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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been a loyal follower of Alex Scarrows TimeRiders since book 1, and have also followed his adult thrillers since the very first one, I have seen his writing grow and grow along with his ability as a story teller.
The TimeRiders series in my opinion is his master piece, his ability to see into the mind of the young adults that the book is mainly targeted at is a skill that should not be ignored. This book does not talk down to them, it does not try to be hip or have pretencions above what it is, which is a fantastic Sci-fi adventure that captures the imagination.
This series IMHO is better written and better executed that the recent spate of Dr Who stories to hit the TV, and given the popularity of these books the BBC should be taking a serious look at Mr Scarrow for some screen writing, Dr Who needs a shot in the arm, a dose of something new and TimeRiders style exciting.
Book 5 of TimeRiders takes us further into the tale of our TimeRiding Team with a tale set back in Ancient Rome as a reviewer you cant expand on what, why and what happens without major spoilers, but as per every previous book, there are revelations a plenty and shocks galore, add in the fantastical working of Alex's mind, the intricate workings of the Time waves and then throw in 2 very old favourites borrowed from his brother Simon Scarrow (and the great Eagles series) who BTW Alex wrote so well i wondered for a bit if Simon Ghost wrote them (I'm reliably informed he didn't), and you have the best book in the series so far... the only worry for me..How the hell is book 6 going to top this book?
VERY VERY Highly Recommended
(Parm)
The TimeRiders series in my opinion is his master piece, his ability to see into the mind of the young adults that the book is mainly targeted at is a skill that should not be ignored. This book does not talk down to them, it does not try to be hip or have pretencions above what it is, which is a fantastic Sci-fi adventure that captures the imagination.
This series IMHO is better written and better executed that the recent spate of Dr Who stories to hit the TV, and given the popularity of these books the BBC should be taking a serious look at Mr Scarrow for some screen writing, Dr Who needs a shot in the arm, a dose of something new and TimeRiders style exciting.
Book 5 of TimeRiders takes us further into the tale of our TimeRiding Team with a tale set back in Ancient Rome as a reviewer you cant expand on what, why and what happens without major spoilers, but as per every previous book, there are revelations a plenty and shocks galore, add in the fantastical working of Alex's mind, the intricate workings of the Time waves and then throw in 2 very old favourites borrowed from his brother Simon Scarrow (and the great Eagles series) who BTW Alex wrote so well i wondered for a bit if Simon Ghost wrote them (I'm reliably informed he didn't), and you have the best book in the series so far... the only worry for me..How the hell is book 6 going to top this book?
VERY VERY Highly Recommended
(Parm)
Format:Paperback
When an author has written for the adult market and then breaks into the YA they have to make sure that they don't talk down to the reader and secondly that they give the reader exactly what they want. What Alex' TimeRider series has done is consecutively allowed a world to flourish with characters that have not only grown but gone from strength to strength in each subsequent story.
Add to this an overall arc that is hidden within the mists of the authors mind and you know that its going to be something not only huge but wonderfully action packed throughout. Finally throw into the mix Ancient Rome (a world that a certain other Scarrow knows too well) alongside familiar faces and it's a story that will entertain with huge action sequences, some smarts as well as characters that readers have grown to love over their previous outings. Great stuff all in and real series to recommend to any fans of Time Travel.
Add to this an overall arc that is hidden within the mists of the authors mind and you know that its going to be something not only huge but wonderfully action packed throughout. Finally throw into the mix Ancient Rome (a world that a certain other Scarrow knows too well) alongside familiar faces and it's a story that will entertain with huge action sequences, some smarts as well as characters that readers have grown to love over their previous outings. Great stuff all in and real series to recommend to any fans of Time Travel.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Alex Scarrow, in particular his TimeRiders series, which might in theory be a Young Adult series but in reality is a series that is ageless in its appeal. I look forward to few books as much as these and I am so pleased, but not at all surprised, to find that the fifth TimeRiders novel, Gates of Rome, is quite possibly the best.
The premise of the TimeRiders series is fantastic (here quoting from my overview of the series at My Favourite Books): Three teens are given a choice in the seconds before their death - choose life and become a member of an agency so secret no-one knows its name or die for sure. But this is no normal life that they're offered. All three will live locked within a time bubble, lodged under an arch in New York City during the two days of 10 and 11 September 2001. Their job is to watch for timewaves and ripples; evidence that something has happened to alter the past and so change the present. When that occurs, they must go back in time and fix it. So Liam (Titanic 1912), Maddy (plane crash 2010) and Sal (fire 2029) are recruited by the old man Foster and joined by a seven-foot support unit, Bob, an artificial intelligence and a killing machine that they have grown in a tube within their bubble.
Each novel takes the TimeRiders on adventures into a misshaped past but there is another story that travels through the books, becoming both more mysterious and clearer with each one - the secrets behind the creation of the agency and what `the end' really means. And so the novels combine brilliantly imagined new stories in different periods of the past (dinosaurs, Robin Hood, American Civil War for example) with glimpses of the future, while elaborating on mysteries and characters in which we have developed a close interest and fascination. By the end of this fifth novel, some questions have been answered but even more have been raised.
