The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1)

Book review by Joel
I picked this one up for plane fodder and was pleasantly surprised. It delivers plenty of action and semi-philosophy and tight scrapes. The story follows Maya, a harlequin, who has to protect Gabriel, a traveler, and kick some serious butt in between. A harlequin is an assassin trained from childhood to be able to kick butt. It is their sworn duty to protect travelers with their lives. Travelers are those few people who see the world from a different perspective because they can travel outside their bodies into outer realms. The only trouble is the Tabula is trying to kill them. They need one traveler alive to build a quantum computer to contact an advanced race in one of these realms to become rulers of the world. Everything you need for a rousing adventure.

The pacing in this book is good, never a dull moment. The character of Maya is well written. She is a reluctant killer. I could see this being a movie on the same par as "The Matrix (10th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] ".

It leaves room for a sequel.
Joel.