YA book had me looking up some of my history facts, It esteems and encourages intellect and the pursuit of furthering one's knowledge, I think it might make a good assignment for kids to read in history class, It would be enjoyable for them as well as informative, Emperors of Time is clear of foul language, sex, and graphic violence and would be fine for any age, I feel these are unique teens with exceptional vocabularies, They do not use the same colloquialisms teens I know use, I would like to see the characters as they develop, The end of the book leaves leaves room for the next book, When I was first approached by James to be a Beta Reader of his story The Emperors of Time I was immediately intrigued by the synopsis of the story.
Four seemingly average teens must travel back in time to stop the past from “ruining” the future, Time travel is such an interesting concept and anything with history has me ready to read,
The Emperors of Time was hard to put down I wanted to keep reading to find out if the four main characters Tim, Julie, Rose, and Billy were going to be successful on there mission.
It was almost a little like a mystery that the reader was trying to solve along with the kids, Having some of the normal teenage elements in the story made it relatable those awkward little “teenage moments” made the reader feel like their were back walking home with their own first time crush.
Each of the characters had quirks and it was interesting to read through the story and watch their relationships with each other develop.
The plot and flow of the book were very easy to follow and overall I thought the flow of the book was really good.
I liked how each chapter had name it was kind of a mystery in and of itself to see how that name was going to play out in what the chapter was about.
I felt like there was a lot that was packed into thepages of this book but I definitely wanted more!
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This is a great book for both teens and adults, Full of American history, time travel, and adventurous characters named Tim, Billy, Rose, and Julie, the story surrounds how these four teens travel back in time.
Their mission is to try and halt the damage the corrupt emperors of time have done to the timelines of history, The story is marvelous in how it relays the tale and makes plausible the various timelines, proving that changing one event can seriously alter the future.
Cant wait to read the next one!
I like time travel stories, There is so much that can be done with the different permutations and paradoxes, Emperors of Time is an enjoyable YA story using real and alternate histories, It starts out with a bang, so to speak, when the mysterious time traveler leaves instructions for Julie on how to travel back in time.
She arrives inand has a brief talk with the time traveler, who then proceeds to save John Wilkes Booth so he can assassinate Lincoln.
Seems like the bad guy, right But we learn that events in history have been tweaked by the socalled emperors of time the scientists who developed the time travel disk to makes themselves powerful.
The book is interesting in its use of potential points of history which might have set time onto a different course than the one we know.
For that matter, are we living in a different timeline since some future madmen tweaked the history of our past Hm, That's food for thought.
Overall, I liked this book a lot, Another aspect is the welldeveloped relationships between the four teens who take on the emperors of time to set things right, In order to save humanity from an oppressive government more than three centuries in the future, four teens Tim, Julie, Rose and Billy must travel back in time to put right history, which said government has altered so that they may assume power over humanity.
Well, obviously, in any story about time travel, the devil's in the details, and J, W. Penn has spared none of them, In intricate detail, he shows us not only his love for history but for his characters, as both they and we learn that all it takes is one tiny event to create a ripple effect that can change everything.
Given the gravity and the unfamiliarity of their situation, it would be easy for the teenage protagonists to become deathly serious, but Penn never that happen in Emperors of Time.
He never lets us forget that these are teenagers, complete with all of the quirks, foibles and awkwardness of being teenagers, who find a way to embrace the spirit of the mindboggling tasks they must perform despite their inexperience.
This was a fast, easy read, thoroughly enjoyable, and with lots of potential, Some of the paragraphs were a little overlong, but that's a minor detractor in an otherwise greatly entertaining story,
An interesting feast for YA fantasy readers and adults alike,
Traveling back in time to change future events from happening is nothing new to the fiction world, We've all seen or read tales like this in movies and books before, What's enjoyable about 'Emperors of Time' is that it has a different flavor which gives a breath of fresh air to historical and mystical adventures.
Four very different and ordinary teens, Rose, Julie, Tim, and Billy are chosen for an important mission, to go back in time to San Fransisco to the year ofand stop past events from being changed forever.
If they fail, the corrupt and power hungry Emperor of time will alter the future and all history as we know it will seize to happen.
Changing one effect can drastically wipe out everything, no spoilers
The detail of historical events play a smooth role as the story unfolds, The characters are well liked and their personalities are strong and separate, I have read other books where if there is more thancharacters, there personalities run into one another which leads to confusion with dialogue.
The realism was centered and believable which made 'Emperors of Time' an enjoyable read, This was an exciting and interesting read, The four teens are unique in their own way,
The biggest problem I had, and the main reason why I didn't give thisis that the flow of the book felt awkward.
