Synopsis:
Earth’s past, present, and future have shattered in “the Event,” yielding a terrifying new world of prehistoric monsters, lost cultures, strange technologies, and displaced armies. Coming from different points throughout history, a desperate band of survivors join “Merlin,” a mysterious figure who may be their only hope to save the world–if he can be trusted.
When their twenty-third-century ship the Vanuatu is sabotaged by an unknown enemy and thrown far off its course, the team must discover who is responsible, even as they are split apart and fight to survive in the war-torn Shard world.
Review:
In the first novel, Time Shards, the story was mainly just getting to know characters and monstrous creatures killing several of them off. This sequel is more plot-driven, as the surviving group on Merlin’s ship try to help him fix the world, with time running out. There is just as much suspense as before, but even more riveting. And I enjoyed the different locations as well as time periods this time. And the characters are complex and engaging. I really enjoyed this fast-paced sequel, maybe even more than the first. And I look forward to the next in this exciting series.