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'Godstone - The Kairos Boxes' begins in present day England with 17 year old Jacob living at the home of his uncle in the ancient village of Godstone (Jacob's parents having disappeared some 15 years previously). While Jacob is occupied with the pursuit of his would-be girlfriend Rachel Isaacson, his uncle (Professor Ketterley) it transpires has been experimenting with time travel. All goes well at first. The seemingly unlikely means of time travel - the 'Kairos Boxes' work straightforwardly. However, this period of romance and 'time tourism' is to be short lived. They all soon find themselves trapped in the past. They encounter John Trenchman - a retired pirate who's grave they have already seen in a local graveyard in their own time. Some mysterious christian martyrs and the great Isaac Newton also cross their paths. As they seek to escape the time trap, their adventures offer up questions as to the meaning, power, and genesis of the Kairos Boxes.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Godstone; semi-historical time travel,
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This review is from: Godstone - The Kairos Boxes (Paperback)
While I certainly will not degrade this novel as being second-rate, I do not rate it as highly as the other reviewers have. The theme of time travel is used frequently in this type of text and while it hints at characters who are semi-historical in nature, it does not have the riviting power in its presentation that other authors such as Tolkein, Gaiman or Rowlings have exhibited. The characterizations are good and well defined, the setting is quaint, yet compelling, and the ending does suggest future writings will be forthcoming. This is a good, not great, fantasy fiction that will give you a pleasurable afternoon reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captures the Imagination,
This review is from: Godstone - The Kairos Boxes (Paperback)
I love books that challenge time and this one is beautifully written. The mixture of fact and fiction works well and I find it easy to picture the characters and follow them on their journeys.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, charming and thought provoking time travel adventure!,
This review is from: Godstone - The Kairos Boxes (Paperback)
Godstone' is an intelligently written historical / fantasy adventure - I could not put this book down as I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Set around four main characters that join together in time, this is not your typical time travel book. It is cleverly written and holds your interest & imagination throughout.Some of the characters are real, historical people as are many of the places, including a 4000 year old tree with a door! The main characters are Professor Ketterley; his nephew Jacob and his girlfriend Rachel who has emigrated to England. They become lost in time after experimenting with two ancient, cedarwood boxes (the Kairos Boxes) which have various dials & levers built into them. These peculiar boxes, they discover, enable people to travel backwards in time but not into the future. They gain an ally of sorts in the form of a 17th century 'lovable rogue' - John Trenchman. Trenchman is a historical figure - a pirate who met his death at the hands of soldiers in a ferocious battle. He is buried in a real village called Godstone with a skull & bones headstone by his grave. The time-sojourners travel to real places, in past times that are brought to such life by the author. There is also a fictional village called 'Foxe' where the otherworldly `Godstone Martyrs' are encountered. The strange statements of the two Christian martyrs really add to the mystery of the story and hint at what/who is powering the 'Kairos Boxes'.
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