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The Sterkarm Handshake (Older fiction) (Hardcover)

by Susan Price (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 386 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1st edition (16 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0590543016
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590543019
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 874,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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 being living 500 years later. As the novel progresses the relations between the 20th-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)


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The Sterkarms have plundered the borders of England and Scotland for generations. Now, in the 16th century, their way of life is threatened by the Elves, intruders from a polluted 21st century. The needs and values of the two centuries cannot be reconciled and a bloody battle follows.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blinder!, 28 Mar 2001
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sterkarm Handshake (Point) (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.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Reiver Writes, 20 Jan 2004
By Robert A Dodds (Cambridge United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Sterkarm Handshake (Paperback)
This is a wonderful story, particularly for anyone who knows the wild land of the Cheviots and the border country. I would recommend The Steel Bonnets for extra reading on the bloody history of the area. I'm not sure if the Norse dialect is right and I'm sorry that it's written in modern spelling, not phonetically - if you didn't already know you'd miss the way 'skyr' is pronounced 'shear', just as we say it now. That's just a detail though. The subtlety of the narrative is remarkable, the way your feelings ebb and flow against and then with the Sterkarms (Armstrongs?) as you learn more about them and their lives. Fascinating. Makes me glad to be descended from borderers!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It was excellent!, 25 Sep 2001
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This review is from: The Sterkarm Handshake (Point) (Paperback)
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!
When the Sterkarms find out about T.V.s, phones and cars, they're completely puzzled. Susan Price made it feel real. It made me think how it would of changed the world if it had really happened.
It's a long book with around 565 pages, but it was fantastic! I couldn't put it down!
WELL DONE SUSAN PRICE!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, convincing and original.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful barbed story
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really good it has strong charecters so you really get involved in the story.It sounds a bit cheesy with the time machine but dontbe put off. Read more
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