The Awakening of Abchiti: Shadows of the Rif

In the ancient Rif Mountains of Morocco, where the wind carries secrets older than memory, a 31-year-old shopkeeper named Abchiti is about to discover that his ordinary life has been anything but ordinary. When a mysterious pull draws him to an abandoned quarry above his hometown of Tafersit, Abchiti awakens a power that has slumbered in his bloodline for millennia. He is a Keeper - one of the human guardians chosen by the Imzurien, ancient beings born from the mountains themselves, to maintain the sacred covenant between the land and its protectors. But Abchiti's awakening comes at a terrible price. Asrhad, an Imzurien who turned against his kind millennia ago, is breaking free from his ancient prison. The wards that have held him are failing, and only a true Keeper can stand against the shadow that threatens to consume everything Abchiti loves. Guided by Tasaft, an ancient Keeper who has watched over the Rif for centuries, Abchiti must master abilities he barely understands, gather allies from among those who share fragments of his power, and prepare for a battle that will determine the fate of the land itself. The Awakening of Abchiti is the first book in The Keeper Chronicles, an epic fantasy saga set in the mystical mountains of Morocco. A story of destiny and discovery, of power and responsibility, and of one man's journey from ordinary life to extraordinary purpose.