Introducing THE WATER FACTOR, A RIGHTFULLY MINE NOVEL, a gripping tale of water scarcity and corporate wrongdoing. For the next two weeks, you have exclusive access to this groundbreaking story before its official release.
Take advantage of our special presale offer: the Kindle version is available for just $4.99, half the regular price, and be available for instant download upon release next month. Prefer a paperback? Purchase next week for $14.99 and receive delivery within a week. Act fast, as the paperback will only be available at this price starting Monday for two weeks before being removed from Amazon and reintroduced at a higher cost in mid-May.
Stay tuned for the audiobook release, coming soon!
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Look for “THE WATER FACTOR” in bookstores nationwide this August. For book clubs, I am available for virtual discussions via Zoom and as a speaker at local events and bookstores.
The Water Factor: A Rightfully Mine Novel is a 2024 International Firebird Book Award winner for best dystopian novel. The book is a confronting eco-thriller showing the environmental impact of water scarcity that will surprise and engross you until the final page.
The novel opens dramatically in 2039 with James Hokama Byrne, grandson of Chief Tahoma-Kiche, leading a team to steal water trucks and take them to the reservation where his grandparents live. The battle began years ago, when water was labeled a commodity rather than a right, and Glacier Oceanside joined the ranks of the world’s largest water cartels. Top executives didn’t count on being confronted by James Hokama Byrne, an employee the company mentored since his high school graduation. But delivering to drought-stricken farms and getting kidnapped in Ethiopia changed the young man’s outlook. When the Glacier Oceanide started draining aquifers on his grandfather’s reservation to send to bottling plants and marijuana farms, something within him snapped. He couldn’t remain silent.
The plot involves readers in the manipulations and crimes of water cartels, drug lords, and utility companies that operate openly and with little oversight. Going by his middle name, Hokama, the hero is challenged to make access to clean water a human right, not a commodity exploited by private corporations. The story is exciting, radical, and urgent, involving love affairs, murder, and kidnapping. If you like action with a touch of romance, and if you cry for misused populations, you won’t want to miss this call to action. To ensure authenticity, Eichinger met with members of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon and was assisted by Native American Smithsonian consult and Ethiopian families.
Why do I care: Hot off the press: “In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has ‘opened Pandora’s box.” by Maanvi Singh in Cibola and Queen Creek, Arizona.
Endorsements:
“Eichinger’s near-future dystopian eco-thriller explores a world with little water. The novel opens dramatically in 2039 with James Hokama Byrne leading a team to steal water trucks and take them to the Chekesuwand reservation, where his grandparents live. The underdog fighting to regain what is rightfully theirs and wreak revenge on wrongdoers is a time-honored thriller plot, and the novel gamely attempts to animate this storyline with the timely theme of water scarcity. Eichinger addresses a critical topic with the frame of an attention-grabbing plot.” — Kirkus Review
“What an accomplishment!! I’m impressed by the extensive amount of research, thought, and creativity put into this effort. The science and technical aspects seem to be accurate and well-presented. I like how you have integrated Western science approaches with indigenous knowledge and practices.” — Al DeSena, founding director of the CarnegieScience Center (Pittsburgh, PA) and Exploration Place (Wichita, KS), former National Science Foundation Program Officer
“Though The Water Factor takes place 20 years in the future and the characters are fictitious, the story is occurring now and will open many eyes to the danger that is coming. Future big wars will not be over oil or land; they will be over water. Free, clean water is losing its place as a right of humankind. Across the globe, interna- tional corporations are getting control of water. Reading this book is like drinking a cool glass of water on a hot day.” — Michael (Two-Feathers) Ray, Potowatami, Filmmaker and Storyteller
“This book is engaging. I enjoyed it, and I learned a lot! The characters are good, clear, and very interesting. I especially liked the characters’ changing views on water rights and industry. Fun to read.” — Ginnie Cooper, boards of Literary Arts in Portland, the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage. Former executive director of the Portland and Brooklyn Public Library Systems and head librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library
“I like the book a lot. It flows well and has more than sufficient depth and detail while making me more concerned about water and capitalism’s role. Thank you for having clearly presented issues regarding corporate involvement in public water supplies. May it rally us to action before it is too late.” — James Bosler, Political Activist, Michigan
“When I started The Water Factor, I wasn’t sure I would like it. After the action-packed first chapter and the kidnapping, I was completely hooked! It’s clearly a thriller with a timely message. I’m impressed with all the author’s research behind it.” — David Ucko, president, Museums+more; founding president, Science City at Union Station; former National Science Foundation officer
“Your work is a captivating, confronting, thrilling piece, offering a memorable addition to the genre. Throughout the thrills and twists of the plot, the pace of its telling creates a consistent enthrallment from the reader. James’ personal connection to the plot draws the reader in before an intense and epic story unfurls. The authorial voice is transfixing, evoking not only a dystopian extrapolation of capitalism’s environmental devastation but also a respectful use of Native American culture, and each layer of the narrative further engrosses the reader. Supported by a nuanced cast and a highly topical narrative, ‘The Water Factor’ is undoubtedly a well-written and crafted novel worthy of attention.” — Ben List. Critical Reading Editor. Former Social Media Manager, UK