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Guardians of Nature #1
Keepers of Water
A promise to save her brother's soul unearths a conspiracy she was not prepared for...
Arieana’s brother has been murdered by her own people in a world not their own. Forced into breaking ancient law, she ventures into the human realm in search of her brother's soul. Once she steps through the Veil, she realizes the renegades are up to more than just punishing a few humans. They want to destroy the race itself.
Forced to forge an unlikely alliance with the very race responsible for the storms tearing her world apart, she finds out more of her past than the elders want. With the war started, each clue they uncover leads them closer to the first of the elemental relics, and a chance to save mankind.
Together they must work side by side to stop the renegades…
Before time runs out for both worlds.
Arieana’s brother has been murdered by her own people in a world not their own. Forced into breaking ancient law, she ventures into the human realm in search of her brother's soul. Once she steps through the Veil, she realizes the renegades are up to more than just punishing a few humans. They want to destroy the race itself.
Forced to forge an unlikely alliance with the very race responsible for the storms tearing her world apart, she finds out more of her past than the elders want. With the war started, each clue they uncover leads them closer to the first of the elemental relics, and a chance to save mankind.
Together they must work side by side to stop the renegades…
Before time runs out for both worlds.
- GenresFantasy
255 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2012
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June 24, 2012
KEEPERS OF WATER is not only a well crafted story rife with characters you care about, a creative original plot, and descriptive scenes, but the novel is almost an allegory of what is going on in our world today. First the story--there are two parallel worlds that are intimately connected. When Arieana's brother is murdured on Earth, Arieana decides she will break her rulers' laws and seek revenge for his killing by entering the Earth world to find his killers. Arieana soon discovers, though, that there are more of her species that wish to kill all humans because Arieana's kind believe humans are responsible for the devastation affecting her world. How? And this is where the allegory comes into play. Humans are slowly destroying their/our world by ransacking Earth's natural resources, polluting the water and air, and destroying the forests. Unbeknownst to humans though, what they do on Earth is affecting Arieana's world--sending devastating storms that threaten to wipe out her world. So now she must not only try to seek justice for her brother's killers, she must also try to save the destruction of mankind because she believes there is a better solution to both Earth's and her worlds problems--especially after she learns her rulers have not been truthful about her kinds past. Along the way she also discovers her brother also had a secret that will profoundly affect her and she meets Sorien an earthling who she teams up with. Arieana is a fun character with magical powers that will leave you cheering when she unleashes them. R G Porter's KEEPERS OF WATER is an entertaining read--part allegory, part fantasy, part mystery and part sci-fi. If you relish good fast reads (and believe we are not doing enough to conserve our resources), pick up a copy of KEEPERS OF WATER. Just don't get on Arieana's bad side!
October 18, 2013
I found Keepers of Water to be a comfortably paced, exciting and yet very relaxing read. Sorien, an archeologist, has to continue the work of his dead colleague and find out how he died. Arieana needs to retrieve her murdered brother's soul to put it to rest in their own realm. Realizing that their quests are deeply related, these two people decide to join forces.
This enthralling tale is set in the desert of Chile as well as the world of Baile where magic still prevails. Horrible, unnatural storms are destroying this magical world and there are those who want to stop it. The human race with their pollution and industry seems to be responsible for the imbalance and the renegades' answer for this is to destroy all human life.
The characters are skillfully crafted, realistic and fleshed out. From Arieana with her destructive temper and Brooke, the happy and very special child, to the scholarly Sorien; they grew on me from the beginning. Then there are Ethne and Eythnia, the helpful if slightly vague and cryptic elementals and Aeryn, Arieana's best friend, who tries her best to help from the Baile side of the veil.
This is a lovely combination of fantasy, archeology, awareness of what industry is doing to the earth and people who truly care about their loved ones as well as the world around them. Some truly beautiful descriptions of nature give color to the story.
Suitable for readers of all ages, I recommend Keepers of water as a tale full of interesting archeological facts, magic and some thoroughly nail-biting suspense. (Ellen Fritz)
This enthralling tale is set in the desert of Chile as well as the world of Baile where magic still prevails. Horrible, unnatural storms are destroying this magical world and there are those who want to stop it. The human race with their pollution and industry seems to be responsible for the imbalance and the renegades' answer for this is to destroy all human life.
The characters are skillfully crafted, realistic and fleshed out. From Arieana with her destructive temper and Brooke, the happy and very special child, to the scholarly Sorien; they grew on me from the beginning. Then there are Ethne and Eythnia, the helpful if slightly vague and cryptic elementals and Aeryn, Arieana's best friend, who tries her best to help from the Baile side of the veil.
This is a lovely combination of fantasy, archeology, awareness of what industry is doing to the earth and people who truly care about their loved ones as well as the world around them. Some truly beautiful descriptions of nature give color to the story.
