In Time And Destiny

(1) Reflection of a Dream (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 26th January 2000 (1)
Tags: Short Story
(32K)

A sort of AU story, first in the In Time And Destiny series. Intriguing. Nice to see Blair being protected by big, strong Jim! (smile)

(2) Shadows of Reality (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 26th January 2000 (2)
Tags: Short Story
(40K)

Second in the In Time And Destiny series. Jim tells all to Blair. One bit at a time.

(3) Whispers of Substance (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 26th January 2000 (3)
Tags: Short Story
(41K)

Third in the In Time And Destiny series. Yes! Choices and confidence, and the drawing of the line in the sand.

(4) Blurred Edges (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 27th January 2000 (1)
Tags: Novelette
(47K)

Fourth in the In Time And Destiny series. This one gives the good point that laurels cannot be rested upon. Of course, nameless evils are a little trite, but, hey, this is fantasy. I like the titles in this series, BTW.

(5) Surreal Images (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 27th January 2000 (2)
Tags: Novelette
(57K)

Fifth in the In Time And Destiny series. Simon gets a glimpse. The lightening storm was a good touch. And the characterisation of Simon is good; drawn into the strangeness unwilling, but dealing with it even though he wishes he didn't have to.

(6) And the Walls Fell (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 27th January 2000 (3)
Tags: Novelette
(47K)

Sixth in the In Time And Destiny series. The bit with the vows at the end is enough to send shivers down your spine - that was good. But I'm starting to get frustrated at the continuing namelessness of the Evil.

(7) On the Threshold (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 27th January 2000 (4)
Tags: Novelette
(66K)

Seventh in the In Time And Destiny series. At last! There's a real person behind the Nameless Evil - or is there? This series is definitely a Fantasy series. Round and round we go.

(8) In Time and Destiny (Sentinel)

By Becky
Reviewed by Kathryn A on 27th January 2000 (5)
Tags: Novelette
(93K)

Eighth in the In Time And Destiny series. The Final Confrontation. I was frustrated that we never really saw the real-world part of this, not even an epilogue to say they'd found the dead/comatose body of XYZ, the evil shaman. I was waiting to find out, say, that the Evil Shaman was either immortal, keeping himself so by dark powers, or (more plausible) that he was a malevolent spirit who had taken over some poor schmuck, and then instigated a search for The Book. I was frustrated because I couldn't really believe, wasn't really reassured enough, that this was the Final battle; I couldn't see any reason why Jim and Blair would have been so much better than all those who had gone before, except for the bald assertion that they were. I found all this frustrating because it means the stories fell short of their true potential, because otherwise it was all nicely and dramatically put together. I'm happy with Fantasy, but sad when it is less than it could be.

Addendum: this series was nominated in the 2000 Cascade Times Awards in the "Alternative Universe series" category.