Malin Strand is the female Scandinavian pilot on a ship from the Middle Eastern world of Al Namas. Old Earth has been in quarantine since the middle of the 21st century and mankind is spread among many worlds near the center of the galaxy. Malin and the crew of the Tafilalt are headed to the Russian world of Lenin to meet a shaman on the southern continent. They are due to collect a valuable shaman’s drum for delivery to a shaman on the Middle Eastern moon of Safi. Lenin is the most beautiful of worlds and the southern continent has been reserved for Siberian and Saami reindeer herders. Captain Irfan Al Makahleh has brought his cousin Manal with them. Manal is suffering from a wasting disease contracted from a virus native to Al Namas and the shaman on Lenin has agreed to ask the Raven God Kutkh to heal her. Malin has never heard of the Raven God but the very mention of his name stirs something inside her.Books by Michael WardNovelsThe Banker With a Face Full of Evil –Scandinavian Crime NovelShort Story BooksSHORTS - Five Free Short StoriesSHORTS 2 - Five Short StoriesSHORTS 3 - Five Free Short StoriesSHORTS 4 - Five Free Short Stories Individual Short StoriesThe Conquest of France AD 2013Xannefly – science fiction storyJacksonville JackThe Civilization of the RavensBlowbackEngland is the Property of New DelhiLisa Molin – A Hit Ordered by a Woman from LondonLisa Molin – A Quiet Kill in Interlaken Your Mission is to Kill Saint Paul on Malta Siberian ShamansSharing a Life With a Kindred SpiritThe Shaman’s Drum and the Raven God