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Timebomb Trilogy #2
Second Lives
The adventure continues: time is in flux, and only Jana, Dora and Kaz can fix it. But can they trust each other?
It began when three people from three different moments in history discovered that they could travel through time when they clasped hands. But the mysteries surrounding them have only deepened.
There are risks to tampering with established events... timelines become snarled, histories become tangled... and one false move could destroy time itself!
Jana, Kaz and Dora have escaped from their mysterious enemy, Quil, wounded and scared. Taking refuge in a place outside of time, they devise a plan to change the past, altering Quil's life so that she never meets them.
From the streets of Beirut in 2010 to the domed cities of Mars in 2155 and beyond, the three teenagers fight for their future, and that of all humanity, by trying to rewrite the history of the person who has sworn to destroy them.
What could be more complicated - and important - than trying to save the world? As their feelings for each other grow stronger, though, Jana, Kaz and Dora find themselves at the centre of a different kind of battle. And when it comes to matters of the heart, there can be no real vict
It began when three people from three different moments in history discovered that they could travel through time when they clasped hands. But the mysteries surrounding them have only deepened.
There are risks to tampering with established events... timelines become snarled, histories become tangled... and one false move could destroy time itself!
Jana, Kaz and Dora have escaped from their mysterious enemy, Quil, wounded and scared. Taking refuge in a place outside of time, they devise a plan to change the past, altering Quil's life so that she never meets them.
From the streets of Beirut in 2010 to the domed cities of Mars in 2155 and beyond, the three teenagers fight for their future, and that of all humanity, by trying to rewrite the history of the person who has sworn to destroy them.
What could be more complicated - and important - than trying to save the world? As their feelings for each other grow stronger, though, Jana, Kaz and Dora find themselves at the centre of a different kind of battle. And when it comes to matters of the heart, there can be no real vict
- GenresScience Fiction
368 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2016
150 people want to read
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Scott K. Andrews
21 books56 followersScott K. Andrews has written episode guides, magazine articles, film and book reviews, comics, computer games, audio plays for Big Finish, far too many blogs, some poems you will never read, and a whole bunch of novels. He's online at www.scottkandrews.com.
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May 21, 2016
Second Lives is the second novel in Scott K Andrew's time travel series and I would definitely recommend reading these books in order because there has been a lot of devious plotting on the author's part that will be completely lost on you if you don't. While the first book was more about introducing our three protagonists Dora, Jana and Kaz, and talking us through the rules of time travel the sequel is all about trying to find ways to break those rules.
We've all seen Back to the Future so we all know that a small change in the past can have a huge impact on events in the future but what if things weren't quite so clear cut? What if there was a small loophole that might allow you to make changes to things in your own personal timeline without affecting everything else? Well, our trio already know that a disaster is going to occur in 2155, a disaster so huge that it destroys not just the future but also the past and now they're desperately trying to find a way to stop things. The trouble is they aren't 100% sure what causes things to go wrong in the first place so they're working in the dark and just trying to make the best choices they can. And if they're wrong about that loophole? Well then they might just be the ones who destroyed the world in the first place!
If you thought that the first book was fast paced you haven't seen anything yet, Scott K Andrews pulls out all the stops in Second Lives and he has masterfully interwoven past, present and future into a story that will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Every time you think you have something figured out he throws a curve ball at you and changes it all up again. Friends are keeping secrets, enemies go from bad to good to worse again, loved ones are both lost and found and friendships are changed forever.
I honestly don't want to say too much about the plot for this because I feel this is one of those series that is much more fun if you go in knowing as little as possible. What I will tell you is that the characters are brilliant, they've all grown and changed due to the things they've witnessed but they still make mistakes and struggle to make the right choices, these characters are real and incredibly easy to relate to. The plot will take you from 1640 through the present day all the way into 2155 and you'll travel from England to Beirut, through America and on to Mars. There is literally no predicting where events will take us next or what Dora, Jana and Kaz will be forced to deal with next but I can't wait to get my hands on the next instalment to find out!
