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Bezig met laden... TimeStormdoor Steve Harrison
Bezig met laden...
 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Mecaza | Feb 10, 2016 |   I thoroughly enjoyed this time travel story. I loved the characters, both crew and convicts, as they ventured on their ill fated trip to New South Wales. I was so enthralled by these characters that I was a bit annoyed when the story first crossed to Sydney 2017 and Karen is introduced into the story. I didn’t want to be taken away from the Marlin and its crew. Anyway my annoyance was short lived and Karen is very relevant to the whole story. Being a Sydneysider the sights and streets were easy to visualise. I could feel their awe at seeing the harbour bridge, the buildings and opera house. I could see the convicts sitting on the park bench. There was also the added connection of being a descendant of a convict, hopefully not as brutal as those on the Marlin. My great great Grandfather was tried and transported to New South Wales in 1835 for passing counterfeit coins. The twist toward the end was great and tied the whole story together. I highly recommend this story filled with violence, adventure, suspense, humour and a touch of romance. I’m hoping there will be a sequel. I’m not ready to let go of Kit and Karen just yet. Thank you to Steve Harrison for my “signed” copy to read and review (  ) Ronnie293 | Nov 23, 2014 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In 1795 a convict ship leaves England for New South Wales in Australia. Nearing its destination, it encounters a savage storm but, miraculously, their battered ship stays afloat and limps into Sydney Harbour. The convicts rebel, overpower the crew and make their escape, destroying the ship in the process. Fleeing the sinking vessel with only the clothes on their backs, the survivors struggle ashore.
Among the escaped convicts, seething resentments fuel an appetite for brutal revenge against their former captors, while the crew attempts to track down and kill or recapture the escapees. However, it soon becomes apparent that both convicts and crew have more to concern them than shipwreck and a ruthless fight for survival; they have arrived in Sydney in 2017.
TimeStorm is a thrilling epic adventure story of revenge, survival and honour. In the literary footsteps of Hornblower, comes Lieutenant Christopher 'Kit' Blaney, an old-fashioned hero, a man of honour, duty and principle. But dragged into the 21st century literally.
A great fan of the grand seafaring adventure fiction of CS Forester, Patrick O⿿Brien and Alexander Kent and modern action thriller writers like Lee Child, Steve Harrison combines several genres in his debut novel. The book was inspired by a replica 18th century sailing ship on Sydney Harbour and a question from Steve⿿s brother, Tony: ⿿What if that was a real convict ship?⿿ TimeStorm explores that question in a fast-paced story as a group of desperate men from the 1700s clash in 21st century Sydney. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
LibraryThing-AuteurSteve Harrison is een LibraryThing auteur: een auteur die zijn persoonlijke bibliotheek toont op LibraryThing. Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-WaarderingGemiddelde: (4.5)
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Excellent writing.. great characters (even the baddies) .. a bit sad at the ending.. Highly recommened!! (