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Time Runners

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The U.S. in 2021 is not a pleasant place—after the death of President Carlton in 2016, civilization has broken down. Several states have ceded, and the people fear for their lives. There are gun battles on the city streets and barely enough food to go around. Jamie and Anna are with a group of children at a scientific facility on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.—a compound guarded by the army, with rioters clamoring to get inside this safe-haven. But Jamie and Anna don't care about that—they're here because someone at the facility is developing time travel, and that shouldn't happen for centuries yet. With rioters breaking in from outside, and a terrifying monster on the loose inside, our heroes meet the businessman who's funding the Darkling Midnight. Can Jamie and Anna stop the monster, escape the rioters, and discover what Midnight's up to? How is it all tied up with the death of the President? And why are the children here—unless they are part of the time experiments themselves?

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

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Justin Richards

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Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.

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November 14, 2019
Chán về quá khứ nên chúng nó, Jamie và Anna, lại bay đến tương lai để xử lý một vụ bắt cóc trẻ em vì mục đích mờ ám của một nhóm khoa học. Sự kiện này lại dẫn tới sự kiện khác khi tụi nó phát hiện ra không chỉ hoạt động của nhóm khoa học này mà còn tìm ra nguyên nhân cái chết của vị Tổng thống nước Mỹ thời bấy giờ.

Truyện đến tập này đã có tiến triển hơn về mặt cốt truyện, mạch truyện dồn dập hơn xíu. Thế nhưng đọc cái truyện này nó vẫn mang lại cho mình cái kiểu khó chịu nhẹ, giống như một idea cực tốt nhưng execution lại dở ẹ và ngang phè, như kiểu ăn một món ăn hình thức bày biện bao bắt mắt nhưng ăn vô cứ lợn cợn như ăn tôm mà vỏ tôm chưa bóc, cơm dẻo nhưng vẫn sót sạn. Nuốt không trôi nhanh được ấy, vừa ăn cứ vừa dè chừng. Kiểu vừa đọc vừa tìm xem có chỗ nào có tiềm năng làm turning point tạo gây cấn, cuối cùng chả thấy.

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August 26, 2020
True rating; 1.75 stars

This is a book that hasn't aged well, being set in The Future of May 2021, and while part of me feels like the dystopian apocalypse is that close, I mostly hope it isn't.
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