The Sterkarm Handshake
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780613715126 (0613715128)
Publish date: February 1st 2003
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 566
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
20th Century,
Speculative Fiction,
Time Travel
Series: Sterkarm (#1)
In the twenty-first century theres a scientific corporation who have found a way to send people back in time. They've found a place in the 16th Century that's ripe for plucking. The only problem are the Sterkarms. A feudal family stuck between England and Scotland they have no allegiances but to ...
A really good romp, but obvious that there is a lot of thought and intelligence underpinning it, so a very satisfying read. The characters really come alive to me as the author treats them all as human individuals. No cardboard characters or stereotypes here. The time travel framework allows a great...