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Partners in Time #3: Future Shock

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Kristen Sheley's time-travel based Partners in Time series takes a dark and dramatic turn with its third installment. If you haven't read the first two (awesome) books in the series, do so, or else you might be a bit lost. "Future Shock" gives fans of time travel exactly what they've been waiting for: a glimpse into the future, although one not too distant -- the year 2035.

The future depicted in "Future Shock" is not a stereotypical dark, Orwellian one, nor is it full of exaggerated technology like the one depicted in Back to the Future Part II. It is a stunningly believable one, filled with subtle advancements in current technology (such as whisper-quiet, electric/ethanol hybrid vehicles; computers with RAM measured in zettabytes; and fingerprint-recognition software used to instantly identify any individual). But when you get wrapped up into the deep, complex storyline into which the protagonists Sam and Meg get tangled, you'll get past all of that future jazz. Sheley has created a deep and involving storyline that makes you truly care about the characters in it. She may be an "under-the-radar" writer now, but she certainly has a great deal of talent, and it is only a matter of time before the proper people take notice. I highly recommend this book series, and eagerly await Number Four. Keep 'em coming, Kristen!

The third book of a series about a boy, Sam Foster, who makes a time machine out of a portable CD player. He meets a girl named Meg Clayton who lives in 1850 and together they travel through time.

In this work, Sam and Meg travel to the year 2040 to check up on Sam's future. When they find out Sam will die in 2035, they go there to investigate the circumstances of his death. They end up learning a lot more.

The author's rendition of the future world is neither post-apocalyptic nor a world with exaggerated technology. The future world portrayed in this work is as different from the present day world as the present day world would be to the world of 1972.

During Sam and Meg's meeting with Sam's future self, his futurte self makes cryptic comments which may foreshadow future events.

The ending was great, as Sam has to deal with unresolved threads from his trip to the future, as well as dealing with the fact that looking ahead does not erase uncertainty from life.

This third book demands a sequel, more so than the second or even the first book.