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City Of Shadows (2012)

by Alex Scarrow(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0141337079 (ISBN13: 9780141337074)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Puffin

series

TimeRiders

review 1: Would be a perfect book out of the 6 I've read so far, if not for the one specific details that appeared a couple of times and bugs me, in the previous book Rashim from 2070, almost insane at that point, says to the Time Riders and Rashim from 2069 about so called "Pandora event", only problem is that noone understands what he said, not at all. Then back in 2001, while 're-prioritizing' the mission Rashim from 2069 seems to know everything about the event, exactly how it was, when and how it started and at what rate it spilled, while in "Gates of Rome# all that Rashim 2070 said was something around: "2070… end… virus… horrendous mistake…" saying almost nothing about what it is and how it spread, a little detail that makes a twisted book lighten the grip of suspense... more with silliness.
review 2: Another cracking adventure in the Time Riders series. There is no let-up, no flagging as the series moves on, just incredible page-turning thrills. Not so much time travelling in this episode, but the revelations about the characters - jaw dropping, but such a clever twist. Although aimed at young adults this series of books are a superb read (I am way beyond young adult!) and a lot of adult thriller writers would do well to read these books and find out how to write a great story! less

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