Lost Time
by Susan Maupin Schmid
by Susan Maupin Schmid
LOST TIME by Susan Maupin Schmid
Category: Science Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 5/1/08
Publisher: Philomel
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
Violynne is twelve years old and living on the planet Lindos. Her parents disappeared a year ago while searching for
the lost civilization of the Croon.
She lives in an unique house shaped like a crescent moon with her butler, Einhart, and her Aunt Madelyn. Then one
day her house gets robbed, and they get an invitation to go to the capital city to attend the Perpetuity Masquerade Ball.
This ball is given by the Arbiter, the supreme ruler of the planet. Violynne doesn't want to go because she thinks that
the Arbiter is the one who made her parents disappear.
When they get to the capital city, havoc erupts. Violynne is amazed to discover that her butler and her aunt aren't who
she thinks they are, and suddenly she ends up alone and determined to find her parents.
I enjoyed this book immensely. There are great sci-fi names such as the Coil, Raki, Croon, Quashers, Lyrling, Aros,
and Arguaylan. There are brilliant sci-fi gadgets, too. They have thoughtbooks, flying cars, houses that can think, time
portals, and planet-wide rules and edicts. That makes it interesting, but what makes it real is that you fall in love with
the heroine. You hope that she will find her parents because the love between them is genuine.
I have read a lot of sci-fi in my life, and what makes a good science fiction tale is the humanism of the characters. This
book had it all. It was a very good story!
Category: Science Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 5/1/08
Publisher: Philomel
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
Violynne is twelve years old and living on the planet Lindos. Her parents disappeared a year ago while searching for
the lost civilization of the Croon.
She lives in an unique house shaped like a crescent moon with her butler, Einhart, and her Aunt Madelyn. Then one
day her house gets robbed, and they get an invitation to go to the capital city to attend the Perpetuity Masquerade Ball.
This ball is given by the Arbiter, the supreme ruler of the planet. Violynne doesn't want to go because she thinks that
the Arbiter is the one who made her parents disappear.
When they get to the capital city, havoc erupts. Violynne is amazed to discover that her butler and her aunt aren't who
she thinks they are, and suddenly she ends up alone and determined to find her parents.
I enjoyed this book immensely. There are great sci-fi names such as the Coil, Raki, Croon, Quashers, Lyrling, Aros,
and Arguaylan. There are brilliant sci-fi gadgets, too. They have thoughtbooks, flying cars, houses that can think, time
portals, and planet-wide rules and edicts. That makes it interesting, but what makes it real is that you fall in love with
the heroine. You hope that she will find her parents because the love between them is genuine.
I have read a lot of sci-fi in my life, and what makes a good science fiction tale is the humanism of the characters. This
book had it all. It was a very good story!