So much happened in such a short time that the details seemed lacking and the exposition via conversation was stilted,
Still, not an awful read and I wouldn't object to continuing to read the series, In "Emperors of Time," James Wilson Penn has written story that is both entertaining and educational, Readers will find themselves enthralled by the adventures of Tim, Julie, Rose and Billy as they leap through time in an attempt to save the world from the mysterious Emperors of Time.
The Emperors of Time have altered the timeline in an effort to take over the world, It is the job of the protagonists to restore the timeline, James Wilson Penn masterfully weaves historical references into the story, The narrative demonstrates the historical significance of these events, Changing any historical event will have a dramatic, longlasting and unpredictable effect on events to come, Hence, the unique challenge that is faced by these teenage protagonists, Julie approaches Tim with a dilemma, Given the ability to travel through time, she is approaching Tim from an alternate timeline where her history is quite different from the history that Tim is familiar with.
Her mission is to fix the damage that has been caused by the Emperors of Time, and she wants Tim to help her.
Julie and Tim enlist the help of their friends Billy and Rose, Together, they seek to find where and at what point the timeline has been altered, This leads them toSan Francisco, Their goal is to prevent a bomb from detonating and taking the presidency from Woodrow Wilson, Penn has an intimate knowledge of history, and this knowledge is used to craft a very entertaining story, The characters are charming and often quite funny, Check it out! You won't be disappointed!,Stars
Emperors of Time is a fun roller coaster through time that would prove entertaining for all young adults, JW tells an attentiongrabbing tale about time travel with characters who are experts at igniting all of your emotions and desire to protect them from the Emperors of Time.
I am usually not one to nitpick because everyone has different writing styles, but the major con that I found was that the story seemed almost TOO edited.
The voice of the writer was lost in the overlyedited and overlystructured paragraphs of the book, I found a couple of typos here and there but I didnt focus on them too much since Im more story focused and the small typos did nothing to take my attention away from the story i.
e. toward instead of towards in chapter
All in all despite the small mishaps above, Emperors of Time is a fun read that many would enjoy.
This type of book is usually not my cup of tea but I found myself enjoying it, The whole concept of kids trying to undo changes that a group known as the Emperors of Time made to history to suit their own ends was very intriguing.
This could have very easily fell in the realm of melodrama but the author did a marvelous job of balancing the seriousness of the characters while at the same time making the story very fun to read.
Also with many time traveler type stories I've read over the years the authors go off the rails trying to overly explain the whole rules of time travel.
This was not the case with this book, There was just enough to allow me to buy into the story and move the action along, I feel this was a very good first installment to what is
sure to be a very enjoyable series, Emperors of Time is a fascinating, fast moving story that sets the scene for an absorbing, mindbending series,
When Julie, a teenage mathematics talent, receives a mysterious package containing a letter and a medallion, a Dominus Temporis, she is transported in time to nineteenthcentury Washington D.
C. where she meets a time traveller, Along with three friends, Tim, Rose and Billy, she is thrown into a time travelling adventure with the challenge of preventing corrupt scientists manipulating historical events.
Constrained by time travel rules and the complexities of different timelines, the teenagers approach problems using their talents of knowledge and logic, The teenagers also learn of other travellers and must determine who they can trust,
James Wilson Penn writes in a clear and accessible style that conveys complex ideas with ease, His characters move in various landscapes through time the historical ones are well researched, while the futuristic are creative and convincing, The characters are distinct and their interactions are natural and amusing, which nicely balances the scifi and historical aspects of the story,
Emperors of Time is a sciencefiction meets adventure book that will simultaneously entertain and make you think, The possibilities for further books in the series are limitless and I believe the ideas and writing will appeal to a wide audience.
Fastpaced time travel adventure
Jim, Julie, Billy, and Rose team up to thwart the
Emperors of Time and return to the old timeline in this wellwritten YA adventure.
The teens travel from the McDonald's parking lot to, battle thugs, and use their wits to complete their mission, But the last part of the story hints that it's far from over, I hope a sequel is in the works,
Highly recommended. The Emperors of time tells the story of four teenagers who are charged with the task of correcting manipulations in our time line.
Unfortunately, this isnt as simple as it sounds, not only do they have to correct the altercations, they must find the singular cause in order to do so.
Part scifi, part mystery and part adventure, the Emperors of time is a well thought out story and an engaging read.
Readers will relate to the four teenagers, all of whom bring their own beliefs and personality to the story, To succeed they must work together, while dealing with everyday issues of being a teen secret crushes, mum and dad and siblings,
The writing is clear and concise, the story engaging, and I for one am looking forward to seeing more from J.
W. Penn. .