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I would say this book was more "fun" than "good". It certainly wasn't bad. It just seemed... irrelevant. There is a major story thread that courses through this entire series but this book did not seem to contribute much of anything to that thread. It felt more like a setup novella than a true novel as far as influence and impact (not length) was concerned.

In this book, we have the "uptimers" Gayle Mason, Darryl McCarthy, Julie McKay (Sims) and notable "downtimers", Alex McKay (fictional), Oliver Cromwell (not) and some others traipsing about England and Scotland. The book begins shortly after they had escaped from the Tower of London (see 1634 The Baltic War) and carries them up to Edinburgh where some events transpire that I will not spoil for you. I guess you can say that this is the setup, or perhaps even the opening volleys of the English Civil War starting a few years early.

In all, this book was a fun read but I honestly felt that if someone were to skip it they would probably lose nothing when it comes to the Ring of Fire Universe.

PS. I would strongly recommend reading at least 1632, 1633, and 1634 The Baltic War before reading this one.

triscuit807's review

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3.0

I'm not sure which # this is in the 1632 series, but it's been several years since these characters were last featured in a book. That one ended with an escape from the Tower of London with Oliver Cromwell in tow. This one picks up immediately with the escapees rowing a boat down the Thames. It's a good, fun read. I'm not certain how closely this fits into my 2016 Reading Challenge, but stretching it a bit (the original book did feature a chunk of WV), this ticks the box "read a book set in your home state" (Pop Sugar).

jdmerry's review

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3.0

Continuation of the long running series so If you have been following you should pick it up. Not a good start to get into the series

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