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Stone Spring
Alternate history at its most mindblowing-from the national bestselling author of Flood and Ark. Ten thousand years ago, a vast and fertile plain exists linking the British Isles to Europe. Home to a tribe of simple hunter-gatherers, Northland teems with nature's bounty, but is also subject to its whims. Fourteen-year-old Ana calls Northland home, but her world is changing. The air is warming, the ice is melting, and the seas are rising. Then Ana meets a traveler from a far-distant city called Jericho-a city that is protected by a wall. And she starts to imagine the impossible...
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Dec 26, 2011
Genre(s): Science Fiction
I found myself liking Stone Spring quite a bit. A good part of this lies with the fact that the time frame of the book lies in prehistoric times and, being a fan of Jean Auel's books, I like to see how another author writes a story dealing with that kind of time frame. While a very different writer from Ms. Auel, Mr. Baxter's book is as vivid in its characterization, descriptiveness, and storytelling.
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Weaver
The concluding volume of the acclaimed Time's Tapestry series.
In the early days of WWII, the Nazis have a secret plan, far grander than simply subjugating an enemy. And three people are caught up in a conspiracy that threatens the fabric of the tapestry of time.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Feb 11, 2011
Genre(s): Science Fiction
I enjoyed reading Weaver as much as I did Navigator, with one of the same quibbles as I had with the previous installment of the series.
I enjoyed reading how Mr. Baxter presented the "what might have been" if the Nazis had been able to invade England if Dunkirk (or at least some of the decisions that were made by Hitler at the time) wound up having different results. Even as I liked the focus on d
Navigator
As William the Conqueror's men attempt to stamp out the flames of rebellion, a prophecy is uttered. A bedraggled woman in a ruined chapel speaks of civilizations in conflict, armed by the engines of God...
And that prophecy proves to be true as the fearsome war between Christianity and Islam leaves its mark across the land. In Spain, a rogue priest dreams of the final defeat of Islam, for he has found a rent in the tapestry of time, a point where agents from the future used diabolical weapons of destruction to change history. Centuries later, in 1492, as men of vision weary of the strife and are drawn to the unknown West, one such explorer seeks the funding for his voyage- while a mysterious Weaver plots to unravel the strands of time and stop him.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Feb 11, 2011
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Navigator is a wonderful read, but it left me waffling a bit while reading it. A part of that may be due to the fact that it is the first book in the Time's Tapestry series that I have read (although, based on the storylines, it can be read as a stand-alone).
First, what I liked about it. I liked the focus on Spain during different eras between the late 1000's and culminating in 1492. Plus the prophecy that
ARK
With the discovery of another life-sustaining planet light years away, there is hope for a chosen few to leave the soon-to-be submerged Earth. Holle Groundwater is one of the candidates, having been trained for this purpose since childhood, when the ships Ark One and Ark Three were being built. But as Holle prepares to endure life aboard the Ark, she comes to realize that her attempt at escape may be more dangerous than trying to stay afloat on a drowning planet...
Reviewer: Isis
Review: Jun 8, 2010
Genre(s): Science Fiction
The year is 2041 and the world is almost entirely flooded. Holle Groundwater is one of several individuals that make up the Candidates. These members have been carefully selected based on their genetic diversity and intelligence. Holle has been training for her mission since she was six years old.
Heavily controlled by what government is left in the United States, the mission is to leave Earth and to travel
Flood
The "deeply scary"(BBC Focus) new novel from a national bestselling and critically acclaimed author.
Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this...
The world they have returned to has been transformed by water—and the water is rising. As it continues to flow from the earth's mantle, entire countries disappear. High ground becomes a precious commodity. And finally, the dreadful truth is revealed: before fifty years have passed, there will be nowhere left to run...
Reviewer: Angi
Review: Mar 3, 2010
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Lilly Brooke, Piers Michaelmas, Gary Boyle and Helen Gray survived 5 years of being held hostage together in Spain. They make a vow to always look after each other. A vow that has long lasting and sometimes very personal consequences. But the world they are returned to is a world changing drastically and rapidly. The sea levels are rising, with no concrete reason why. Flooding is occurring all over the w
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