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Alex Scarrow

Author of TimeRiders

45+ Works 2,947 Members 69 Reviews 4 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Alex Scarrow

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Series

Works by Alex Scarrow

TimeRiders (2010) 608 copies
Last Light (2007) 296 copies
Day of the Predator (2010) 295 copies
A Thousand Suns (2006) 200 copies
The Doomsday Code (2011) 199 copies
The Eternal War (2011) 166 copies
Afterlight (2010) 164 copies
Plague Land (2016) 154 copies
Gates of Rome (2012) 137 copies
October Skies (2008) 134 copies
City of Shadows (2012) 99 copies
The Pirate Kings (2013) 80 copies
The Infinity Cage (2014) 65 copies
The Mayan Prophecy (1850) 65 copies
Spore (2013) 59 copies

Associated Works

Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 261 copies
Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 259 copies
Doctor Who: 13 Doctors, 13 Stories (2019) — Contributor — 48 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1966-02-14
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Relationships
Scarrow, Simon (brother)

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Reviews

This was really a 2 1/2 star book. I finished it and there were parts I really liked. That said, there were parts I hated and found ridiculous. Somewhere in here was a good disaster book but it didn't float my boat. I will not read the sequel.
 
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cdaley | 10 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |
My Thoughts:
A very promising start to a new-to-me series!

I don't like Her Madge very much. But I guess there has to be one of those, eh?

The plot is not very straight forward, but not very twisty either. Just enough for a crime fiction to snag interest.

What I want to know is, what did the Russians left Boyd with?!...

I would like to see Ozzie take a more meaningful part in the story!

This is my second href="https://www.aubreymusic.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Aubrey Parsons series. The first one is DCI Harry Grimm series in which the first book is Grimm Up North by David J. Gatward. Love this book and this series! That is why I was so happy to discover another book/series that he is narrating! The sample of the audiobook got this book bought!

The audiobook is what sold this book to me!


Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4.5
Writing Style = 4
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 4.5
Pace = (7 hrs and 34 mins listening time)
Plot = 4.5
Narration = 5

Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5… (more)
 
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cherrymischievous | 1 other review | Oct 14, 2023 |
London at the time of Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. The book delves quickly into the depravity of London crime at that time. A brutal, graphic beginning – not sure it was it necessary.
It is a clever use of an historic era/event, names and dates, to construct an alternative reality. I think the author had fun reconstructing history over these thoroughly debated crimes in 1800's London. The characters nicely fleshed out, and demon possession creatively used.
 
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GeoffSC | 1 other review | Aug 20, 2023 |
This is a book written for young teens but deals with some pretty tough subjects that even as a 28 year old I struggled with. The writing is simple as you'd expect, however, it isn't that off-putting. The tiny chapters are ridiculous at times - but there's something about the storyline that kept me reading. I'll probably pick up the next book at some point although it's not at the top of my list.
 
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justgeekingby | 15 other reviews | Jun 6, 2023 |

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Favorited
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