Sacred Ground

A Novel

By: Mercedes Lackey

Narrated by: Katie Anvil Rich

From the New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey comes contemporary fantasy Sacred Ground.

Jennifer Talldeer is Osage and Cherokee, granddaughter of a powerful Medicine Man. She walks a difficult path: contrary to tribal custom, she is learning a warrior's magics. A freelance private investigator, Jennifer tracks down stolen Native American artifacts.

The construction of a new shopping mall uncovers fragments of human bone, revealing possible desecration of an ancient burial ground. Meanwhile, the sabotage of construction equipment at the site implicates many activists—particularly Jennifer's old flame, who is more attractive and dangerous than ever. Worst of all, the grave of Jennifer's legendary Medicine Man ancestor has been destroyed, his tools of power scattered, and a great evil freed to walk the land.

Jennifer must make peace with the many factions and solve the mystery of her ancestor's grave before the world falls into oblivion.

©1994 Mercedes Lackey (P)2023 Tantor

Good story.

Story starts slow, but improves to keep your interest. All together I thought it was a very good story.

A New, and yet old, story

Utilizing the best of the traditional stories of Cherokee and Osage, the author weaves a mystical tale, that traditional police work can only shrug and shake their heads.

Intriguing plot, vivid characters

I got this because the author had worked with Anne McCaffrey. I was not disappointed. Looking forward to the next volume I listen to.

Stereotypes are made to be broken

I’ve loved this book for more than two decades. I’ve been reading Mercedes Lackey’s books since the first one, Arrows of the Queen, which I came across in my college’s bookstore. I fell in love with Sacred Ground from the first page and I’ve reread it many times. The audiobook meets my expectations and I’m sure I’ll listen to it many times as well.
Jennifer Talldeer and her grandfather, Moon Crow, are such entertaining characters along with a pretty much perfect villain in the form of a misogynistic white man, who underestimates who he is up against.

Three genres combined into one outstanding book

This highly entertaining audiobook is an amazing blend of thriller, mystery, and fantasy, and includes a dash of romance. Incredibly entertaining and oh, so enjoyable. I can't believe this is only the 5th of Ms. Lackey's 134 available Audible fantasy books that I have listened to. I can't wait to start another. Now, which to choose?
Ms. Rich is a fairly good narrator with crisp diction, and embodies each character with appropriate emotion, forcefulness, and verve. She does have some inconsistency of each character's voice throughout the book, does not have adequate differentiation between characters, and portrays male voices less well. However, I see that she has been narrating Audible books for only 2 years. I believe that she, with more experience, will become one of the best.