Source: Received from Hodder & Stoughton in exchange for an honest review
We've all seen Back to the Future so we all know that a small change in the past can have a huge impact on events in the future but what if things weren't quite so clear cut? What if there was a small loophole that might allow you to make changes to things in your own personal timeline without affecting everything else? Well, our trio already know that a disaster is going to occur in 2155, a disaster so huge that it destroys not just the future but also the past and now they're desperately trying to find a way to stop things. The trouble is they aren't 100% sure what causes things to go wrong in the first place so they're working in the dark and just trying to make the best choices they can. And if they're wrong about that loophole? Well then they might just be the ones who destroyed the world in the first place!
If you thought that the first book was fast paced you haven't seen anything yet, Scott K Andrews pulls out all the stops in Second Lives and he has masterfully interwoven past, present and future into a story that will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Every time you think you have something figured out he throws a curve ball at you and changes it all up again. Friends are keeping secrets, enemies go from bad to good to worse again, loved ones are both lost and found and friendships are changed forever.
I honestly don't want to say too much about the plot for this because I feel this is one of those series that is much more fun if you go in knowing as little as possible. What I will tell you is that the characters are brilliant, they've all grown and changed due to the things they've witnessed but they still make mistakes and struggle to make the right choices, these characters are real and incredibly easy to relate to. The plot will take you from 1640 through the present day all the way into 2155 and you'll travel from England to Beirut, through America and on to Mars. There is literally no predicting where events will take us next or what Dora, Jana and Kaz will be forced to deal with next but I can't wait to get my hands on the next instalment to find out!
Source: Received from Hodder & Stoughton in exchange for an honest review
January 3, 2018
I enjoyed this so much! So much fun and drama is had here with time paradoxes, at times I didn't know whether any of us were coming or going and when. Thoroughly entertaining and a big step up from the first in the series.
October 4, 2016
way better than the first book. fast paced and intriguing.
May 18, 2016
Summed up in one word: Timetastic... a made up word I know but true none the less
First Impression: I was a bit nervous reviewing #2 in a series without having read the first entry. This didn't affect my enjoyment of this novel one bit, I definitely need to read part one now (Time-bomb #1) but Second Lives stands very well on its own, brilliant!
Summary Of The Book:
With previous events, horrors and injuries still fresh in their minds and bodies, the time travellers reconvene in a hospital in the future to recuperate and discuss their options. These young travellers have already been through the wars but their enemy won't stop until their all dead so they need to get ahead of the game.
Meet Kaz, Jana and Dora, all from different points in time, all sharing the same wonderful gift, the ability to travel to any point in time. Dora is from the 17th century originally but has spent the last four years training to become a warrior. Jana is a beautiful and fearless character who has something that the enemy wants. Kaz is a strong headed boy, affected by tragedy at a young age he tries his best to protect his friends. Enter Quil the faceless villain who wants the gang dead no matter what, we meet the Quil from the future who along with her husband travels to the end of time to trap and end everyone's lives. We also meet the Quil from the past, before she met the time travellers, hoping to change her mind and end all the fighting.
Second Lives is a roller-coaster of a journey, taking the group to the last point in time to meet Professor Kairos who has a plan to change the events of the past to change the future. Armed with what they learned spending time with the professor the time travellers head to Beirut to try and stop Kaz's mother dying in a car bomb. They go to Mars to prevent one of the most tragic events in the history of mankind. Finally they go back to their enemy's past to try and change events and stop all death and suffering as a result.
This is a satisfying, enjoyable story that will grab you, blast you through time and leave you wanting more. This is going to be a trilogy (yay!) and I can't wait to read the other two instalments.
My Review:
I am really glad I crossed paths with this novel as it was very impressive. The story was great, starting off small with the story line of Kaz's mother, which was emotionally charged and well put together. Then growing bigger with the Mars piece of the plot, action, tension and violence takes place here in large quantities. Then the big finale, what Andrews had been threading and weaving through the chapters, Quil and her evil master plan, such a nail biting and courageous plot and I enjoyed every minute of it.
The format of the book was small chapters set in various time settings across several characters. Each chapter heading is a countdown to one of the several events in the books and I thought this was cool. The hopping between characters was organised and was in no way disorientating and flowed really nicely. My only problem with the story/format is that a few of the actions or abilities available to the characters were a bit convenient to the plot. For example the 'mind writer' that lets people script other peoples thoughts and actions, this kind of thing does not hurt the effect of this novel, I just think it was an easy way to control the outcome of certain events with very little explanation.