Without giving anything away, TimeRiders 5 takes Liam, Maddy and Sal, along with Bob, back to Rome in AD54. Caligula should have been dead for years but he is very much alive, living the belief that he is a god. This has been ingrained into him by the arrival of a group of Visitors 17 years before, accompanied by hovercraft, fierce giant soldiers and Bruce Springsteen (on record if not in person). This major transgression into the past from an unknown future causes a time wave that our young heroes must repel while also fighting for their lives against another set of visitors into their own 2001 time bubble. It is clear that the future is beginning to catch up with Liam, Maddy and Sal.
There is an added excitement in Gates of Rome thanks to the appearance of Macro and Cato, familiar and much loved figures from the popular Roman series by Alex Scarrow's brother Simon. And then there's Caligula, surely the most notorious of all Romans. Alex Scarrow depicts the horror of this Rome perfectly - this series is for teens not children and so there is violence, blood, torture and death and even worse, all presented with the most enormous and riveting skill. Above it all, though, are Liam, Maddy, Sal and Bob.
Alex Scarrow is a wonderful writer, expert at combining pace, drama, emotion and imagination with characters it's hard not to care for. I'm looking forward to his next Adult Fiction novel - The Candle Man (Jack the Ripper on the Titanic - irresistible) but I am very glad that the TimeRiders series continues to go from strength to strength. Long may it continue!
The premise of the TimeRiders series is fantastic (here quoting from my overview of the series at My Favourite Books): Three teens are given a choice in the seconds before their death - choose life and become a member of an agency so secret no-one knows its name or die for sure. But this is no normal life that they're offered. All three will live locked within a time bubble, lodged under an arch in New York City during the two days of 10 and 11 September 2001. Their job is to watch for timewaves and ripples; evidence that something has happened to alter the past and so change the present. When that occurs, they must go back in time and fix it. So Liam (Titanic 1912), Maddy (plane crash 2010) and Sal (fire 2029) are recruited by the old man Foster and joined by a seven-foot support unit, Bob, an artificial intelligence and a killing machine that they have grown in a tube within their bubble.
Each novel takes the TimeRiders on adventures into a misshaped past but there is another story that travels through the books, becoming both more mysterious and clearer with each one - the secrets behind the creation of the agency and what `the end' really means. And so the novels combine brilliantly imagined new stories in different periods of the past (dinosaurs, Robin Hood, American Civil War for example) with glimpses of the future, while elaborating on mysteries and characters in which we have developed a close interest and fascination. By the end of this fifth novel, some questions have been answered but even more have been raised.
Without giving anything away, TimeRiders 5 takes Liam, Maddy and Sal, along with Bob, back to Rome in AD54. Caligula should have been dead for years but he is very much alive, living the belief that he is a god. This has been ingrained into him by the arrival of a group of Visitors 17 years before, accompanied by hovercraft, fierce giant soldiers and Bruce Springsteen (on record if not in person). This major transgression into the past from an unknown future causes a time wave that our young heroes must repel while also fighting for their lives against another set of visitors into their own 2001 time bubble. It is clear that the future is beginning to catch up with Liam, Maddy and Sal.
There is an added excitement in Gates of Rome thanks to the appearance of Macro and Cato, familiar and much loved figures from the popular Roman series by Alex Scarrow's brother Simon. And then there's Caligula, surely the most notorious of all Romans. Alex Scarrow depicts the horror of this Rome perfectly - this series is for teens not children and so there is violence, blood, torture and death and even worse, all presented with the most enormous and riveting skill. Above it all, though, are Liam, Maddy, Sal and Bob.
Alex Scarrow is a wonderful writer, expert at combining pace, drama, emotion and imagination with characters it's hard not to care for. I'm looking forward to his next Adult Fiction novel - The Candle Man (Jack the Ripper on the Titanic - irresistible) but I am very glad that the TimeRiders series continues to go from strength to strength. Long may it continue!
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Amazing
It is much better than book 4, which was terrible. But this book certainly redeems the series. 1,2, and 3 were excellent. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. G. Hill
Gates of Rome
I really enjoyed reading the Gates of Rome as a lot happens in this book.
I especially liked the inclusion of Marco and Cato from Simon Scarrow's Roman Legion Series... Read more
I especially liked the inclusion of Marco and Cato from Simon Scarrow's Roman Legion Series... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. C. Cox
Bril
Briliant book,it's exciting from start to finish, with a journey for the whole team back to Rome, however, you probably won't understand it if you haven't recently read the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pi Eater
Fantastic read for older children
Having taught for over 30 years I have always had a real interest in young adult or older children's fiction. Read more
Published 2 months ago by camroc
Courtesy of A Trillian Books
Alex Scarrow provides another action-packed, fast-paced and excellently written book, continuing and adding to the previous books in the series. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tasha
Will probbaly end up buying next ones anyway
Sorry to say have to agree with the review titled Drivel, as although this is well written and fairly exciting, just didn't have the various timelines of previous books and the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by game addikt
Breathless!!!!!!
Yet another masterpiece in the Timeriders Saga. These books are so readable. Both my wife and I love them!!! They are certanly not just for young people. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Michael J. Morris
Caligulastic
This book trumps the previous 4 books. The team end up in rome fighting their way through the chaos brought on by the insanity of Caligula. Read more
Published 3 months ago by E Alan
Can This Get Better?
The assignment takes a further marvellous step forward. This bursts into the time-travel element. If the heart-rate is steady, be ready, because this is non-stop. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ACB (swansea)
Drivel
I'm gonna try and divide up the series The first 3 books were good. They were unique and new. Book 4 and this one are boring. Been there done that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by I'mARider
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