London, September 1888.
An aged Queen Victoria rules. The threat of anarchy hovers in the air. A
new kind of evil lurks in the back alleys of Whitechapel. Enter Jacynda
Lassiter, a Time Rover on a mission—find an overdue ‘tourist’ and
return him to 2057 before he changes history.
Victorian London is
a dangerous place for the unwary. Mysterious shape-shifters haunt the
streets, making friend and foe indistinguishable. When a fellow Time
Rover is murdered, Jacynda’s mission becomes personal. Can she trust the
two gentlemen who come to her aid, or do they harbor their own dark
secrets?
In a few days, Jack the Ripper will add to his bloody
legacy. But old Jack isn’t the only threat in Whitechapel. Unless
Jacynda can outwit a madman, her Victorian sojourn will rewrite
history—and end at the point of a blade. from Goodreads
I bought this book after reading Forsaken and Forbidden from The Demon Trapper Series for the Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2011. This book is nothing like them. This is a Sci-fi historical mystery book and I still enjoyed it very much. So much that I think I will buy the next book in the series very soon.
I read this book as part of the Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon.hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict.
Update 28/1-2012: Less than 24 hours after writing above post I have now bought both the second and third book in the Time Rovers series.
It also qualifies for:
100 books in a year Reading Challenge 2012,
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge,
2012 Ebook Challenge,
You're really doing great! I'm thoroughly impressed. =O)
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