Kaethe

Overall I'd say I prefer stories about heroes who become, rather than who are chosen. But if it the author is relying on fate, how better than to use time travelers and incorporate all the myths of the British Isles?The compressed time period of the winter holidays works well. I like that Will has a close and involved family, parents included, such that the author had to take him outside of time to be in any danger. The story is well-paced, the villains ambiguous, and the whole thing is enormous fun. Winter solstice to Twelfth Night, and filled with snow, it comes across, and I mean this in the best possible way, as a Christmas episode of Dr. Who.Library copy