SFF

Time Was

by Ian McDonald
Tor.com. Apr. 2018. 144p. ISBN 9780765391469. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9780765391452. FANTASY
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OrangeReviewStarAntiquarian book dealer Emmett Leigh constantly searches for tomes published during World War II to sell online. One find, a nondescript volume of poetry, Time Was, nets him a curiosity: an old love letter from Tom to Ben. Drawn to discovering more about these men, Emmett posts the letter online and finds the trail starts in the remnants of a collection owned by Thorn Hildreth. Together Emmett and Thorn pursue the story and discover that the men disappeared after a secret project went wrong; whispers of reappearances across the decades hint that the couple may be lost to each other in time. Now Emmett is faced with finding the truth about these star- and time-crossed lovers, which will reveal his own destiny.
VERDICT McDonald's (Luna: Wolf Moon) elegant and delightedly romantic time travel story brings readers deep into a mystery that interweaves alternating narrators and time lines and leads to an exciting, timeless finish.
Reviewed by Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton , Apr 15, 2018
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