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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5–8—This fantasy by Irish author McNamee introduces Owen, whose father has died mysteriously, and whose mother has sunk into a depression. Out in his wilderness hideaway, he catapults into a time vortex where he meets a girl named Cati and her fellow Wakeful. Their eternal task is to fight the Harsh, a powerful ice people who upend time, running it backward so that humans no longer exist. Owen, Cati, and other Wakeful set out to find the Puissance, the place where it is foretold that the Navigator, a legendary figure, can defeat the Harsh and restore proper time. Readers who head for D. J. MacHale's "Pendragon" (S & S) and Garth Nix's "The Keys to the Kingdom" (Scholastic) series may like this one as well, but it sometimes strains credibility. The idea that time is moving backward (from modern to medieval times by novel's end), but that all humanity immediately disappears (even though there were humans back then) is hard to accept. And while Owen and Cati are plucky adventurers, the descriptions sometimes fall flat, and the transitions are occasionally abrupt. Consider this title an additional purchase; acquire where Kenneth Oppel's Airborn (HarperCollins, 2004) and similar titles are popular.—Caitlin Augusta, The Darien Library, CT
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From AudioFile
Kirby Heyborne's fine performance draws the listener into this time-travel tale that presents a new and unusual twist. Owen, an unassuming hero, is thrust into a world of suspended time. Although he is unaware of it, he is "The Navigator," the central key who can turn the balance between the evil Harsh and the Resisters. As the story unfolds, Heyborne's voice captures Owen's dawning awareness of his life-and-death role. The cold force of the Harsh, the innocent but forceful power of the Resisters, and Owen's emerging courage are all enhanced by the calm, intense narration. Heyborne's tone and pacing also make a complex plot understandable. Listeners will want to know what challenge awaits The Navigator in a promised Book Two. L.D.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Grade 5–8—This fantasy by Irish author McNamee introduces Owen, whose father has died mysteriously, and whose mother has sunk into a depression. Out in his wilderness hideaway, he catapults into a time vortex where he meets a girl named Cati and her fellow Wakeful. Their eternal task is to fight the Harsh, a powerful ice people who upend time, running it backward so that humans no longer exist. Owen, Cati, and other Wakeful set out to find the Puissance, the place where it is foretold that the Navigator, a legendary figure, can defeat the Harsh and restore proper time. Readers who head for D. J. MacHale's "Pendragon" (S & S) and Garth Nix's "The Keys to the Kingdom" (Scholastic) series may like this one as well, but it sometimes strains credibility. The idea that time is moving backward (from modern to medieval times by novel's end), but that all humanity immediately disappears (even though there were humans back then) is hard to accept. And while Owen and Cati are plucky adventurers, the descriptions sometimes fall flat, and the transitions are occasionally abrupt. Consider this title an additional purchase; acquire where Kenneth Oppel's Airborn (HarperCollins, 2004) and similar titles are popular.—Caitlin Augusta, The Darien Library, CT
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
Kirby Heyborne's fine performance draws the listener into this time-travel tale that presents a new and unusual twist. Owen, an unassuming hero, is thrust into a world of suspended time. Although he is unaware of it, he is "The Navigator," the central key who can turn the balance between the evil Harsh and the Resisters. As the story unfolds, Heyborne's voice captures Owen's dawning awareness of his life-and-death role. The cold force of the Harsh, the innocent but forceful power of the Resisters, and Owen's emerging courage are all enhanced by the calm, intense narration. Heyborne's tone and pacing also make a complex plot understandable. Listeners will want to know what challenge awaits The Navigator in a promised Book Two. L.D.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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