The Time Quake is the final book in Linda Buckley Archer's series the Gideon Trilogy.
Joined together once again, young Peter Shock and Kate Dyer find themselves back in 1763 after the Tar Man steals both anti-gravity machines and forces the kids to travel back to the past with him. Upon arrival, Lord Luxon steals one of the machines and jumps to the future. Stuck once again, the children must reunite with their friends of 1763 to track down the Tar Man and the other machine in the hopes that they will finally be able to return home and fix the mantel of time. However, their problems only seem to get worse as time quakes begin to rip through the centuries and Kate begins fast forwarding through time. In the end, help comes from the most unlikely of places.
I was glad to have young Peter and Kate back together again in this book and it was nice to see the return of Gideon as well. Unfortunately, for me, the story spiraled a bit out of control. I thought following Lord Luxon was quite interesting since we all wonder what would happen to the present/future if we went back and changed the past. However, the train of thought following the idea of parallel worlds vs. the "main" branch of time was really difficult to wrap my head around. Even after a lot of discussion, Clay and I couldn't come to an agreement on how it all worked out. Between that, and what I felt was a very abrupt ending I just couldn't feel satisfied with the final book.
Perhaps a brighter mind than my own would be able to follow the complicated web the author weaves. If that's your thing, follow this series through to its end. If not, enjoy the first book and leave it be.
I was glad to have young Peter and Kate back together again in this book and it was nice to see the return of Gideon as well. Unfortunately, for me, the story spiraled a bit out of control. I thought following Lord Luxon was quite interesting since we all wonder what would happen to the present/future if we went back and changed the past. However, the train of thought following the idea of parallel worlds vs. the "main" branch of time was really difficult to wrap my head around. Even after a lot of discussion, Clay and I couldn't come to an agreement on how it all worked out. Between that, and what I felt was a very abrupt ending I just couldn't feel satisfied with the final book.
Perhaps a brighter mind than my own would be able to follow the complicated web the author weaves. If that's your thing, follow this series through to its end. If not, enjoy the first book and leave it be.
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