Publication Date: March 15, 2011 | Series: After Cilmeri
In December of 1282, English soldiers ambushed and murdered Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales. His death marked the end of Wales as an independent nation and the beginning of over seven hundred years under the English boot.
Footsteps in Time is the story of what might have happened had Llywelyn lived.
And what happens to the two teenagers who save him.
Footsteps in Time is the first book in the After Cilmeri Series. Other books in the series include Daughter of Time, Winds of Time,Prince of Time, Crossroads in Time, Children of Time, and Exiles in Time, available now.
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The After Cilmeri Series: Daughter of Time (prequel)
Footsteps in Time (Book 1)
Winds of Time (novella)
Prince of Time (Book 2)
Crossroads in Time (Book 3)
Children of Time (Book 4)
Exiles in Time
The Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries:
The Bard's Daughter
The Good Knight
The Uninvited Guest
The Fourth Horseman
Arthurian and Paranormal Historical Fantasy:
Cold My Heart: A Novel of King Arthur
The Last Pendragon
The Pendragon's Quest
About the Author
With two historian parents, Sarah couldn't help but develop an interest in the past. She went on to get more than enough education herself (in anthropology) and began writing fiction when the stories in her head overflowed and demanded she let them out. While her ancestry is Welsh, she only visited Wales for the first time while in college. She has been in love with the country, language, and people ever since. She even convinced her husband to give all four of their children Welsh names.
With two historian parents, Sarah couldn't help but develop an interest in the past. She went on to get more than enough education herself (in anthropology) and began writing fiction when the stories in her head overflowed and demanded she let them out. While her ancestry is Welsh, she only visited Wales for the first time while in college. She has been in love with the country, language, and people ever since. She even convinced her husband to give all four of their children Welsh names.
She makes her home in Oregon.
Please follow her online at www.sarahwoodbury.com
Sarah's books include:
The After Cilmeri Series: Daughter of Time (prequel) Footsteps in Time (Book 1) Winds of Time (novella) Prince of Time (Book 2) Crossroads in Time (Book 3) Children of Time (Book 4) Exiles in Time
The Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries: The Bard's Daughter (novella) The Good Knight The Uninvited Guest The Fourth Horseman
Arthurian and Paranormal Historical Fantasy: Cold My Heart: A Novel of King Arthur The Last Pendragon The Pendragon's Quest
A few gaffes don't ruin a book. I've changed the location and names of characters and inadvertently left a couple of the old names behind. Caught them eventually because of that newfangled search/replace feature on most word processors.
Other than that I really enjoyed this book. The history is obviously well done, and the writing is great overall.
I'd recommend it to anybody who likes historical. It even has a bit of romance, but I wouldn't put it in that subgenre.
Because of the Sarah's adherence to history, I did get a bit put out by the subjugation of Anna and Meg to less-than-person status. While totally true in an historical sense, I would have preferred to see the women retain their personhood a bit more, maybe start the woment's liberation movement of the 13th Century.
That's a very minor nitpick, however. The book mainly follows Anna's brother, David (Daffyd) and he steps up to his new role in the 13th C. Welsh world.
This is a wonderful story! It has a great beginning which immediately hooks the reader. The characters are likable and believable; a brother and sister who are complex and full characters. This book will appeal to both girls and boys! Fast-paced and interesting plot. Wonderful historical fiction with historically accurate settings and events. How would a current day youth adapt to life in medieval Wales and end up changing the future? I am a middle school Language Arts teacher, and I know my students will love reading this book! Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
I like this series..it keeps me coming back for more. I love time travel and historic romance books. There is one that needs to be read out of order, I think. Winds Of Time might be better read before Footsteps in Time...Totally personal preference. I like that first book was free and the rest are so reasonable on KINDLE. I know that's a selling ploy, but I will gladly take it. Keep em coming!!
"Footsteps in Time" is something I found browsing the internet and was not one of the many books I receive as the Book Review Editor for Ninnau. I am a fan of alternate history novels and this one ties that theme into Welsh history, again a major interest. And quite nicely done I may add. Sarah Woodbury has written three novels on a level for young adults called the "After Cilmeri" series. While written "for young adults" the writing is on a level that even the "elderly" (like myself) can enjoy. "Footsteps in Time" is the first in this series. Ms. Woodbury has written other novels with a Welsh theme as well including a series on King Arthur, one of which I have and will get to shortly. The book opens with two American teenagers who live near Bryn Mawr, Pennsylania, driving through a snowstorm and plowing through a huge snow drift which forces them off the road - and into a group of English horsemen near Cilmeri in 1282 thus saving the life of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd who was treacherously murdered there in our own historical timeline. And the plot thickens....but I don't like to be a spoiler when reviewing novels, so I will leave it to the readers of Ninnau to get a copy and find out themselves. The beginning of the novel reminds me of the science fiction book "Lest Darkness Fall" by L. Sprague de Camp written in 1939. Like Mr. De Camp the author has a good knowledge of the period (in his case Gothic Rome) she is writing about and not "making it up" as she goes. There can also be a danger in this genre of the "future characters" overwhelming the unsuspecting locals with the marvels of their time. Ms. Woodbury is careful to control this inclination. One of her characters comments, "We all have the same problem. There's a limit to the changes we can make.... This isn't a democracy and never will be, not in our lifetime or your children's." Much of the story shows the difficulties of the modern characters in adapting to a new (old) world, especially the 21st century females. Just the act of saving the life of the prince is a major change to the thread of history. The printing press will have to wait. As mentioned, Ms. Woodbury's knowledge of medieval Wales is very good. One scene that misses is when David (now Dafydd) captures the English held castle of Buellt and its English lord young Roger de Clifford. David lets the man go. One of the major sources of income of this time was the ransom of captured nobles. I don't think his advisors would have allowed such a rich prospect to go free. Several of the characters do mention the threat of the charge of witchcraft for such strange beings. Although the major witch hunts did not occur in Europe for several centuries yet, I think this has been down played. Alternate fiction is a difficult thing to pull off successfully. Sarah Woodbury has done a fine job and I am looking forward to finishing the remaining two books.Read more ›
I finished this book and IMMEDIATELY had to order the next in the series. I loved it. The characters were well rounded and the story well researched. The only negative I might have is that it seems to be written for the young person, but this old lady still likes it.
Great book! Interesting plot with history sprinkled in. A taste of life in the 13th century Wales. Love the characters and their adventures in their new life. I'm planning on finishing the series. I'll also be checking out other works by Sarah Woodbury.
I have always loved European history and romance novels. This series was just a great read combining the two along with time travel. Just very interesting to get away to the 13th century after a hard day in the 21st century!
As a person who firmly wishes that Wales had been dealt a kinder hand in history this time travel series really felt good to me. I can't tell you how much I wished it could happen. That said, I thought the writing was excellent and a great yarn even if one had no knowledge of the historical events written of. Am byth Cymru!
