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The Hundred-Towered City by Garry Kilworth
Jan. 7th, 2010 10:40 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Magic ... Mystery ... Monsters
This is exactly what awaits Jack, Annie and Davey when they are transported back in time to the gothic city of Prague, to search for their missing parents. Trying to avoid capture by the secret police, they find themselves running through dark and dangerous cobbled streets where they meet some very shady characters. But where are their parents? And who has stolen the key to the time machine?
Alchemists, mythical creatures and a man with a hook for a hand hold the answers they’re looking for. Will the daring group be in time to save their parents from the eerie Karlstein Castle? And even if they do, how will they return to the present day without the key?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A potentially interesting story is rendered dull by a listless narrative and too many contrivances.
This is exactly what awaits Jack, Annie and Davey when they are transported back in time to the gothic city of Prague, to search for their missing parents. Trying to avoid capture by the secret police, they find themselves running through dark and dangerous cobbled streets where they meet some very shady characters. But where are their parents? And who has stolen the key to the time machine?
Alchemists, mythical creatures and a man with a hook for a hand hold the answers they’re looking for. Will the daring group be in time to save their parents from the eerie Karlstein Castle? And even if they do, how will they return to the present day without the key?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A potentially interesting story is rendered dull by a listless narrative and too many contrivances.
