Review of “The Time Travelers,” by Linda Buckley-Archer
“The Time Travelers,” by Linda Buckley-Archer is the first book in a series of time traveling adventures. This book was formerly known as “Gideon the Cutpurse.”
When an antigravity experiment goes bad and Peter Schock and Kate Dyer are mysteriously thrown into eighteenth-century London, it is the start of an journey that will take the two young people into dangerous situations that their modern day lives have not prepared them for.
No sooner do the two children arrive in the past than their time travel machine is stolen by an infamous eighteenth century villain who goes by the name Tar Man. The Tar Man has a grudge against the world ever since he was hung for a crime that he didn’t commit. Fortunately the hanging didn’t kill him, but unfortunately ever since he has been a master criminal and thief. With the help of Gideon, a former cutpurse turned gentleman, Kate and Peter must try to recover their time travel machine and return to the present.
Meanwhile in the modern day world investigators are searching for Kate and Peter. With the children’s parents under suspicion and a determined investigator on the case, hiding the truth about their disappearance is becoming more and more difficult. Will Kate and Peter return in time to clear the suspicion? For that matter, will they even return at all?
Linda Buckley-Archer’s story has a very well researched feel. The characters are interesting and unique. Also the depictions of eighteenth century life are very thorough. But the thrilling plot and action in “The Time Travelers” is the best aspect of this book. The plots action, intrigue, and treachery will keep readers on their edge of their seats. Fortunately the time travelling experience continues in the second book in the series: “The Time Thief.”
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