Suitable for readers of all ages, I recommend Keepers of water as a tale full of interesting archeological facts, magic and some thoroughly nail-biting suspense. (Ellen Fritz)
April 21, 2013
This is an interesting story concept concerning environmental consequences for two different dimensions on planet earth. At one time, both dimensions lived in harmony on one plane. However, this fact has been hidden since the Veil was erected between the human world and the more earth friendly magical world by the Elementals who guard pieces of a weapon of mass destruction. The council of the magical realm blames humans across the Veil for environmental disturbances in both realms and seeks to put an end to the human realm. The action is fast-paced with some surprising twists in the plot as secrets and conspiracies are revealed. The author does a nice job setting up her magical realm and describing the way of life in that dimension. Arieana is a strong female lead with some surprising powers; I enjoyed her character a lot. I even enjoyed Sorien Jacobs, an archaeologist she forges an alliance with, even though he is no Indiana Jones.
I do believe this story would benefit from another round of editing. From content editing to cut down on the repetition and to weave a tighter story, to copy editing to clean up some sentence structure, and finally another round of proofing to clean up extra or missing words. I believe the story here is worth the investment.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. ** April 17, 2013
I do believe this story would benefit from another round of editing. From content editing to cut down on the repetition and to weave a tighter story, to copy editing to clean up some sentence structure, and finally another round of proofing to clean up extra or missing words. I believe the story here is worth the investment.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. ** April 17, 2013
March 17, 2013
Wow, where to start with this one?
This is a story that tells of a world within a world, separated by a Veil, but only one world knows of the existence of the other. The world within has gone the way of natural energy, low impact and magic; the other has gone towards technology. However, they are both reaching breaking point with Mother Nature and as it deteriorates in one world, it creates storm which are destroying the other. There is war in the making and as with all wars, there are casualties. The one you first learn about is Rydan, Arieana's brother. It is him dying that makes her cross the Veil to try to find and retrieve his soul. So let the story commence.
This story is built, layer upon layer, weaving magic, mystery, fantasy and environmental concerns all into one amazing story. It is definitely one to keep and to re-read, as well as getting the rest in the series to continue the adventure. It starts of quite simple but grows into a story of epic proportions, on both sides of the Veil.
Who would I recommend this book to? Anyone and Everyone!
If you like fantasy - read it!
If you like mystery - read it!
Like "Green" books - read this one!
This is a story that tells of a world within a world, separated by a Veil, but only one world knows of the existence of the other. The world within has gone the way of natural energy, low impact and magic; the other has gone towards technology. However, they are both reaching breaking point with Mother Nature and as it deteriorates in one world, it creates storm which are destroying the other. There is war in the making and as with all wars, there are casualties. The one you first learn about is Rydan, Arieana's brother. It is him dying that makes her cross the Veil to try to find and retrieve his soul. So let the story commence.
This story is built, layer upon layer, weaving magic, mystery, fantasy and environmental concerns all into one amazing story. It is definitely one to keep and to re-read, as well as getting the rest in the series to continue the adventure. It starts of quite simple but grows into a story of epic proportions, on both sides of the Veil.
Who would I recommend this book to? Anyone and Everyone!
If you like fantasy - read it!
If you like mystery - read it!
Like "Green" books - read this one!
May 5, 2013
Overall, I thought it was a good story, the story line, character development were very good. You could feel the heat and dryness of the desert, and feel the cold rush of Ari's anger.
I was a little disappointed with speed and urgency of this book. With Mother Earth being upset and the destruction of the Human Race I was expecting the story to keep me on edge of my seat. I didn't really get that feel until the end of the story.
I did enjoy the narrator change, I always like those since they give you different side of the same story. It also made it more interesting when there were characters from the two worlds and we were able to see what what happening on each side of the veil.
Since this is a series book I am intrigued to find out about the back story of An'Drea, what really happened to Arieana and Sorien's parents, will anything happen between the two, and what Brooke's true roll in either the saving or destruction of the human race
I was a little disappointed with speed and urgency of this book. With Mother Earth being upset and the destruction of the Human Race I was expecting the story to keep me on edge of my seat. I didn't really get that feel until the end of the story.
I did enjoy the narrator change, I always like those since they give you different side of the same story. It also made it more interesting when there were characters from the two worlds and we were able to see what what happening on each side of the veil.
Since this is a series book I am intrigued to find out about the back story of An'Drea, what really happened to Arieana and Sorien's parents, will anything happen between the two, and what Brooke's true roll in either the saving or destruction of the human race
March 22, 2013
The story was a good one. I enjoyed the characters. There is a lot of mysticism. The editing of the kindle edition left something to be desired, but I am definitely going along for the ride with this series.
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