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Emily and Daniel live a sheltered and priveleged existence in Melbourne circa 1901. Into their world come Fox and BC, solidiers from the future, who need their help to save the world.Fox and BC belong to the Imperial Army, an elite military unit from the year 2001. Australia's first parliament is due to open in a matter of days and Fox and BC are on a mission to make sure nothing(like a bomb blast) disrupts it. Emily and Daniel and Daniel's friend, Barry the Bag, must use every resource at their...
Read this about 9 years ago and I'm glad to say that I took the time to read it again. Interesting characters help to pull what could have been a very generic plot together to create a somewhat witty and interesting novel.
This review was written by Nalini Haynes for Dark Matter Zine. This and more reviews, interviews etc are on Dark Matter Zine, an online magazine. http://www.darkmatterzine.com. Before the Storm by Sean McMullen is an alternative history time-travelling YA novel.Emily and Daniel Lang, teenage brother and sister, live in Melbourne in 1901. We meet them a fortnight before Australia becomes a Federation, opening its first parliament in Exhibition Building. Fox and BC have travelled back from a bleak...
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. Wise advice… for beyond this book’s somewhat cheesy cover lies an enthralling and thoroughly engaging novel.It’s a young adult, historical, science fiction novel in which two cadets from the future travel back in time to the opening of Australia’s first Parliament in 1901. Their mission: to prevent a bombing and thus alter the future from which they have come. In order to carry out their mission, they have to enlist the help of three ordinary
entertaining story interesting but not spectacular
A great young adult yarn about time travel and derring do.
Looking forward to the next vol!! It was a great combination of history and fantasy
Once you get around the terrible cover, this book is a lot of fun.Emily and her younger brother Danny live in Melbourne, sometime in the past. Houses of Parliament are about to be opened, a big deal for the colony, when Emily and Danny go out on a boat on the Yarra. As Danny shows off, he overturns the boat and Emily is rescued by a strange young man who is called Fox. After rescuing both siblings, Fox is invited home to dry and recover by their grateful parents who are under the impression that...
disappointing, compared with his Moonworlds books. i realise it's for a younger audience, but i missed their peculiarity, and the writing seemed more dumbed down than it needed to be. there were some great moments but it didn't cohere.
