The Man Who Would Be Coyote

by M Nyberg

Upon Lucien and Willem's return to San Francisco after annihilating the Burning Man entity in Bratislava, Emerald immediately leaves for New Orleans 'for healing' setting into motion an incredible series of events starting first within the Arizona desert at midnight as Willem confronts the ghastly Coyoteman and culminating in the final story deep within the Louisiana bayou as he desperately struggles to extract Emerald's daughter Morgan from the clutches of the Damned.

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2016

Reviews

[Richard Magrath · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found The Man Who Would be Coyote to be a fascinating story that grew on me as I read deeper into the novel. At times the writing and story line felt like a mixture of Arthur Conan Doyle and Poe, with the narrator Willem playing the part of a unwitting Watson. The plot, which continues the story line started in The Profound Art of Omens, winds through a series of mysterious vignettes that Willem bravely bumbles through, and the eccentric characters around him seem to recognize a supernatural talent in him that he himself is frustratingly unaware of. Yet he is able to escape the various horrors he encounters as he is swept along by the mysterious forces around him. Indeed, I felt sad and frustrated for him, too, for his answers are always just out of reach. The plot and ideas presented are intriguing and fresh, with just enough of the supernatural to want to keep the lights on for a bit. With an ending that caught me off guard, I'm looking forward to M.E. Nyberg's next episode in this series.

[M.E. Nyberg]

This quote so perfectly summarizes THE MAN WHO WOULD BE COYOTE

Every one of us is losing something precious to us.
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities,
feelings we can never get back again.
That’s part of what it means to be alive.

— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore