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Ether
The day Daniel Harper inherited his uncle's old farm, he also inherited a strange key. When he used that key on the cellar door, he found himself not on the rotting steps, but in the path of an oncoming car in a dark city street. He's just stepped into Ether, a world of steam powered cars and wooden ships that sail the skies. The key to going home is the key that brought him there, but he's left it in the cellar door. Now his best chance of finding the way back is to go along with Ether's most wanted criminal and former bodyguard to the murdered King in the hopes of finding another key.
337 pages, Paperback
First published October 29, 2009
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Kristine Williams
30 books7 followersKristine was educated in Veterinary medicine, then spent 10 years in that field until one day, with her arm up a cow's ass, it dawned on her - in the way that astonishing things dawn, with bright flashes of light, a sweeping theme and credits for a Key Grip and Gaffer - that people really did get paid to do other things.
Now she writes, cuts rocks for pleasure, and spends maybe just a little too much time playing video games she justifies as novel "research".
Now she writes, cuts rocks for pleasure, and spends maybe just a little too much time playing video games she justifies as novel "research".
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December 2, 2014
I'm ashamed to say this was among the "first" eBooks I picked up in early 2010 and it has taken me this long to finally read the story. The tale is truly a fun ride! It has a bit of everything, adventure, portals, a mysterious black dangerous fog and odd deadly creatures. It's somewhat modern but crossed with a bit of medieval vibe and a tiny twist of steampunk thrown in with a dose of magic, the characters are either very likeable or despicable, there's plenty of action and humor too. All this because of a key.
As mentioned before, several occasions of a incorrect word used, pointing to a previous example: passed for past. But for me, even more annoying and I lost count of how often it was used, the word "huffed". She huffed, he huffed, etc. No one groans, sighs, growls or any other form of expression, just huffed.
As mentioned before, several occasions of a incorrect word used, pointing to a previous example: passed for past. But for me, even more annoying and I lost count of how often it was used, the word "huffed". She huffed, he huffed, etc. No one groans, sighs, growls or any other form of expression, just huffed.
April 24, 2012
I enjoyed this story quite a bit. I have to really like a book to continue reading despite so many errors. Ms. Williams: Please look up the homonyms. You mixed up passed and past several times.
The bad stuff out of the way, this is an inventive plot and well-written (ignoring typos and not-quite-right words). The MC, Daniel, was likeable and reacted as a real person might in the strange situations he finds himself in the world of Ether. Matter of fact, all of the main characters were well-drawn and had distinctive voices, something that is often lost with secondary characters.
Despite the typos, I'd still recommend the book as a worthy edition to the non-epic fantasy genre.
The bad stuff out of the way, this is an inventive plot and well-written (ignoring typos and not-quite-right words). The MC, Daniel, was likeable and reacted as a real person might in the strange situations he finds himself in the world of Ether. Matter of fact, all of the main characters were well-drawn and had distinctive voices, something that is often lost with secondary characters.
Despite the typos, I'd still recommend the book as a worthy edition to the non-epic fantasy genre.
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