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Farworld, Book 1: Water Keep (Far World) (Far World) | 
 enlarge | Author: J. Scott Savage
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 128557
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 159038962X
EAN: 9781590389621
ASIN: 159038962X
Publication Date: September 12, 2008
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Other people may see thirteen-year-old Marcus Kanenas as an outcast and a nobody, but 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 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.
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 Fantastic Story! January 3, 2009
I bought this book for my son, but I read it before he did, and loved every page!
One thing that struck me as great about this book right from the start, is that the male hero is not a buff, perfect young god to whom everything comes easily. He's disabled and picked on, misunderstood, and all around treated bad (except for one or two understanding folks like the monks and the English teacher). Yet he still keeps plugging ahead, fueled by his own internal strength. That things don't come easily to him only made me like him more as he faced all the twists and turns and sudden surprises that the story brought him. Because of the struggling and the sacrifice, the rewards are all that much sweeter.
I would heartily recommend this book for anyone twelve and up.
A solid pick for fantasy lovers November 14, 2008
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Being mundane is something that our non-magical world just is. But in J. Scott Savage's original fantasy novel, "Far World: Water Keep", we are introduced to Marcus, a mundane boy, who meets Kyja, a mundane girl when he finds himself thrust into a world that is different from own. Unfortunately for Kyja, her world is one of magic where she is considered weird for being simply mundane. The two mundane non-magical-user people are faced with an evil magical plot that could both affect the world of magic, known as Far World, and the mundane world of Earth. Kyja and Marcus embark on a quest that is gripping adventure from beginning to end, making "Far World" a solid pick for fantasy lovers and a popular addition to community library Fantasy & Science Fiction collections.
awesome read!! September 28, 2008
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just finished reading this book and it really held my interest. great characters and i really loved the story... i can't wait for more from this author!
 A role model for the disabled September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
13 year old Marcus is not having a great day. First bullies try to beat him up and then he finds out that an evil otherworldly power wants him dead. Before the evil's emissary can strike him dead, Marcus is pulled from Earth to another world, a magical world called Far World, by Kyja, a girl his age. He discovers that Far World is in danger, and it's up to him and Kyja to save it which they can only do by getting the four elementals to work together. And so they set off on a quest fraught with danger and with the evil power and its minions nipping at their heels.
This is the first book in a series, so it details only the beginning of the quest: to find Water Keep, where the water elementals live. Marcus and Kyja face a variety of obstacles, some which feel slightly derivative (the Unmakers remind me of The Neverending Story's The Nothing, the talking forest trees are similar to the Ents in Lord of the Rings), but the pacing is great and the story speeds along nicely.
Both Marcus and Kyja are appealing main characters though Kyja is just a tad too noble to be completely believable. Marcus's character is the best thing about the book, and what elevates it from your run of the mill quest story to something more special. Marcus is disabled and confined to a wheelchair or forced to crawl. He has his moments of self-pity and self-doubt, but he's able to overcome these to find the hero within. Disabled kids have a strong role model in Marcus and the rest of us gain a deeper understanding of the disabled experience.
FARWORLD September 14, 2008
Farworld Water's Keep by J. Scott Savage
Marcus Kanenas, a boy with a crippled arm and leg, lives in a school for boys. He never knew what happened to his parents, but an Elder Ephraim, who found Marcus of a baby and named him Kanenas meaning nobody in Greek, keeps tabs on him until his death. Marcus finds that occasionally people notice that he makes weird things happen and he ends up someplace else. When he gets lonely or bored he often daydreams about a place called Farworld, a much better place full of animals who talk, and trees and plants that sing. He imagines that he has a friend there, a girl with brown hair and a strong personality.
Little does he know that the girl he sees lives in a real place and that their futures are intertwined by magic. When Marcus is magically transported to Farworld and meets Kyja, familiar to him because of his dreams. He learns that she grew up in Farworld, a place of magic, without a speck of magic ability. She introduces him to her friend and teacher Master Therapass, who tells Marcus that they are the key to saving Farworld and the Earth from a powerful, destructive forced called the Dark Circle.
Together Kyja and Marcus must find Water Keep and convince the elemental powers--air, water, fire, and earth--to combine together to save a world that they rule but care nothing about. They must get there before the Dark Circle destroys them and the worlds they both know and love.
I read the ARC edition of this book, and it will come out officially in September this year.
I wasn't extremely enchanted by the book, and found it kind of hard to get through. Don't get me wrong, the book isn't bad at all. It has good writing, a unique (though typical) magical world, and a strong plot. I think younger readers, especially those who like fantasy and are relatively new to the genre will love it.
Thing is I've read a lot of fantasy and plot, action, and new world elements are fun, but aren't really what make a book shine for me anymore, especially if they aren't innovative. It really is the characters, and I felt the characters were kind of overshadowed by the larger plot in the book. Also, I had this feeling that throughout the book that the characters problems were solved too conveniently and predictably. Though, the unmakers cavern was a reversal of this trend and a really cool sequence of the book. Yeah, so I wish the characters internal conflicts had been fleshed out, and resolved alongside the main plot threads, instead of being there and for the majority ignored. That said the book is still worth reading especially if you like action adventure fantasy.
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