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Unlike previous novels from Ben Elton, I found this to be well written, and with an intriguing story that kept me turning the page right to the end. Compared to Elton\u2019s screen work, this feels more considered and intricate. It\u2019s not a new trope that going back in time to change a single point of history to prevent bad things from happening may make things worse in the long run. I liked the alternative that was posed here.<\/p>\n
The hero, ex-SAS widower Hugh Stanton is alone in the world and so is an ideal candidate for the \u201cloop in time\u201d that Newton discovered and left details of for Hugh\u2019s Oxford professor (and others). He is trained, equipped, and sent back to prevent the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.<\/p>\n
Although I guessed who a supposed \u201cmystery figure\u201d was at one point, the plot didn\u2019t feel predictable, and I was as un-nerved and taken aback by the ending as I think I was supposed to be. I liked that the baddies and goodies weren\u2019t necessarily fixed as either one or the other, but that most of the characters that are introduced have layers and depending on your point of view could be either good or<\/strong> bad.<\/p>\n Even though I was left feeling a little depressed and lacking optimism generally, this is well worth a read in my opinion.<\/p>\n This review first appeared on The Book Gnome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Unlike previous novels from Ben Elton, I found this to be well written, and with an intriguing story that kept me turning the page right to the end. Compared to Elton\u2019s screen work, this feels more considered and intricate. It\u2019s … Continue reading