Glenda Larke was born in Western Australia and trained as a teacher. She has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia. Glenda has two children and lives in Western Australia with her husband.
The second in the 'Watergivers' series picks up the thread in the aftermath of the fall of Breccia City at the hands of the nomadic Reduners and their ruthless leader Davim. After such a cataclysmic finale to the first book the reader, like the characters, must struggle to pull together the shattered pieces of the world and make sense of it. The best thing about this book is the way that the heroes do this, growing into protagonists through some of the best character development I've read in years. Shale, his powers as a Stormlord still underdeveloped, must enter into an alliance with the devious Tarquar. Only with Tarquar's help can Shale continue to bring water to prevent everyone from dying of thirst. Terelle is still trapped with her great-grandfather, held by the power of his waterpainting. Her power is growing too, as is her ability to use her art to change the present and the future. The point at which Shale and Terelle shift from passive to active ramps up the energy in what is already a dynamic series to the point where I caught myself cheering more than once. Clever and captivating, this is a book for any fantasy reader who wants to be completely swept away. Stefen Brazulaitis is a customer services manager at Borders Perth
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