- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Point; New Edition edition (17 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0439978963
- ISBN-13: 978-0439978965
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 226,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price is an extraordinarily detailed historical-modern science fiction novel in which members of a team of researchers from the 21st century travel through a time tube into the lives of the Sterkarm clan in 16th-century England. At first the narrative concerns itself with the creation of a realistic and believable portrayal of the living conditions and the relationships of a tough, violent group of people whose feelings for each other are not that dissimilar from those of human beings living 500 years later. As the novel progresses, the relations between the 21st-century individuals and the Sterkarms simultaneously deteriorate and deepen. Incidents pile one upon the other, the sense of conflict increases and the action becomes both increasingly violent and increasingly complicated. External action is balanced by the development of internal feelings and one of the modern team, a young girl named Andrea, falls deeply in love with a young Sterkarmer. This is a novel for sci-fi bookworms with a love of history, a touch of romance and masses of action. --Tamsin Palmer (Ages 10 and over)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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It's the twenty-first century and a scientific corporation have come up with the ultimate holiday destination... the past. They've devised a Time Tube, the ultimate time travel experience. Pack your bags and travel back to the sixteenth century! Enjoy all that fresh air and organic, wholesome food| There's just one problem... The locals...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is terrific. Why is this woman stuck in the Children's Section. This writing is so adult. Strong images, dark vision and a sense of ruthlessness underlies the prose. It packs a real punch. The story is totally gripping and incredibly well told. The characters are convincingly drawn and the idea for the book is amazingly innovative. I love the mix of mythology, history and science fiction and yet the book is nothing if not down to earth. Bloody and brilliant. It took my breath away.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a terrific book. I've never ever cared so much in my life about a character in a book as I did about Per Sterkarm (the May). I read the book in two sittings. I was also really impressed by the sheer force of the writing - especially her command of all the different ways in which the characters spoke - from Viking English to Management speak.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's so unusual to find a book that depicts both the present day and the past so effectively. The way Ms. Price manages to do this is by getting inside the heads of her characters, creating an authenticity rarely equalled elswhere. I found myself completely convinced by the ethos of the time, and the thought processes employed by those living in an age so different to our own. Thank goodness there's a sequel!
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Disappointing
Quite a strange book in that it is in many places a good read but so totally ruined by stereotypical characters and confused directions. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Aaron
Disappointing!
I bought this book after reading reviews on this page, but was very disappointed.
Expecting something special, instead I found bafflingly poor (and inconsistent)... Read more
Expecting something special, instead I found bafflingly poor (and inconsistent)... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by Enthusiast
Riveting, but a pity about the bogus language
This is a passionate, powerful, involving story which is very difficult to put down. The only thing that puzzles me is why the author chooses to make her sixteenth-century... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2010 by R. A. Williams
One of the best books I've ever read
The Sterkarm Handshake should be a household name. Its story of love and loss in a far-off culture is heartbreakingly believable (quite a feat, in a story about time-travel! Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2008 by summer stream
A Reiver Writes
This is a wonderful story, particularly for anyone who knows the wild land of the Cheviots and the border country. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2004 by Robert A Dodds
exellent!
this book is the best thing i have read in quite a while. it tells the story of two extremely different cultures that are crossed using time travel. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2003
It was excellent!
This book is one of the best I've ever read. Susan Price really captures the mood. It can get a little bit gory, but it's a spectacular book! Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2001
Book of the Year
This is a terrific book. I've never ever cared so much in my life about a character in a book as I did about Per Sterkarm (the May). I read the book in two sittings. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2001
One of the best books I've read!
The Sterkarm Handshake is a hugely readable book.Its many ongoing stories make it very interesting.There are pieces of action, romance and history which fit together perfectly with... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2000
Absolutely brilliant!
This book is one of the best books I have read this year. The characters are really believable and the way that a 16th centuary Sterkarm reacts to the 21st centuary is a very real... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2000
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