cost a life. Lives are at stake - because there's more dark creatures coming.

Funny how when you read a book that you haven't read in a long time, it feels like meeting an old friend again. You pick up where you left off and then you're lost in that world of wonder. In the case of a very well-written book like Night Calls, re-readings always show you something new. The first time I read Night Calls, I was fascinated by the supernatural element - werewolves in a pioneer setting. Now, I'm realizing the deeper lessons we can learn from the pioneers of Sun-Reach communities must remain strong, land must be carefully stewarded, and no Gift should ever be wasted.

Night Calls will keep you up all night and leave you anticipating the sequel.

Rebecca McFarland Kyle, September 2013
What a wonderfully written, well told story. The characters are quaint and well developed to the point that I'm invested in reading more about them. I have to agree with one reviewer's comment that compared this book to Laura Wilder's "Little House on the Prarie" books. Those books started my addiction to reading when I was in elementary school. I love how Cat Kimbriel wove in touches of humor with the reality of the tough life of pioneer living conditions. So many interesting bits and pieces of plants, sewing, planting and cooking made for a very rich read. Topped off with a hovering world of magic and things that go bump in the night and I'm eager to continue the story. I'm pleased to have found a writer that's found a very creative way to weave together all these different strands to make a very compelling quilt. Thanks for a great read!
Years ago, I was at a comic convention here in Dallas and I was at Peter David's table getting some stuff signed and he mentioned that the writer next to him seemed to have some interesting stuff. The writer was Katharine Eliska Kimbriel. I picked up both of her Night Calls books and loved them. It was Little House on the Prairie with Werewolves. I just reread Night Calls and the book was just as entertaining. Kimbriel has built a wonderful world. I know you will love this series
A long overdue shoutout for one of my favorite books and authors. I found Night Calls after reading Katharine Kimbriel's _other_ excellent series, The Chronicles of Nuala, which uses science fiction to explore ties of kinship, honor, power, and the wrongs humans do. Her stories about Alfreda Sorensson and her life on the American frontier offer tales so true that you have made friends for life. It is impossible not to fall a little bit (really a lot) in love with Allie, a beloved daughter and inheritor of her family's magical abilities. Allie's coming-of-age both delights and enlightens. I visit her often.
After all the failures to launch I've read lately, I have to say, this was a totally unexpected and very welcome surprise.

There's probably no need to recap the plot, since you've got a blurb and a bunch of other reviews, but I will say that, on the surface, it's not exactly new. Night Calls takes a witchcrafty view of magic; rituals, herbs, spirits...but even though there are tons of witch books (though if we're being precise, Alfreda is a practitioner or wizard, not a witch), Kimbriel did a really, really good job with it.

I think this book is classified as YA, but let me assure you this is not one of those YA stories that's so juvenile or simply told that an adult can't enjoy it...and considering Alfreda opens the story at age (I think) 11, that's saying a lot. It helps, I think, that the setting requires the main character to be more mature than one of today's pre-teens. The story has a distinct Little House on the Prairie feel to it, and even though there's action, it's interspersed with a lot of regular life and learning. Those who require a non-stop joyride in their books may not take to this story. Personally, I think it's nice to not have to read something that has my pulse going at warp speed through the whole thing; I like a substantial story, and the style allows the time we readers need to grow with the characters.

From what I could tell - which may not be much considering I'm not a historian - the author did her homework with respect to realism and accuracy. Sometimes, even when a book is only nominally historical (for instance, set in a different world with medieval-level technology), you find little anachronisms that jar you out of the story. Not so here. From the geography to the culture to the religion, I was impressed by how far I was able to immerse myself in Olde Tyme Michigan Territory.

One of the things that most surprised me was how literary the book was. That adjective came to me while I was reading the story, and afterward, I read a thing on the author's Goodreads page about how she's been deemed too literary for regular readers and too regular to be classed as literature. (That's paraphrased.) Now, that could very well represent the views of the publishers, but I'd have to disagree with them. This author actually combines the best of both worlds into something that is artistic and enriching and amazingly entertaining all at once.

(Frankly, I think whoever does the marketing for her publisher ought to have his or her legs taken off at the knees. I *devour* fantasy, and even though the book has been around for nearly 20 years, I'd never heard of it or her. I feel cheated!)

Truly, I'm astonished, enough that I'm adding this to the short list of my all-time favorites. The sequel doesn't disappoint either (I may have liked that one even better than this first book), and I'm typing this now to kill time before book 3 is released tomorrow.

Especially if you like themes of witchcraft and coming-of-age - and really, even if those aren't normally your thing - I strongly recommend this book. I've been trying to think of another book that would make a good comparison, and I can't. It's beyond compare. And it's one that I'll be re-reading many many times in the years to come.
I have seen this book called "Little House on the Prairie" with vampires and ghosts, etc. I think that is very unfair. This book is utterly original and one of only a handful of books I re-read regularly. I first came across it in the woods when I was stationed in Guam with the Navy. We went on holiday to the island of Rota, which is very tiny, and I was desperate for something to read. Little did I know that this bookrack find would become one of my all-time favorites. Allie is one of those characters which grows on you seemingly without effort, as does the whole supporting cast. Not just fictionally, either. It was my curiosity about its main topic that ultimately lead me to Scott Cunningham and my current life path. Thank you so much, K. E. Kimbriel. Now when's Part 4 coming out? 😀