Timelock: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 3 [Hardcover]

David Klass (Author)

Book Description

Series: Caretaker Trilogy | Publication Date: August 4, 2009

Jack Danielson has spent the last year saving the oceans and the Amazon, attempting to fulfill a prophecy that was written before his birth. Now he’s more than ready to get back to life as a typical teenager and spend some quality time with his girlfriend, P.J. Too bad the world has other plans. Wrenched away once more from those he knows and loves, Jack is thrust through time to the fiery deserts of the future and the frozen tundra of the Arctic, battling cyborgs, zombie warlocks, and scorpions the size of tanks. At least he has Gisco—everyone’s favorite surly telepathic canine—to keep him company, not to mention the Ninja Babe, Eko. And he will finally be reunited with the parents who abandoned him so long ago, in order that he might save their dying planet. But it isn’t only a race to save Earth. As the clock ticks down before the final confrontation with the dreaded Dark Lord, Jack must decide once and for all who he really is—prince of the future or humble human of the present—and choose between the two women who love him.

In this thrilling finale to the Caretaker Trilogy, the end of life as we know it has arrived, and history will be made—or lost—at the hands of one young hero.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up—Back in New York after a year of breathtakingly dangerous adventures in which he saved the Earth's oceans in Firestorm (2006) and the Amazon in Whirlwind (2008, both Farrar), Jack Danielson hopes to blend in with the crowds in Manhattan, where he has taken a job as a construction worker and resumed his relationship with his girlfriend P.J., now a student at Barnard. Unfortunately, his destiny as Prince of Dann a thousand years in the future makes life as an ordinary 21st-century teenager impossible. He soon finds himself kidnapped and whirled away into a future where much of the Earth is desert and the Arctic has been almost completely destroyed. In this world, Jack's real father, the king, is about to be executed by the forces of the Dark Army, and his real mother is waiting to join Jack on a death-defying quest to free his father from a seemingly impenetrable fortress, defeat the Dark Lord, and save the dying planet. Every bit as fast paced, thrilling, and similar to a gripping computer game as its predecessors, this final volume in the trilogy will keep readers absorbed while presenting them with a valuable warning about the need for environmental awareness.—Ginny Gustin, Sonoma County Library System, Santa Rosa, CA
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“The author’s style is perfect for the genre: fast-paced and suspenseful.” —The New York Times Book Review

"Another fantastic fast paced Caretaker book . . . Gripping."—Jacob, 13

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); First Edition edition (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374323097
• ISBN-13: 978-0374323097
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #486,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timelock the book that travels, January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Timelock: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 3 (Paperback)

My son loved this book and had it read in less than 3 days. He has read the predecessors and loved this entire trilogy. Recommended for teen readers. We started this series because it was on my kids summer reading list and my son raved about it! Good job Mr. Klass!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Third book is disappointing, April 20, 2010

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This review is from: Timelock: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 3 (Hardcover)

The third book in this series I thought was disappointing in comparison to the previous two books. The previous two books even my wife read and enjoyed (who is an English teacher) and was not the typical book she reads. I at first thought that a different author had written this...it seemed like the style of writing had changed.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Eco Waste, July 26, 2010

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I have serious doubts concerning the efficacy of "save the planet" fiction. It seems to me that many a good story has been ruined when the author chooses to beat the reader over the head with an environmentalist theme. I enjoyed James Patterson's Maximum Ride series until they joined this trend and began saving rainforests, ecosystems, the spotted owl, you name it.

Sadly, David Klass seems to have jumped on to the environmentalist bandwagon. Timelock, the third book in a series, was great until page 200 or so when the eco-babble started in. The main character has traveled back in time to save the planet from sure destruction at the hands of evil men. Unfortunately, we discover too late, 200 pages too late, that the evil men actually did not need to do anything - humankind was destroying the earth due to - wait for it - global warming.

Seriously, folks. If you strongly believe in global warming's destruction of the earth, why not host a 5K to raise money? Don't pollute the literary waters with your garbage.