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The Travelers and The Four Doors of Artew
"I loved this book. I devoured it in 4 days.” J. Turner.
Living in the remote Alaskan wilderness with his father and his Nana, half Native American, Will Cole is bored and lonely.
He's expecting a new computer for his thirteenth birthday. Instead, he gets a used book, very large and very old, The Book of Worlds. Thousands of pages long, each page of the book is a portal to strange, alien worlds. Will is a Traveler, a member of an ancient alien race, fixers to the Universe.
He has the ability to hear and converse with other beings.
That night the book charges Will to “Open the Four Doors of Artew,” a mission he cannot refuse, even if he wanted to. The Book yanks him down into its pages flinging him across the Universe, to the desert world of Kroy.
With the help of a beautiful 150-year-old, blue haired Urzi, and her flying horse Sif, Will unites the warring, fractured races on the planet. He forges them into the Army of Kroy, with hopes of defeating the invading Shedu Empire.
His search for the Four Doors of Artew has begun. If he fails he will never see home again.
Living in the remote Alaskan wilderness with his father and his Nana, half Native American, Will Cole is bored and lonely.
He's expecting a new computer for his thirteenth birthday. Instead, he gets a used book, very large and very old, The Book of Worlds. Thousands of pages long, each page of the book is a portal to strange, alien worlds. Will is a Traveler, a member of an ancient alien race, fixers to the Universe.
He has the ability to hear and converse with other beings.
That night the book charges Will to “Open the Four Doors of Artew,” a mission he cannot refuse, even if he wanted to. The Book yanks him down into its pages flinging him across the Universe, to the desert world of Kroy.
With the help of a beautiful 150-year-old, blue haired Urzi, and her flying horse Sif, Will unites the warring, fractured races on the planet. He forges them into the Army of Kroy, with hopes of defeating the invading Shedu Empire.
His search for the Four Doors of Artew has begun. If he fails he will never see home again.
260 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 5, 2015
About the author
Dennis Garber
1 book1 followerAccording to Aristotle, "We are what we do repeatedly. Therefore excellence is not an act, but a habit."
Dennis has been a professional actor for over thirty years appearing in theater, film and television. Some of his many credits include Crimson Tide, True Romance, The Last Boy Scout, The Insider and most recently on television in Long Lost Son, Cold Case, and The Office.
His first novel The Travelers is the beginning of Will Cole's many adventures as a "Traveler, Fixer to the universe."
Dennis is a dog lover, an avid horseman, with a passion for cooking. He currently has a beautiful German ShortHaired Pointer named Ginger, loves to take long horseback rides in the hills, and cook a great meal.
Dennis has been a professional actor for over thirty years appearing in theater, film and television. Some of his many credits include Crimson Tide, True Romance, The Last Boy Scout, The Insider and most recently on television in Long Lost Son, Cold Case, and The Office.
His first novel The Travelers is the beginning of Will Cole's many adventures as a "Traveler, Fixer to the universe."
Dennis is a dog lover, an avid horseman, with a passion for cooking. He currently has a beautiful German ShortHaired Pointer named Ginger, loves to take long horseback rides in the hills, and cook a great meal.
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April 22, 2016
Will Cole just turned thirteen and was given the gift of a life-time – The Book of Worlds. Cole learns that not everything is as it appears; for example, he is more than a 13 year old Sioux who lives in Alaska with his father and grandmother. He is a traveler who is also part alien! His role in life just changed as well. He is now the fixer of things gone wrong in the Universe.
"They had to wait until Will was born and reach his age of awakening. Each Traveler has certain skills, and only The Book of Worlds knows who and which Traveler to send where they are needed. No Traveler could come sooner because each had their specific abilities."
Cole discovers friends that are a menagerie of characters who walk beside him and help right the wrongs of the Shedu – evil aliens who stole water and wreaked havoc upon Kroy. Unable to return home to his father and grandmother, Cole must unite a world together to fight the evil Shedu righting the wrong and allow him passage back home.
Dennis Garber, author, creates a wonderful world for Cole to travel to first. The creatures/characters are described in solid details. The interaction between the characters is realistic and satisfying. One cannot help but root for Cole and his friends to succeed.
Garber also demonstrates that prejudices are strong and take faith and education to overcome. It was exciting to watch the different groups come together for a common purpose. Garber does an excellent job of capturing what young adults worry about and focus on in life; he shows them different ways to resolve them - meditating, patience, be watchful, trust, faith, etc.
I enjoyed reading this book and couldn't wait to see how Cole would resolve his situation. his is a must read for young adults who love adventure and fantasy. I cannot wait for Cole and Bot's next adventure!
Words-A-Plenty gives this book a 4.5 star rating.
