A REVIEW OF SHARON LEDWITH’S THE LAST TIMEKEEPERS AND THE NOBLE SLAVE

 

Are you game for a terrific time-travel story? Keep reading because this post on my

Writer’s Roundtable Wednesday blog page turns you on to one…

 ~WRITER’S ROUNDTABLE WEDNESDAY  SPOTLIGHTS AUTHOR SHARON LEDWITH~

 From Linda Lee Greene, Author/Artist

 The difference between time-slip and time-travel as literary devices can be baffling. I’ve found a definition that makes it so clear. It describes time-slip as an unplanned (accidental) trip through time whether the past or the future, and because it is unexpected, the principle(s) of the story can be left feeling like fish-out-of-water. On the other hand, time-travel presents a scenario for which the principle(s) of the story prepare and even set up itineraries as far as possible prior to the trip (either to the future or the past), for the purpose of accomplishing a specific objective or purpose.

            Writers who take on these literary devices are faced with a monumental task. I know because I’ve dipped my toe in those treacherous waters in my own writing on occasion. The first challenge for the writer is to create a viable mechanism through which the trip gets underway. The blockbuster “Outlander” is one such example, one in which the protagonist in a time-slip event accidentally enters a magical stone (mechanism) in which she dissolves from her current time and then reappears fully-formed in a different time. Making use of the same stone, thereafter, she becomes a deliberate time-traveler in her several subsequent trips. The second challenge for the writer lies in the story that unfolds within the new time and the means by which it reaches a climax and resolution. And finally, the writer has to set up a series of obstacles the principle(s) must overcome to get back home.

            Award-winning Canadian author Sharon Ledwith’s THE LAST TIMEKEEPERS AND THE NOBLE SLAVE is a time-travel story, and it is a good one. Not only does it spin an intriguing story within a historical era with which most of us are familiar, but Ledwith’s skill in conjuring the elements by which it meets the necessary standards of a time-travel story is brilliant. The book is branded as fantasy and targeted to young-adult readers, but let me tell you, it is an excellent read for anyone of any age. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I left young adulthood long ago. In addition, while fantasy is not among my usual reading fare, I have no hesitation in recommending this book highly to all readers. I give it a rousing five-star rating.©

 

THE LAST TIMEKEEPERS AND THE NOBLE SLAVE

 By award-winning author, Sharon Ledwith

Eleven-year-old Drake Bailey is an analytical thinker and the genius of the Timekeeper crew. However, no logic or mathematical acumen can change the color of his skin, or prepare him for this third Timekeeper mission in antebellum Georgia. To survive, Drake must learn to play the role of a plantation slave and when confronted with the brutality, hatred, and racism of the deep south, he’ll have to strategically keep one move ahead of his sadistic captors to ensure his lineage continues.

In a dark world of Voodoo, zombies, and ritualistic sacrifice, the Timekeepers must ensure a royal bloodline survives. Can Drake remove both literal and figurative chains to save both himself and a devout slave girl from a terrible fate? If he can’t summon the necessary courage, humanity could stand to lose one of its greatest leaders.

 

Purchase Link/URL: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+last+timekeepers+and+the+noble+slave&i

Website: www.sharonledwith.com 

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