is the first book in a new "alternate worlds/time travel" series by Stephen Lawhead.You're introduced to Kit Livingstone and his grandfather, Cosimo. This grandfather claims to have found ways to travel between dimensions and time through things called Ley Lines.
It is important to note that this story takes place in England. (This created some problems for me to get invested in the story as I really don't care about places with which I'm not familiar)
Kit and his grandfather step through a line and find themselves in a new time. Kit decides to be adventurous and drags his squirrelly girlfriend, Wilhelmina, on a trip. This becomes a disaster as Kit and his girlfriend are separated by worlds and time.
It's up to Kit and his grandfather to rescue Wilhelmina and find a map that will guide them in their journey. Of course there are villains about who would like nothing less than to get their hands on the map by way of Kit.
Lawhead weaves an intriguing tale involving a number of characters which takes a while to figure out who's who. By the end of this first book, however, you realize the stories all connect in some way and create a very nice launching pad for the rest of the series.
I felt like I was reading an adult version of Liparulo's Dreamhouse Kings books. It has promise, but I'm still not a sold out Lawhead fan.
This book was provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publishing.
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