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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—This title covers the same time period as The Obsidian Blade (Candlewick, 2012), but from Lah Lia's point of view. She explains her origins as a Pure Girl, raised and groomed for eventual sacrifice to atone for the sins of society's past. At her sacrificial ceremony, an interruption occurs with the sudden appearance of Tucker, introduced in the first book, who has been time-traveling between historical events of the future and distant past through portals called diskos. Tucker's presence creates a one-in-a-million chance...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2013
The first book of this sophisticated science-fiction series (The Obsidian Blade, rev. 5/12) traced the time travels of Tucker Feye, a minister's son from the auspiciously named Hopewell, Minnesota. Here Hautman focuses on the story of Lah Lia, the mysterious girl from the distant future whose path repeatedly intersects with Tucker's. A cloistered Pure Girl raised for ritual sacrifice by the Lah Sept priests, Lah Lia escapes her death through a time gate, or disko, when Tucker's sudden appearan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
