Hard Time
Ratings8
Average rating4.1
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Ratings8
Average rating4.1
'Perfect for anyone who loves fast-paced action with strong, memorable characters who drive the story forward with a combination of ingenuity and incompetence. Highly recommended' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY 'Immersive, heart-warming, entertaining' THE SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION CONCATENATION BOOK 2 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING TIME POLICE SERIES, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S A very British novel, for fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club, Jasper Fforde and Doctor Who. --- There have always been idiots who want to change history. But now temporal tourism is on the rise. Highly illegal, highly risky - and highly lucrative. The Time Police despatch their toughest undercover agents to take out the perpetrators. Then the unthinkable happens. Replacements are needed fast and who better than three young officers who barely look the part? Step forward Team Weird - Luke, Jane and Matthew. They might still be in training. Their methods might be unorthodox. But, as the Time Police face their greatest ever threat, Team Weird might be their only shot at survival. Readers loved DOING TIME: 'This got five stars only because I couldn't give it six!' 'I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book' 'Joyous, breakneck-speed adventures' 'Lots more in this series please' 'This book is BRILLIANT
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So far, I think I'm enjoying the Time Police series somewhat more than the original St Mary's series. Jodi Taylor's books are consistently rather implausible and chaotic, as far as I can tell, but the Time Police seem marginally less chaotic than the historians of St Mary's, and less chaotic suits me.
What I find implausible are not just the events, but also the character development. Some novels have no character development: the characters remain the same throughout. These novels go to the other extreme: the main characters seem to me to experience implausibly rapid evolution.
To be honest, I'm no expert on human psychology, and I don't know how fast character development can be expected to work; but I'm sceptical about the way it happens here. It doesn't interfere too much with my enjoyment of the story, but it bothers me a little and seems worth mentioning.
I'm not sure how rereadable I'm going to find these books in future; I'll keep them at three stars unless I discover later that I want to reread them regularly.
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5 primary booksThe Time Police is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Jodi Taylor.