The characters in Second Lives were incredibly well written. The whole gang had something to offer, Andrews creates such a chemistry between these time travellers that when someone hurts them, it hurts you too. Quil is the show stopper here! Her future self is brutal, conniving and unforgiving. Along with the husband who just wants to please her, she tries her best to get rid of her only true enemies. I loved the married couple villains, very refreshing and original. Younger Quil is very suspicious and still very powerful, the gang try and reason with her but will it eventually help? Only reading this book will tell you this.
There is plenty of great science fiction flaunted within these pages and it all helped explain the goings on within the plot very well, At no point did I shout 'Oh come on!!' loudly at the animate object that is this book, apart from the aforementioned wonder cures that are lightly scattered here and there. With a plot loosely based around the theory of Schroedinger's Cat and Quantum Mechanics I was very pleased with this aspect of the material.
Overall it is a great effort by Andrews, this is a hard hitting and addictive piece of fiction, you will not be disappointed. Join the gang on their nightmarish war on the past and the future and see if they all have it in them to bring peace across time itself.
9/10
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July 21, 2018
It completely baffles me that the Timebomb trilogy isn’t being talked about more. There are only 15 ratings on Goodreads for Second Lives, and one of those is mine!
You’ll need to have read Timebomb before you get stuck in to Second Lives, but you’ll find yourself racing to pick up Second Lives and dive in once you have.
This is an action-packed adventure that is so cleverly written and wonderful to read. The characters and their gorgeous friendship is at the centre of the story, surrounded by a complex web of time travel that takes us from 1646 to 2158. It had me puzzling over each page. You’ll never know what the next chapter will hold – this book really does keep you on your toes in the best way possible.
But of course, this is only the second in the trilogy so the end is just the beginning. I can’t wait to read the third and final instalment – The New World.
You’ll need to have read Timebomb before you get stuck in to Second Lives, but you’ll find yourself racing to pick up Second Lives and dive in once you have.
This is an action-packed adventure that is so cleverly written and wonderful to read. The characters and their gorgeous friendship is at the centre of the story, surrounded by a complex web of time travel that takes us from 1646 to 2158. It had me puzzling over each page. You’ll never know what the next chapter will hold – this book really does keep you on your toes in the best way possible.
But of course, this is only the second in the trilogy so the end is just the beginning. I can’t wait to read the third and final instalment – The New World.
October 6, 2024
Wasn't as good as the first book. From about half way through, got exasperated with it. I was thoroughly lost in the end and fed up with the subject of time travelling and the made up science of it. Because the first book was so good, I will persevere with the third and cross my fingers it is as good as the first.
January 28, 2017
I had the great pleasure of winning this second book in the Timebomb Trilogy from Goodreads and I can definitely say that it was as good as (if not even better than) the first. I have fallen in love with the three time travellers and their stories. I cannot wait to read the final instalment.
February 18, 2017
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This was a faster, action-packed, punched in the gut type book more than the last one. Timebomb was more about learning about the characters and some mysterious going ons whereas Second Lives is more about action and re-action.
This is a fun fast and furious story, that will keep you on your toes and keep you guessing about whether the trio can change the future? And who actually is Quil?
I really enjoyed this story and felt that the story was completed in the book, but it still left me wanting more and I cannot predict let alone say how this series is going to end. There are more secrets to reveal, more plots to unveil and some truths to expose.
This is an entertaining read, and one where you won’t know whether you are coming or going. It’s a huge step-up from Timebomb. It will leave you wanting more, it will leave you demanding more. And if you haven’t read this series then what are you waiting for!
This was a faster, action-packed, punched in the gut type book more than the last one. Timebomb was more about learning about the characters and some mysterious going ons whereas Second Lives is more about action and re-action.
This is a fun fast and furious story, that will keep you on your toes and keep you guessing about whether the trio can change the future? And who actually is Quil?
I really enjoyed this story and felt that the story was completed in the book, but it still left me wanting more and I cannot predict let alone say how this series is going to end. There are more secrets to reveal, more plots to unveil and some truths to expose.
This is an entertaining read, and one where you won’t know whether you are coming or going. It’s a huge step-up from Timebomb. It will leave you wanting more, it will leave you demanding more. And if you haven’t read this series then what are you waiting for!
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