“As the Wind guided you
to great power, it will one day guide you to humble salvation. And as
the Wind once did your bidding, so one day you shall abide by its call.
Many will fall, but One will rise. And the elements of power will join together with time itself to serve his greatest need.”
Memories are just as mortal as humans.
The past that shaped this present era is dead and buried, forgotten by all but one.
This is the COMPLETE edition of Element Keepers. It includes:
Many will fall, but One will rise. And the elements of power will join together with time itself to serve his greatest need.”
Memories are just as mortal as humans.
The past that shaped this present era is dead and buried, forgotten by all but one.
This is the COMPLETE edition of Element Keepers. It includes:
- Element Keepers: Whispers of the Wind (Full story)
- Element Keepers: Harbinger (Prequel, included as prologue)
- Full color world Map.
- Element Keepers: Harbinger (Prequel, included as prologue)
- Full color world Map.
Kindle Edition, Complete Edition, 469 pages
Published
November 25th 2013
by Pen Dragon Publishing
The Element Keepers is an epic fantasy
novel for young adults. The author does an amazing job of setting,
world building and writing style. It's got a pleasurable mix of
traveling, magic and dialogue. As with a lot of epic novels you also
get several characters stories that you follow, an immense landscape
and with this novel, magical powers.
Rhet and Pateal are best friends, and
pretty much brothers in every aspect except parents. Rhet's parents
are deceased and Pateal's family has raised him as one of their own.
They reside in a small fishing town of similar short and blond
inhabitants, but Rhet looks nothing like them. When a boat of
stunning women takes land and kidnap him. The women of the Y'dah are
expecting a prophecy to come to pass in which one day will come in
which one with great powers will either save the world, or destroy
it.
Quite possibly this man in a small town
and stands out like a sore thumb is the one they have been waiting
for. But does Rhet have any powers other than gutting fish well?
The writing of the story is very well
done. You can tell the author took a lot of time in developing the
setting, landscape, people and lands. The magic of elements are fun
and add entertainment to the story. There is quite a bit of traveling
through the different lands (there is a map included) and meeting of
peoples.
The only thing that I felt lacking was
a connection to the characters and their plight. I found the ending
to be rushed after reading a very large novel building up tension and
have everything rushed to a finish, a finish that ends with remaining
questions for the next book. It was only specific characters that I
did not find a connection to, a sense of watching a movie instead of
actually feeling of being there.
I did enjoy the Y'dah women and the
parts where they interacted with each other were my favorite parts to
read. Their group, powers and interactions really made the story for
me. I give the novel 4 stars for the great writing and world building
-both the peoples and the landscape. As an epic story it is a large
read and I found it enjoyable.
About the Author: (from Goodreads.com)
http://www.epmarcellin.com
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