The Time Travellers has been praised for its excellent description of everyday living conditions in 18th-century England, while also being an enlightening read for children. Soon Gideon, Kate, and Peter are swept into a journey through eighteenth-century London and form a bond that, they hope, will stand strong in the face of unfathomable treachery. Before Gideon and the children have a chance to gather their wits, the Tar Man takes off with the machine-and Kate and Peter's only chance of getting home. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the twenty-first century, thanks to an experiment with an antigravity machine. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Gideon Seymour, cutpurse and gentleman, hides from the villainous Tar Man. The novel focuses on the adventures of Peter Schock and Kate Dyer in 1763 after being accidentally teleported there by an antigravity machine while chasing Molly, Kate's dog. This series has also been called The Enlightenment of Peter Schock. This long-awaited book lives up to the promise of The Time Travelers and The Time Thief, delivering a rousing historical adventure that will have readers of all ages on the edge of their seats.The Gideon Trilogy is a 2006 science fiction book series by Linda Buckley-Archer. The stunning conclusion to the critically acclaimed Gideon trilogy finally reveals the fates of Peter, Kate, Gideon, and the universe itself. Meanwhile Gideon and Peter hunt for their enemy, the Tar Man, in the dark streets of eighteenth-century London, and Peter begins to realize that he may hold the fate of the world in his hands. Kate Dyer, adrift in time and suffering from an overexposure to time travel, knows that if Lord Luxon is not stopped, the time quakes will tear the universe apart. As Lord Luxon changes more and more of the past for his own gain, terrible time quakes begin to sweep through all of history. He is determined to manipulate time to his advantage, no matter what the cost.Īnd the cost is great indeed. The antigravity machine is in the hands of the cruel and ambitious Lord Luxon - who has set his sights on the most valuable prize of all: America. Abducted to 1763, Peter Schock and Kate Dyer begin to understand that history has reached a tipping point.
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