In The Service Of The Queen

The Gunsmith #1

by C.K. Crigger

Lost in time--and the only way home for this gunsmith is on a river of blood. Boothenay Irons, to her own bewilderment, is the possessor of a mysterious power. By profession a gunsmith, there is something within her that answers to the history held within an antique gun. Not only can she hear its story, she is sometimes able to go back in time and interact with its history. Blood, as she comes to realize, is the road that carries her between times. Her strange ability began as a teenager while restoring an old gun. She slipped into a trance and witnessed an event in the weapon's history. Later she was drawn closer and found herself back in time where the guns story was unfolding, and she was no longer herself...but instead she became the person holding the gun....

Genres: Fantasy

299 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2003

About the author

C.K.Crigger, a native of the Inland Northwest, lives in Spokane, Washington with her husband, dog, and reclusive cat. She is the author of eight published novels, some of which cross genres. Her short fiction story, Aldy Neals Ghost, was a 2007 Spur Award finalist, presented by Western Writers of America. BLACK CROSSING,a novel of the American West published by Amber Quill Press, is her newest work. It is the recipient of the 2008 Eppie Award in the Historical/Western category."

Reviews

[Donald E Rockwell III · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time travel - by a witch

Not quite fantasy or sf, more alternate reality. Good characters in both timelines, lots of adventure, some romance. The thing is,I couldn't put it down.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book in the series and I found it really entertaining and enjoyable.It centres around Boothenay and her time travelling when she handles certain guns in her shop.A well written story that had me from the beginning.

I found it to be quite long though,but this did not detract too much from the storyline.

Worth a read.

[Creative_Mii · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and an interesting take on time travel. I'm still a tad ambivalent so I will check out the next book in the series to see how it progresses.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good setup for the series.