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Summary: Great chase through time
Review: A very good story. Continuation of past characters with broader insite of each. While the story has a tendency to lag, for my taste, the analysis and description of the Ripper, the crime and the historical time is excellent. I read the story in on sitting and look forward the next installment. Asprin and Evans have hit upon a winning series
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Summary: Gripping BUT Cliffhanger
Review: Although it was overly graphic, I did find the story lines compelling. As another reviewer commented I was really worried that they would "neatly" tie up the story as fewer and fewer pages remained. I'm glad that wasn't done, but really resent no warning that the story would be "to be continued". If I were you, I would read this book, but not until after the sequel "The House That Jack Built" is released. It's not worth it until then!
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Summary: Now Continued
Review: As noted by other reviewers, this book was a bit of a "rip" off since it ended with the words "To be continued" and no resolution of the major plot points. Luckily, I was warned about this flaw and didn't start the book until I had the sequel, "The House that Jack Built," in hand (now available from Amazon). This book is as well-researched and textured as the other books in this series-- a great deal of time has clearly been put into the historical descriptions of Victorian England. While I'm sure there are mistakes, this authors clearly spend a great deal of time on this and it makes the books delightful to read. Together, the two books are quite gripping. I recommend them. Just don't start them on a day when you have other things to do. One side note: although this is nominally a science fiction novel taking place in the late 21st century, the descriptions of technology (except for time travel) seem right out of the EARLY 21st century. Interestingly, authors who have a clear vision of the past don't seem to have as much imagination about the future.
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Summary: Now Continued
Review: As noted by other reviewers, this book was a bit of a "rip" off since it ended with the words "To be continued" and no resolution of the major plot points. Luckily, I was warned about this flaw and didn't start the book until I had the sequel, "The House that Jack Built," in hand (now available from Amazon). This book is as well-researched and textured as the other books in this series-- a great deal of time has clearly been put into the historical descriptions of Victorian England. While I'm sure there are mistakes, this authors clearly spend a great deal of time on this and it makes the books delightful to read. Together, the two books are quite gripping. I recommend them. Just don't start them on a day when you have other things to do. One side note: although this is nominally a science fiction novel taking place in the late 21st century, the descriptions of technology (except for time travel) seem right out of the EARLY 21st century. Interestingly, authors who have a clear vision of the past don't seem to have as much imagination about the future.
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Summary: Now Continued
Review: As noted by other reviewers, this book was a bit of a "rip" off since it ended with the words "To be continued" and no resolution of the major plot points. Luckily, I was warned about this flaw and didn't start the book until I had the sequel, "The House that Jack Built," in hand (now available from Amazon). This book is as well-researched and textured as the other books in this series-- a great deal of time has clearly been put into the historical descriptions of Victorian England. While I'm sure there are mistakes, this authors clearly spend a great deal of time on this and it makes the books delightful to read. Together, the two books are quite gripping. I recommend them. Just don't start them on a day when you have other things to do. One side note: although this is nominally a science fiction novel taking place in the late 21st century, the descriptions of technology (except for time travel) seem right out of the EARLY 21st century. Interestingly, authors who have a clear vision of the past don't seem to have as much imagination about the future.
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Summary: Great to see Asprin Back
Review: Bob Asprin has shown clever talented abilities writing across the spectrum of humor to hard-nose alternate history. This is an excellent delving into the past. The altered view of one of the world's most famous murder was wonderful. My only grumble is that it ends unfinished, telling us to read the next book, but I wonder if that was even the authors' decision or the publishers instead! I eagerly await the sequel.
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Summary: Fishing Time
Review: I did not like this book. To see my hero Skeeter Jackson reduced to some low level JANITOR and then some kind of self appointed protector of dopey tourists was just about all I could stand, though don't miss it if you are a fan of the serise
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Summary: Fishing Time
Review: I did not like this book. To see my hero Skeeter Jackson reduced to some low level JANITOR and then some kind of self appointed protector of dopey tourists was just about all I could stand, though don't miss it if you are a fan of the serise
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Summary: Continued and Extremely Graphic
Review: I got suspicious about 100 pages before the end of the book thinking that it would be difficult to tie everything up. Sure enough, another of Linda Evans' books that is continued without warning. I've been waiting for over 2 years for the 2nd part to her "Far Edge of Darkness" novel and it still hasn't been released. Very irritating. I found the violence to be much more graphic than earlier books in the series; needlessly so. It simply made the book longer so that the authors could make it a 2 parter, and it bogged down what could have been an interesting story line. Don't bother with this one unless you enjoy vivid descriptions of people being cut up. If you do, this book's for you!
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Summary: The Time Scout series fizzles out
Review: I had really enjoyed Time Scout and its sequel, Wagers of Sin, so I eagerly grabbed a copy of Ripping Time when I found it. The characters were pale imitations of the earlier works in the series. They are now motivated by nothing beyond pure revenge, and the graphic violence in the story (not only in describing Jack the Ripper) gives the whole novel a depressing feeling. Had I not enjoyed the first two books so much, I would not even have finished it. Granted, I did begin to feel interested in the outcome, but only in time to find out that the book doesn't end-- it's just to be continued in a future story. But no matter, these characters are all shallow enough that I will completely have forgotten about them by the time the next book comes out. Buy the sequel? I don't think so.
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