Water Keep (Farworld Series #1)

Water Keep (Farworld Series #1)

by J. Scott Savage
Water Keep (Farworld Series #1)

Water Keep (Farworld Series #1)

by J. Scott Savage

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Overview

Even though ­thirteen-­year-­old Marcus Kanenas is confined to a wheelchair, he sees himself as a survivor and a dreamer. In fact, his favorite dream is of a world far away, a world where magic is as common as air, where animals tell jokes, and where trees beg people to pick their fruit. He even has a name for this place—­Farworld.

When Marcus magically travels to Farworld, he meets Kyja, a girl without magic in a world where spells, charms, and potions are everywhere, and Master Therapass, a master wizard who has kept a secret hidden for thirteen years, a secret that could change the fate of two ­worlds.

But the Dark Circle has learned of Master Therapass’s secret and their evil influence and power are growing. Farworld’s only hope is for Marcus and Kyja to find the mythical ­Elementals—­water, land, air, and ­fire—­and convince them to open a drift between the ­worlds.

As Kyja and Marcus travel to Water Keep, they must face the worst the evil Dark Circle can throw at them—­Summoners, who can command the living and the dead; Unmakers, invisible creatures that can destroy both body and soul; and dark mages known as Thrathkin S’Bae.

Along the way, Marcus and Kyja will discover the truth about their own heritage, the strength of their friendship, and the depths of their unique ­powers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609073305
Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
Publication date: 01/02/2013
Series: Farworld Series , #1
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 432
Sales rank: 418,675
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile: 770L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

About The Author
J. Scott Savage is the author of the Farworld middle grade fantasy series and the Case File 13 middle grade monster series. He has been writing and publishing books for over ten years. He has visited over 400 elementary schools, dozens of writers conferences, and taught many writing classes. He has four children and lives with his wife Jennifer and their Border Collie, Pepper, in a windy valley of the Rocky Mountains.

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Mr. Allen tilted his head and leaned closer to get a better look. “Is it some kind of tattoo?”
 
“No,” Marcus answered without bothering to look himself. He’d seen the mark so many times he had it memorized. Upon first glance it seemed to be a scar or birthmark. But on closer examination, an image had been burned into the skin of his shoulder— like a brand on a cow. Hard ridges of scar tissue formed a precise likeness of two creatures doing battle inside an elaborately designed circle.
 
On the right was what looked like a mixture of a snake and a dragon— with a long, scaled body, a mouthful of wicked teeth, great wings, and sharp talons. It was locked in combat with another make-believe creature that seemed to have the head of a boar, complete with long curved tusks, the tail of a fish, and a bird- like body with long, feathered wings. Two pairs of horns sprouted from the birdboar-fish’s head, and a pair of human arms held a flaming sword high in the air. The serpent had its talons locked on the front of the bird’s throat, while the tusks of the boar were closed on the snake’s writhing body.
 
Mr. Allen ran his fingers over the hardened skin. “Who did this to you?”
 
Marcus shrugged. He’d had it since he was a baby.

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