Waterborn (Keyes, Greg, Children of the Changeling,)

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Summary: Refreshing and truly different, read it.
Review: I happened upon this book in an unusual way, I met Greg and his wife Nell through a mutual friend and at the time of that meeting I was unaware that he was an author. Upon find out that he was an author, I endeavored to see what sort of writing he was capable of. I was then very surprised and pleased by Waterborn.

I have read many of the current fantasy novels available today and, to me, they all seem familiar. You have your warriors and wizards and some sort of non-human characters, usually an elf, dwarf, or such. But Mr. Keyes has created something truly different, and quite refreshing. Here we have various cultures of mankind trying to make a life for themselves in a world where the Gods are not only real they live in the same world. He characterization is fantastic, and the intertwining story a page-turner.

If you like fantasy novels but are getting tired of the same old story I would strongly suggest Waterborn you won't be disappointed.

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Summary: The Waterborn
Review: The Waterborn is an excellent book. It is one of the best books I've ever read, with its mixture of romance, adventure and fantasy all rolled into one it makes it the perfect book for almost anyone. With the exotic but bewitched princess Henzi, the valent hero Perker, his brave yet humble friend Ngangata, the ancient one Brother Horse and the gods such as Harka and the changling make it so you don't know if they will ever meet, survive or just what they will do next. So I recemend this book to anyone between the age of 12 and 100 to read this book and its sequel the Black god. Both by J. Gregory Keyes.

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Summary: Good Fantasy
Review: This better than average fatasy is a good easy read even if it feels as if I've read this before. While this book doesn't break any new ground, it gets all the standard parts right. Both of the lead characters are interesting and well developed, and the mythology behind the world is solid.
Pekar is a young man about to make his fortune in the world, when his love for a goddess causes tragedy. A Pricess with a magical connection to a god, must find out why some in her family disappear without a trace, before she suffers the same fate.
Keyes writes with a remarakable well paced prose that keeps the readers intrest the whole way through. While this book does not have the ambition or ideas to make it truly great, I've seen few better for the average boring afternoon.