Etta Spencer didn't know she was a traveler until the day she emerged both miles and years from her home. Now, robbed of the powerful object that was her only hope of saving her mother, Etta finds herself stranded once more, cut off from Nicholas - the eighteenth century privateer she loves - and her natural time.
When Etta inadvertently stumbles into the heart of the Thorns, the renegade travelers who stole the astrolabe from her, she vows to finish what she started and destroy the astrolabe once and for all. Instead, she's blindsided by a bombshell revelation from their leader, Henry Hemlock: he is her father. Suddenly questioning everything she's been fighting for, Etta must choose a path, one that could transform her future.
Still devastated by Etta's disappearance, Nicholas has enlisted the unlikely help of Sophia Ironwood and a cheeky mercenary-for-hire to track both her and the missing astrolabe down. But as the tremors of change to the timeline grow stronger and the stakes for recovering the astrolabe mount, they discover an ancient power far more frightening than the rival travelers currently locked in a battle for control... a power that threatens to eradicate the timeline altogether.
From colonial Nassau to New York City, San Francisco to Roman Carthage, imperial Russia to the Vatican catacombs, New York Times #1 best-selling author Alexandra Bracken charts a gorgeously detailed, thrilling course through time in this stunning conclusion to the Passenger series.
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Gr 9 Up - When Etta Spencer finds herself both miles and years from home, it's her first inkling that she's a traveler. In addition, she's lost the Astrolabe, a device she was relying upon to help her locate her mother. Not only is Etta stranded but she has no idea how to track down the device or reunite with Nicholas, the 18th-century privateer with whom she fell in love. As she begins to sort things out, she finds herself in the heart of the Thorns, the very group who stole the Astrolabe, and she is blindsided by the discovery that her father is their leader. From that point on, Etta, Nicholas, and Sophia Ironwood, not to mention a varied and intriguing cast of players, travel frequently in time and distance in search of the Astrolabe and a way of righting all the time lines. It helps greatly to have read or listened to the first book, Passenger, as that title set up much of what happens here. Narrator Saskia Maarleveld does a stellar job with pacing and inflection. VERDICT This is an extremely complex novel, not one for casual listeners or that will be easily enjoyed while engaged in other activities. It is a good choice for libraries where thoughtful and intricate fantasy is popular. ["An exciting, well-told story": SLJ 1/17 review of the Hyperion book.] - John R. Clark, formerly at Hartland Public Library, ME REVIEW
"Bracken is always aware of how women, same-sex relationships, and biracial Nicholas would be received in times that range from ancient Carthage to imperial Russia to 1906 San Francisco... The stakes are high, and those who have followed Etta on her journeys won't be putting this down until the explosive end." -- BOOKLIST
"Bracken's knowledge of history is formidable... [Her] prose shines." -- School Library Journal ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexandra Bracken is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Passenger series and The Darkest Minds series. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved East to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, Alex now writes full-time and can be found hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that's perpetually overflowing with books. Visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.
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