Ok, I admit it. I have an addiction to this series. I especially have an addiction to listening to the Audible version of this book over and over. I think that I'm at 5 times. I am totally in lust with the character of Leon, especially having gotten through book 4 and the short stories, and I ...
This series started out in the first book absolutely delighting me and filling me with such curiosity and wonder. It also filled me with uproarious laughter at times too, but as we progress it just keeps getting better. A little sci-fi, a little thriller, and a lot of incredible storytelling, b...
I don't think I took a breath once while I was reading this book. The places and events in this book are mind boggling. The way that Ms. Taylor can envision the past events and translate them from her imagining to our "reality" is so thoughtful and intelligent, as well as gruesome and inspiring....
A bit different from the normal 'chick lit' read, this one contains all the usual elements of a romance, interspersed with copious doses of fantasy, and does it very well. So well, in fact, that before too long, a golden horse that speaks to the main character appears to be quite normal. The st...
There was a LOT going on in this 4th book. Still a great fun read and so happy the door was left open for the next book. One thing I have really liked in these books is the attention to detail. I don't know if the history is faithful, but it sounds good. Not only does the author tell you how har...
We ran the tapes repeatedly, identifying the main protagonists, trying to bring order out of our chaotic recordings. We didn’t have time for leisurely interpretations. We needed to be perfectly clear what had happened that day so as to ensure we were in the right place for the next day’s events. ...
There really seemed very little difference between this one and my own. Yes, obviously in this world, they had the Time Police. And yes, in this world, I was dead, but apart from that, everything seemed normal. The History was pretty much the same, along with the language, the food, the clothes …...
I wrote a commentary for the holo. I checked all the data cubes, disks, sticks, and stacks were loaded and correct. I collated all the documentation and labelled everything. I couldn’t leave it alone. Peterson took me for a drink but I couldn’t settle, so I guess they thought it would be easier j...
Mr StrongA man with more memories than money. Major Ian GuthrieAn army officer in search of excitement. Mr Black and Mr BrownTwo discreet government officials with varying levels of enthusiasm for ‘investigating major historical events in contemporary time’. Mrs GreenA lady who wants to go to the...
Since there were only the three of us, we held it in my office. I’d asked for tea to be served. Miss Lee had left out mugs, milk, lemon, sugar, tea bags, and even put water in the kettle. Sadly, she had made no attempt to assemble these component parts, all of which remained scattered around the ...
You do. So when Grey, Bashford, Cox, and Gallaccio stepped out of their pod, one look was all I needed to see that something had happened. I stood quietly while they were ushered off to Sick Bay for the statutory check-up, waited for everyone else to disappear, and then followed on behind. ‘Why a...
Question: What sort of idiot installs his mistress in his wife’s house? Especially when that mistress is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, Queen of Egypt and the most notorious woman of her time? Answer: Julius Caesar – poised to become King of Rome. Or as good as. &nbs...
Even the miscreants at St Mary’s. Astonishingly, Dr Bairstow has declared a holiday. Even more astonishingly – he’s paying for it. Needless to say, there are strings attached. The trip is to record the 1601 performance of Hamlet, with Shakespeare hi...
She stared in amazement, opened her mouth to say something, caught my eye, and changed her mind. Her ladle dripped, unheeded, onto her spotless kitchen floor. At the other end of the kitchen table, Kevin and Sharon were still grappling with the dimension-defying chaotic ta...