In Oxford, England, in the year 2060, historians are making preparations
to travel back in time to study various points in history. For unknown reasons, the time travel lab is
changing around the historians’ schedules and cancelling some trips
altogether. Three historians eventually make
it to England in 1939 to study the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz. When they arrive, they have the feeling that
something is not quite right. They are
not dropped exactly where they thought they would be, and some of the events
are not unfolding exactly as they should.
When they are unable to locate the portals that will take them back to
their own time, they realize that something has gone terribly wrong. They don’t know if they have somehow altered
history or if they will ever be able to get back home.
This science fiction novel is fairly light on the science,
and at times reads more like historical fiction, with Willis’s lush
descriptions of life in England during World War II. Fans of time travel and/or alternate
histories would be wise to check out this book.
Be forewarned that this is book one of a two part series, so you might
want to have All Clear on hand when
you finish this one.
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