Title:
Sword Across Time
Author:
Catherine Anne
Collins
Published By:
Treble Heart Books
ISBN:
N/A
Release Date:
March 2003
Format:
Electronic
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During the time of King Arthur's court, Merlin and Nimue engaged in a battle that neither of them could win. They were each powerful in their own right, but neither could not banish the other away. Instead, they vowed to meet again in another battle when the stars were aligned. In the interim, they each placed a curse on the other's bloodlines. Nimue cursed Merlin's family to be greedy and die and Merlin cursed Nimue's descendents to never find love.
Fast forward to present day and the very real lives of Tamara and Gavin. Tamara returns home for a visit and finds an old journal, Nimue's journal. The journal details her journey and her battle against Merlin. Gavin is in England when he stumbles across the details of Merlin's journey. He learns of Nimue's deceit and the reasons why Merlin battles against her. As fate would have it, Tamara's job takes her to England for the Ceremony of the Stars. Her trip takes her into direct contact with Gavin. Neither of their lives will be the same.
An evil plot from the past threatens to come to fruition in the present. As Tamara and Gavin learn more about the struggle between Merlin and Nimue, a new threat arrives to destroy not only Tamara and Gavin, but also Merlin and Nimue. They strive to set right the wrongs of the past, but it will take more than just the two of them to finally defeat the past.
A truly amazing plot. Sword Across Time demonstrates a unique attention to character development and storyline. Tamara and Gavin are people the reader can identify with and enjoy. Tamara wants a life that is ruled by logic and rules, yet her current situation teaches her that everything is not black and white. Her struggle to believe in what she cannot understand was well written and believable. Gavin is an excellent compliment to Tamara. He has no problem accepting that magic and mischief exist in his world. He has a much harder time accepting Tamara's needs for structure. His craving for Tamara was hot, but his desire to understand her as well made him an incomparable hero. The mystery surrounding the battle between Merlin and Nimue grabs your attention immediately. Ms. Collins keeps you enthralled with her characters until the very end. The main story, in addition to the subplots and twists and turns that combine the two ensure that the reader will be turning pages as quickly as possible to see just how these heroes and these sorcerers resolve their present dilemmas and create a future for themselves.Reviewed by: Jaymi
