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The Mask of Time

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I was recommended THE SEVENTH MOON by this author and enjoyed it so much I came back for another book. MASK OF TIME is just as good. I could not believe my luck. This is another wonderfully engrossing story, with a huge sweep of history and an evolving mystery that goes back two generations. It is a rivetting story, and I cannot recommend it too highly. I am now going to work my way right through Gabriel's books!

When I commenced reading The Mask of Time I was tempted to put it down. That would have been my loss, it was a book that has remained firmly entrenched in my mind, since it was published. I recommended the book to everyone I knew who was a reader. It surpassed the expectations of everyone I knew. It has a wonderful plot. This book kept me up for 3days and nights,I took it to lunch, the beach, everywhere I went until I finished it. I was sorry when I had finished it. The end of the tale was a little weak, but despite that, this is one book that should have been a blockbuster.An absolutely wonderful tale. His more recent books have been enjoyable, but he will find it difficult to write a book that will surpass The Mask of Time. When I become a very old person I will always remember this book and I've read a lot of books!!

What more can you ask for, the interwoven stories of WWII, Nazi's, and past and present love affairs. I found it difficult to put this book down and was unprepared for the ending. This is definitely a book to read again at some time in the future. After I finished it, I spent an hour rereading parts that had suddenly become crystal clear. Mr. Gabriel certainly knows his craft well. Before I started this one, I had read "The Seventh Moon" and was worried I would be disappointed that Mask couldn't possibly be as good, I was wrong. Looking forward to his future work.

I was in a local book store and saw a banner across a book 'satisfaction guaranteed or double your money back.' So I bought the book and was in love with the author immediately. I just wish he had more out to read as I have torn through all of his books-Marius Gabriel has great talent. I await SEVENTH MOON with great anticipation! I have to say THE MASK OF TIME is my all time favorite. Definitely read this one, there is no way you will be sorry!

Using Ken Follett's book, "Lie Down With Lions" as a comparison marker, I rate this book as very nearly of the same level of craftsmanship. Exceptionally well developed characters, and riveting flashbacks, together with a fast-paced plot, make this book very hard to put down.

This is a wonderful book!! This author ALWAYS seems to deliver...Hope he has many more to come!!

I read this book ages ago, sometime in the mid 90s and it was enthralling. It was one of those books that I couldn't get out of my head after I'd finished and to this day I still think about the captivating storyline. I don't know what happened to my original copy but I ordered another from Amazon because I wanted it for my book collection and I plan to read it again sometime. The ending of the book was a little weak, but the excellence of the story leading up to that point more than makes up for it.

Author Marius Gabriel does it again. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy another story around Spain and WWII but again it was a "I couldn't put it down book again!" We travel back to Europe and follow Candida through her most important years, who with her family hide an American WWII POW from the Germans. Then we go to Candida in childbirth and losing her battle with life. The baby girl survives and the story really starts. Going back and forth in time to now a Kate Kelly who is searching for the American POW who she thinks is still alive. When Kate is brutually beaten and lying in the hospital bed dying her daughter Anna steps in to take over Kate's adventure. And what an adventure it is! Anna finds Philip (man of her dreams) and is on the same mission Anna and her mother were on but with a strange twist of his own. We couldn't put this book done and what a surprise ending!!! We wouldn't dare give it away. Just read it!!!!!!!