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Travelling across the oceans in 1795 from England to New South Wales, Australia, the convict ship Marlin was run by Captain Cross with Lieutenants Christopher (Kit) Blaney and Henry Kite as his deputies. Below decks, Rufus Redmond, a big brute of a man, was feared by all. Filthy, surly and desperate, Redmond in particular had a deep revenge in his heart � he would kill Cross if it was the last thing he did.
When the Marlin was nearing the New South Wales coast, they were struck by a ferocious sto ...more
When the Marlin was nearing the New South Wales coast, they were struck by a ferocious sto ...more
Having recently finished Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor - a novel about a cargo of convict women being transported to Australia, it was difficult not to make comparisons with this one. However, the comparison between the two books finished at around 20% through when the convict ship, the Marlin, entered 21st century Sydney.
It’s a clever idea and it was interesting to see modern-day Sydney (although most of the book is set about 8 months in the future of when I read it) through the eyes of t ...more
It’s a clever idea and it was interesting to see modern-day Sydney (although most of the book is set about 8 months in the future of when I read it) through the eyes of t ...more
TimeStorm is written in multiple viewpoints; so many I actually lost count. I didn't mind as you can see inside the minds of each of the characters and different reactions to the events that occurred following the arrival of the convict ship in modern day Sydney Harbour -- including modern characters that also encountered the convicts or the crew of the Marlin. A few viewpoints re-occurred more often than others. There is a clear "bad-guy" in convict Rufus Redmond and "hero" in Christopher "Kit"
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Apr 17, 2016
Rosie
marked it as to-read
