Review of Linda Buckley-Archer's "Gideon" Trilogy



This is the story of a boy named Peter Schock who is sent back in time to 18^th-century England along with a girl named Kate Dyer. 

Sounds like a science fiction book, right? Right. And yet also, in a way, wrong. 

Because The Time Travelers series is just as much about the history as it is about the science of time travel. Peter and Kate are forced to acclimate to live in the 18^th century among friends (usually historical characters, but also the Gideon Seymour who lends his name to the trilogy’s title) and enemies (mostly the fictional Lord Luxon and his murderous henchman the Tar Man). The more you know about your British 1700’s history, the more you’ll enjoy these books. 

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Fairy Tale YA

Retelling fairy tales is in vogue now.  We have TV series like Grimm and Once Upon a Time, movies like Jack the Giant Killer or Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and so many Snow Whites it’s a wonder the Evil Queen had enough poisoned apples for all of ‘em.  And where television and movies are trendy, the books are sure to follow…or lead.