"They had to wait until Will was born and reach his age of awakening. Each Traveler has certain skills, and only The Book of Worlds knows who and which Traveler to send where they are needed. No Traveler could come sooner because each had their specific abilities."
Cole discovers friends that are a menagerie of characters who walk beside him and help right the wrongs of the Shedu – evil aliens who stole water and wreaked havoc upon Kroy. Unable to return home to his father and grandmother, Cole must unite a world together to fight the evil Shedu righting the wrong and allow him passage back home.
Dennis Garber, author, creates a wonderful world for Cole to travel to first. The creatures/characters are described in solid details. The interaction between the characters is realistic and satisfying. One cannot help but root for Cole and his friends to succeed.
Garber also demonstrates that prejudices are strong and take faith and education to overcome. It was exciting to watch the different groups come together for a common purpose. Garber does an excellent job of capturing what young adults worry about and focus on in life; he shows them different ways to resolve them - meditating, patience, be watchful, trust, faith, etc.
I enjoyed reading this book and couldn't wait to see how Cole would resolve his situation. his is a must read for young adults who love adventure and fantasy. I cannot wait for Cole and Bot's next adventure!
Words-A-Plenty gives this book a 4.5 star rating.
January 25, 2016
Only the clock keeps time
Do you remember the adventure of growing up? The teen years, where age is everything? Old enough for some things, not old enough for others, and then you realize,,how old are you inside of yourself? A very good book, delightful to read, and the adventure is fun, the characters, you may wish, were real!!!
Do you remember the adventure of growing up? The teen years, where age is everything? Old enough for some things, not old enough for others, and then you realize,,how old are you inside of yourself? A very good book, delightful to read, and the adventure is fun, the characters, you may wish, were real!!!
December 29, 2015
The new adventure
Like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson we are introduced to new worlds and myths. Still a growing process but I would like to see where this traveler goes
Like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson we are introduced to new worlds and myths. Still a growing process but I would like to see where this traveler goes
January 21, 2016
Needs a proofreader desperately. Missing letters and words drove me nuts. The story is pretty good.
January 18, 2016
Very inventive
This is a great one for big kids! There's much to learn in any new culture and hate is the enemy to everyone. Where there is acceptance there can be found love.
This is a great one for big kids! There's much to learn in any new culture and hate is the enemy to everyone. Where there is acceptance there can be found love.
July 6, 2019
Desert world
Will is a newly turned thirteen year old who lives with his nana and his father in Alaska. For his birthday, Will receives a book. His nana tells him it is time to take up his duties as a Traveler. Will is the only child of an only child, a Traveler. He must enter the book, learn his own strength, and open the four doors of Artew to save the world of Kroy. A wonderful story for middle schoolers on up. Well written.
Will is a newly turned thirteen year old who lives with his nana and his father in Alaska. For his birthday, Will receives a book. His nana tells him it is time to take up his duties as a Traveler. Will is the only child of an only child, a Traveler. He must enter the book, learn his own strength, and open the four doors of Artew to save the world of Kroy. A wonderful story for middle schoolers on up. Well written.
December 21, 2016
An Adventure
I love a good adventure and found one it this book. I couldn't put it down. I finished it in one day.
I love a good adventure and found one it this book. I couldn't put it down. I finished it in one day.
July 12, 2016
A fantastic and engaging romp through a beautifully fleshed out sci-fi world filled with strange places, ancient powers, and an average teenage boy from Alaska who gets caught up in a larger-than-life adventure on his thirteenth birthday. Garber's novel is well paced and not afraid to shy away from the darker aspects of what it's like being a teenager, though ultimately the book resounds with messages of hope, trust, and love. The world of Kroy is incredibly well populated with adventure-ready landscapes ripe to spark the imagination. Indeed, its characters and locales are right up there with the spectacular worlds of other young adult sci-fi adventure series like Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle In Time" (on of my favorites). Not to mention the read makes you immediately long for a sequel! Can't wait to find out what more adventures our Traveler gets up to next!
March 19, 2016
A fun read. But! Is it too much to ask for some basic Proofreading? I find nothing more jarring, ejecting me from the beautiful, captivating world the author has worked so hard to create, than stupid mechanical errors that any halfway skilled human editor could have caught and fixed on a first-time skim.
Hey, all you modern and aspiring authors, reread your work, get a friend to read it, sit down together and read it out loud to each other. Stop depending on spell check and grammar check. That is lazy, sloppy authorship and the story you have to tell is worth more than sloppy work.
Hey, all you modern and aspiring authors, reread your work, get a friend to read it, sit down together and read it out loud to each other. Stop depending on spell check and grammar check. That is lazy, sloppy authorship and the story you have to tell is worth more than sloppy work.
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