Passage of Time

by J M Buckler

Overview

"Love is the source of our power, and in the end . . . love always wins."

Abandoned and betrayed, Elara struggles to let go of the man she loves while her fearless mentor encourages her to stand against the evil dictator who rules her home planet. To succeed, she must rise above the darkness and trust the voice near her heart.
The twins experience a setback after a deadly standoff with the Inner Circle. An act of love transforms Elara's destiny, and an act of hate pushes Cyrus to his breaking point.
Zenith makes a bold move that disrupts the lives of everyone on Aroonyx. Samson gathers the citizens to prepare for war. An alliance is formed, and a traitor seeks revenge.
A tragic event in the West Village sends Elara tumbling further into the darkness, leaving her to face the masked dealer alone. Outnumbered and out of luck, the twins must rally the recruits to end Zenith's reign.
As the epic battle approaches, the hands of time pause during a life-changing event, and a visitor from the past alters the future.
Passage of Time is the third installment in the award-winning Seeker of Time series. Meaningful lessons challenge the reader, sending their hearts on an emotional marathon that leaves them sprinting toward the finish line.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733105705
Publisher:	Gratus Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Series:	Seeker of Time , #3
Pages:	682
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

2020-01-29
Buckler (Stillness of Time, 2018, etc.) continues the interplanetary adventures of superpowered twins in this third installment in a YA series.

Elara and Cyrus were born on the beautiful but turbulent planet Aroonyx but raised as normal high school students on Earth. Their guide and mentor, Jax, who has the power to instantly travel between the two worlds, explained to them that Aroonyx is divided into Solin and Lunin people, all ruled by brutal dictator Zenith. As this installment opens, it's been six weeks since Jax abandoned Elara and Cyrus—an especially traumatic development for Elara, who'd fallen in love with Jax. The story finds Elara and Cyrus deeply embedded in the planet's struggle against Zenith's forces on Aroonyx, and, as Elara reflects, "defeating Zenith without Jax's guidance seemed like a lost cause." War is imminent, but, unsurprisingly, Jax doesn't stay missing for long; his emotional connection with Elara is the cornerstone of the series, and he's also a key YA character type: the brooding hero; at one point, Elara even says that he'd make "a great Jon Snow" from Game of Thrones. Along the way, Elara and Cyrus must also face off with members of Zenith's elite Inner Circle. Overall, this series entry successfully amps up both the political intrigue and the personal drama. Buckler has always shown a good deal of skill with dialogue and pacing, but both are considerably stronger here. The book offers very little in the way of exposition for readers who may be encountering the series for the first time, but Buckler still manages to incorporate enough information to make it possible to jump right into the story, including an initial character list. The fact that matters of world-changing importance are linked to sappy individual romances can seem a bit silly at times; Elara even asks at one point, "Is it too late to save the people of Aroonyx? Is it too late to save my relationship with Jax?" But the book's other pleasures more than compensate for this.

A pleasingly complex entry in a YA SF epic.

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