Great adventure in time
936483
The premise is very believable and well constructed. The history is well researched. One can easily imagine the sights, sounds and smells of the period. For those who enjoy realistic trips through history you will find this book an enjoyable experience.
4369045
I am very interested in finding the other books to this series.  I found the whole time travel thing very cool, and it was well done.  :-)
1552910
I love time travel books and was excited to find this series.  Zane and Emilie were great characters and i loved their story.  This book has adventure and excitement.  This is written during the revolutionary war.  not my favorite time period, but this book was a surprising delight for me!  i actually enjoyed reading about this time period and had fun seeing Zane and Emilie fit into this time they got thrown into.  Zane, not wanting to be there, fought against it and then totally embraced it!  I loved seeing his progression of changing from more of a selfish yuppie to someone that cared about people around him.  i really enjoyed barbara bretton's style of writing.  the characters were well written and i couldn't put the book down.
2050541
I got this book for free after seeing it on one of my free book lists.  I did not know the author or the series but thought it would interest me because I love time travel books.  This book has similarities to Harry Potter in that Saira Elian discovers that she is a Clocker and then has to learn how to use her gifts while avoiding all the bad guys.  When a book has the HP similarities it usually fails for me; however this one did NOT disappoint me.

Saira Elian is a 17 year old loner, who is also a gifted tagger.  When Sara is threatened with being placed in protective custody she is sent to live with her estranged maternal grandmother in England. Thereafter, Saira unintentionally goes through a portal and lands in 1888 England and is placed in the path of Jack the Ripper.  Saira is able to move back to the 21st century by luck rather than skill and then starts to learn that she is descended from the Immortal time and that she has the ability to time travel.  Adventure, Mystery and Suspense abound in the book and I would definitely recommend to others.  I loved everything about this book and my stomach was in knots every time Saira entered the 19th century.  She was a great female protagonist because she was independent, smart, strong, gifted, and resilient.  The friendships that Saira developed were enviable and the affinity between Saira and Archer was palpable.
2999766
The author has done an amazing job taking readers back in time. The author captures the past in a remarkable tale of adventure and combines the real history with the science fiction of time travel, or maybe traveling to the past may be science fact before we know it.
3588328
If you're a fan of time travel, you must read this book.  It's full of fun, adventure, twists and humor. It captures your interest and holds it beyond the last page, making you yearn for more. The story is about Joe trying to find out what happened to his sister, and I wanted to find out too, about as badly as he. I thought I knew what was going to happen, but was surprised at the end. I really can't wait until book #2.
4259635
Great read if you like historical time travel romance. Starts out in modern time where a hunky Highlander appears after being sent forward in time 300 years. One of the main characters secretly falls head over heels for this traveler lost in time. In trying to find a way to send him back to his own time, two more main characters were accidentally plummeted back in time 300 years. The book concentrates on both stories where the characters are trying desperately to find the magic that will send them back home. It's well written with a double romance. I had a hard time putting it down. Loved it!!!!
916506
A great addition to the Rivers of Time series. This series is one of my favorites and I was excited to see Ms. Bergen shared more adventures with us. I love time travel and this series delivers in action, drama, romance, mystery, suspense, humor. There is everything. I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves time travel and history. And of course awesome characters. I love that the girls, Liao and Gabi, keep their twenty-first century personalities and they show through during their journeys. I hope there will be more from this series.
2870563
Enjoyed the twists and turns of this adventure and romance novel of the 1700's in England.  The love hate relationship between the main characters holds true to the times with such a lack of the modern ways of communication that we have today.  Going back in time is always an adventure for me and I know that you will enjoy it also because of the English history shared within the story.
4444159
What a great adventure! A real virtual world mixed together. And growing up in the 1980's a great look back on things from the past. Would make a wonderful movie.
3019668
I'm 42 and still loved it even though I would classify it as YA. Time travel, adventure and romance entwines in this book to make a very enjoyable story. I will be reading the rest in the series.
3386053
A time-travel adventure with believable historical personas filled with action and treachery. I look forward to the translation of the next volume from the original German.
2676454
It was really good, very true of Rome did and a good adventure through time.  Plus the biblical aspect drew me in.
3463174
I really enjoyed Keeper of the Black Stones. The summary of this one really caught my attention because I love history and time travel. Keeper of the Black Stones was great and certainly kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Jason is a typical teenage boy but he has special set of stones that allows him to jump through time. He now must go save his grandfather from a man who can possibly destroy the world. Jason made an excellent protagonist. He was a believable character that I was immediately cheering on. He is also developed really well through the course of the story. There were several other fantastic characters that I enjoyed getting to know, especially Paul who is Jason's best friend.

I loved how this book opened in the past because it instantly hooked me in. As I said earlier, I love history so it was so much fun jumping back in time to England.  I liked that the reader learns about the stones early on and everything is explained clearly. I'm always nervous when I read a book that has time travel involved because it can get kind of confusing, but I definitely didn't need to have any fears reading this book.

The writing was great and there was a strong voice consistent throughout the book. The plot flowed really well also and there was a great amount of excitement. I just really loved going on this adventure with Jason and there were plenty of twists that I wasn't expecting. I already can't wait to read the sequel! Overall Keeper of the Black Stones is exciting and takes you on an adventure. I strongly recommend this one!

*A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
2689383
I give this book 5 stars for it,s fast passed an exciting plot. I loved the time travel aspect and truly enjoyed how the author combines aspects of back to the future, H.G.Wells time machine, apache religion, and the timeless nature of true love to create a story of shear delight.  I really loved the twist at the end.
651239
Secret of the Crystal by Brian K. Larson is an action packed, fast paced adventure combining time travel, space opera and fantasy. Once I started reading the book, it was hard to put it down.

The author did a great job of weaving a tale of adventure across time and space. The story was full of twist and turns which kept me glue to it but it was easy to read and follow. I found myself getting absorbed into the adventure and this makes a book all the more enjoyable.

Brian K. Larson did an excellent job of developing characters that were both real and easy to identify with. His storytelling style gave plenty of information on the backgrounds and storylines of each character. This helped bring them and the story to life.

I really like Secret of the Crystal by Brian K. Larson and highly recommend this book to all readers.

[Please note: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.]
3806315
I'm reading this now, although I don't have much free time to do so. This book is a great adventure and is based on the novel, "Time Traders", also by Andre Norton. It's about the past and the future. The characters are well drawn and the action keeps me interested. All in all, a great read!