Alternate History
What Goodreads says:
Éire is one of the most powerful
empires in the world. The Anglian Dependencies are a dusty backwater filled
with resentful colonial subjects, Europe is a disjointed mess, and many look to
Éire for stability and peace. In a series of braided stories, Beth Bernobich
has created a tale about the brilliant Éireann scientists who have already bent
the laws of nature for Man's benefit. And who now are striving to conquer the
nature of time.
The Time Roads is a difficult book
to categorize. I settled on
Alternate History as the setting is around the 1900’s and some things are
familiar. Other things are
not at all familiar. Eire is the
ruling island in this time line and science has gone in a different direction
adding a touch of steampunk.
I am glad I read The Time Roads but
I found it to be weak in several areas.
The story follows several characters on a journey that takes many, many
years. I found the world building a little lacking and the switch from
following one characters to another confusing. That confusion was also there as the time line progressed. I don’t want to add a spoiler so just
let me say if you get too confused just keep reading it will all come together
by the end of the book.
As the blurb says this is a group
of braided stories that interact but still leave a lot unsaid. The discovery of the time roads is part
of each. If you like books with an
unusual concept and a different take on history and time travel this is the
book for you. I found I liked it
much better after I finished and had time for everything to settle into
place.
I received an ARC of The Time Roads
from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
Tor Books published The Time Roads
by Beth Bernobich in 2014.
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