I SO WANT TO READ THESE: THE WATERGIVER SERIES

The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
Book 1 of the Watergivers series

About The Last Stormlord:

Shale is the lowest of the low-an outcast from a poor village in the heart of the desert. In the desert water is life, and currency, and Shale has none. But he has a secret. It's the one thing that keeps him alive and may save all the cities of the Quartern in the days to come. If it doesn't get him killed first...
Terelle is a slave fleeing a life as a courtesan. She finds shelter in the home of an elderly painter but as she learns the strange and powerful secrets of his art she fears she may have traded a life of servitude for something far more perilous...

The Stormlord is dying in his tower and there is no one, by accident or design, to take his place. He brings the rain from the distant seas to his people. Without a Stormlord, the cities of the Quartern will wither and die.

Their civilization is at the brink of disaster. If Shale and Terelle can find a way to save themselves, they may just save them all. Water is life and the wells are running dry...

Source: Info in the About The Last Stormlord was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6765788 on 01/05/2011.

Stormlord Rising by Glenda Larke

Book 2 of the Watergivers series

About Stormlord Rising:

Shale Flint is forced to help the devious rainlord, Taquar Sardonyx, in his quest to create rain - even though Taquar′s lust for power threatens to consume all that stands in his path.

Terelle leaves the Scarpen with her great-grandfather, Russet ... his painting of her future has trapped her into doing his will. Obsessed with regaining his status as a Watergiver lord in his homeland, it seems that Russet will go to any lengths to attain his goal.

Meanwhile, Ryka Feldspar has been captured and taken as a concubine by a Reduner tribemaster. Desperate to escape, she discovers her Rainlord husband, Kaneth, in the slave lines ... but, to Ryka′s despair, he has no memories of their time together.

Source: Info in the About Stormlord Rising was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7812372-stormlord-rising on 01/05/2011.

The Stormlord's Exile by Glenda Larke
Book 3 of the Watergivers series

About The Stormlord Exile:

Reduner nomads have massacred the Quartern's Rainlords, leaving its cities vulnerable to the relentless desert. Now Stormlord Shale must stretch his powers to bring rain, or his people will die—if they don't meet a Reduner knife first. However, Shale can't hold out alone for much longer, and those who seek to exploit him are closing in. Rainlord Kaneth has spurned these politics for war, and plans to defeat the Reduner leader from his desert stronghold. But there are spies in Kaneth's camp. Terelle has been Shale's secret weapon until now, covertly boosting his powers. But her Uncle's magic compels her to travel to distant Khromatis—and if she disobeys him it will destroy her. Yet Khromatis gave the desert its first Stormlord, so Terelle may find hope there as well as great danger…

Source: Info in the About The Stormlord's Exile was taken from the author's website at http://glendalarke.com/books/watergivers/stormlords_exile on 01/05/2011.

A GLIMPSE IN TOWN WITH GLENDA LARKE

I met an awesome author in town yesterday! I couldn't believe my luck!! *squeeeee* I found out that Glenda Larke was in Cardiff and of course I just had to be in Cardiff too :) She and her daughter were strolling by Cardiff Castle and I shamelessly took advantage... asked her to sign my book (The Last Stormlord) and take pictures too! woo-hoo!!!!! What a nice lady she is, I tell yah!! Well, I guess she gotta be to put up with insane fans like me, eh? And in that brief encounter I learned that the Watergiver series will comprise of three books... so, a wonderful trilogy is heading our way! (Yay!) And by the way, that's Cardiff Castle behind us :) Beautiful Natasha (Glenda's daughter) kindly took the pic for us. (And what a lovely young lady she is!)

Glenda's current/upcoming releases:

The Last Stormlord:
Book 1 of the Watergiver trilogy

The Cloudmaster and his stormlords command wealth and power. But can they save themselves from a rogue rainlord?

Terelle is on the run when an old man with the ability to paint pictures on water employs her as his apprentice—and paints her portrait. She thinks she is safe, until she discovers his floating artworks can fix an immutable future for those portrayed in them. She has become a prisoner of her own painted future.

The Cloudmaster and his stormlords keep the land alive with their power over water and rain. However, the current Cloudmaster is dying and has no stormlord heir because all the promising young men and women have died in troubling circumstances.

An expedition mounted to scour the countryside for a potential stormlord locates a young village lad called Shale. Kidnapped and imprisoned, Shale finds himself a tool in a struggle between the warring factions of the land—because whoever commands a stormlord, commands the water of a nation...

Source: The book synopsis above was taken from the author's website at http://glendalarke.com/books/watergivers/the_last_stormlord/ on 01/05/2010.

The Last Stormlord was just released this April and book 2, Stormlord Rising is coming out in August here in the UK. But it is actually already out in Australia! *sigh* Why does UK always releases last!! *moan*

Stormlord Rising:
Book 2 of the Watergiver trilogy

Shale Flint has skills needed in a world in which water is worth more than gold, yet he can't control his own destiny. Circumstances force him to continue helping the devious rainlord, Taquar Sardonyx, to create rain—even though Taquar is using his control of water to further his own lust for power…

Terelle has been forced to leave the Scarpen with her great-grandfather, Russet; his painting of her future has trapped her into doing his will. Russet will not give up until he has regained his status as a Watergiver lord in his homeland—but Terelle is determined to resist, no matter what the price.

Meanwhile, Ryka Feldspar has been captured and taken as a concubine by a Reduner tribemaster. She discovers her rainlord husband, Kaneth, in the slave lines, but he has no memories of their time together. She is desperate to flee—but how can she leave him to his fate?

Source: The book synopsis above was taken from the author's website at http://glendalarke.com/books/watergivers/stormlord_rising/ on 01/05/2010.