"Excellent time travel with more adventure than romance"
Earth date 1779: There is a dark force preparing to rear
its ugly head, and history as we know it may never be the
same. The primitive planet Earth is in danger of being
used as a soul harvesting ground by Quentin Seltar, an
evil that spans history. Crusader Lea Netera Payton has
been summoned to the deck of the Bonhomme Richard and
issued a challenge by the Dark Lord to become Earth's
spiritual guardian. Lea Netera, is the Goddess Mother
Nature, and a Holian Knight as well. After fighting
endless Light Force campaigns against the Phantom Force,
battling evil is what she does best. She rescues Captain
John Paul Jones, and accepts Seltar's challenge, thus
continuing the epic battle of good vs. evil that spans
space and time. She must navigate history, assisting
Earth mortals during four periods of great crisis. Lea
may use her High Para abilities, but cannot change
history. She returns to the future to enlist the help of
Earth-Force 1, and an eclectic group of mortals that
include a teenage historian, an astronomer, an elementary
school teacher, and a zoologist. Her time travel
challenge spans two years and has her interacting with
important historic figures such as King Louis XVI, Ben
Franklin, George Washington, H.G. Wells and others. Lea Netera is a high tech, kick butt Mother Nature on a
mission. Her tough as nails character has a depth of
compassion beyond measure. The story has only light
romantic overtones, an area I'd like to see developed in
the sequel. The Guardian is a non-stop trip from past to
future, and every "time" in between. Enjoy the ride. Reviewed by Dee Gentle
January 7, 2004
Reviewed by Dee Gentle
Posted January 7, 2004
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A decision to assist a neutral battleship in the Elezian
Universe leads to Crusader Lea Netera Payton being
forcefully portated out of a ship and into Earth's
Atlantic Ocean. A captain's struggle to survive draws her
to him and steers her right into history.
When the Dark Lord of Intarius announces a Challenge for
Planetary Guardianship, Lea must accept or the planet will
fall into the hands of evil. So begins her mission to
intervene in four Earthian conflicts. Follow her from the
American Revolution to the future in a two-year, don't-
look-back adventure complete with Holians, demons and a
lion companion.
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