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4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing and truly different, read it., June 15, 1998

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James (Lt. Poole) Brett (james@pcclimited.com) (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Waterborn (Chosen of the Changeling, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars I hate you deeply Gregory Keys, September 19, 2001

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This review is from: The Waterborn (Chosen of the Changeling, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was trying to write a five page essay on what my future career would be, but I had just checked out this book. I had gotten the book earlier that day say around 12 and my classes ended at 3 but after that all I did was read this book. I just couldn't stop reading it. The story wasn't the greatest ever, but it was very good and just about every chapter ended with some kind of cliffhanger. I kept telling myself that one more chapter and I would go off to write my paper, but it would end I'd start to leave the room and then'd realize I couldn't start writing untill I found out if the princess was going to jump off the roof plunging to her DOOM! The chapters that didn't end like that always had some new strange development that made you want to find out what would happen next; I can't go write now I don't know what will happen now that Perkar finaly met up with the giant and librarian. Then at 3 in the morning I eventually got to the end of the book. I still had an essay that was due tomorrow. DARN YOU GREGORY KEYS!

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Waterborn, December 23, 1999

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This review is from: The Waterborn (Children of the Changeling, Book 1) (Hardcover)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy at its best !
This book would make you wonder "Where was Gregory Keyes all along"? The plot is dark, complicated, powerful and intense. It is adult fantasy at its best. Read more

Published on February 16, 2007 by Krishna Manoharan

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good stuff
I thought this book was pretty original. It did have the storied nobody becomes big important stud theme but a lot of fantasy does that. Read more

Published on January 19, 2007 by duckychavez

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical fantasy
Keyes draws on older legends and invents some of his own in telling the story of a boy's coming-of-age quest. Read more

Published on July 22, 2006 by Carny Asada

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy infused with myth
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Published on June 17, 2006 by John Bedell

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Writer
This was the first Keyes book that I read and I have to say that, after wandering through a wilderness of some of the lousiest sci-fi and fantasy books over the past few years,... Read more

Published on May 10, 2006 by Curtis Brooks

3.0 out of 5 stars A Typical Freshman Effort
"The Waterborn". What does one say about a book that hits the quintessence of average? We have our spunky little priestess Hehzi, who finds herself going up against a cabal of... Read more

Published on September 25, 2005 by not4prophet

5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm off to the store to buy Blackgod!"
At heart, an unforgettable fantasy replete with all the requisite elements - a pretty damsel in distress, heroes and their sagas, gods, battles, good and evil, with lots of... Read more

Published on March 18, 2005 by Paul Weiss

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
I had never heard of this series when I picked up this book. About halfway through reading it, I thought, wow, this is actually pretty good. I enjoy this book's originality. Read more

Published on December 10, 2004 by Anglobotomy

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
There is not much I can say about this book other than it is INCREDIBLE. I read it when I was about 12 and it has remained my favorite book since then.

Published on November 3, 2004 by Maria

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Fantasy
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... Read more

Published on January 27, 2003 by Dixon Whitley

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HEZHI confronted the black depth, felt a wind blow up from it and envelop her like the breath of a vast beast. Read the first page

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Forest Lord, Brother Horse, Human Beings, Wild God, Gregory Keyes, Hall of Moments, Royal Blood, Darkness Stair, Crow God, Great Hall, Stream Goddess, Crab Woman, Swamp Kingdoms, Pale Queen, Tbc Waterborn, Sin Turuk, Woodpecker Goddess, Eel Canal, Iru Antu, Second Dynasty, South Gate, Master Ghan, Otter Boy, Yellow Mane

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