About:
Double Shadow by Andrew Ludington is the second book in the Splinter Effect series. The book follows time traveler archaeologist Rabbit Ward tracking down artifacts and criminals.
- 288 pages
- Publisher : Minotaur Books
- Publication date : April 21, 2026
- ISBN-10 : 1250349338
My rating for Double Shadow – 4
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Thoughts:
I enjoyed Splinter Cell very much and this book hits on the same high notes. It’s fast paced, immersive, and incorporates some cool history lessons along the way.
As before, I enjoyed the cleverness of the whole time traveling technology and rules that come with it. As it happens, time travel is controlled by governments around the world as to not be abused, or create splinters. Changing history doesn’t fix anything, but creates an alternate timeline which, if not careful, can trap the traveler.
Old Jerusalem felt very real. A holy place, sure, but one where all three Abrahamic religtions leave togther. Some might not like one another, but they at least suffer one other. The city’s descriptions are very real, rich and bring the dangers of a medieval city whose fortunes are always turning to the forefront.
Unlike the previous book, Double Shadow by Andrew Ludington is not a treasure hunt, but a personal mission. Tracking down a murderous time-traveling thief named Einar Eshek is just as dangerous as it sounds. Time travel is expensive, so Eshek must either be very rich or have rich benefactors, so Rabbit must tread carefully.
The fact that no-one knows his real name or what he looks like doesn’t help.
I have always liked time-travel books, and this one is no exception. This book is an enjoyable yarn, we learn more about Rabbit and Helen and the storyline kept my attention.
Synopsis:
Rabbit Ward, archeologist extraordinaire and time-traveling artifacts hunter goes back to 68 CE Jerusalem to save his friend Helen from being punished for a murder she didn’t commit. This is past Helen though, they have yet to meet.
Helen and young Helen must work together, he’s in love, she doesn’t know who he is except that he’s from the future like her. Rabbit, however, has to betray Helen so he can create a splinter which might rewrite her whole life.
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