Quillan Creek and the Little War:
Time Stones Book I
By Ian Hunter
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From the start, I was pulled into the story with its blend of danger, mystery and discovery.
Jessie is an easy character to root for. Thrown out of her own time and into an unfamiliar past, she reacts with believable shock but also quiet determination. Watching her try to make sense of a harsher, wilder world while still holding on to her compassion makes her journey especially engaging.
The frontier setting, rooted in the lands of the Haudenosaunee tribe, is one of the real highlights. Vast forests, clear lakes and scattered settlements create an atmosphere that feels both beautiful and threatening. There’s a constant sense that history is in motion and that every step the characters take could change more than just their own fate.
This book is utterly beautiful not only in its story but also in the language used; it is evocative and mesmerising. Moments of quiet reflection are just as powerful as the scenes of danger, perfectly captured when Nishkamich gently tells Jessie:
“Your home is here, but it is not to be seen.” Nishkamich’s voice was gentle, and made her look up.
“The lake, these hills, this place is well known to you. But it is not as you know it. Look around you, search the land, the water, the sky, there is nothing of your world here. Your senses are true, trust them. Do they not tell you this is a different place?”
Looming over everything is a relentless antagonist driven by greed and a hunger for power, hunting the Time Stones across centuries. That pursuit adds a constant undercurrent of tension, reminding you that this journey isn’t just wondrous, it’s dangerous, and failure would have devastating consequences.
The other travellers through time add real strength to the story. They begin wary and uncertain, but slowly a deep trust forms between them. Their growing bond brings warmth to an otherwise perilous journey, and Nishkamich’s guidance adds a thoughtful, spiritual weight to everything that happens.
When I reached the final page, I genuinely wanted more. If you enjoy time-travel adventures with strong characters, rich atmosphere and a touch of ancient magic, this is well worth picking up.
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Publication Date: 3rd August 2018
Publisher: MVB Marketing-und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels
Print Length: 281 Page
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Jessie Mason lives with her nose in the pages of history. But she is about to discover that the past is a dangerous place where she doesn't belong, and knowledge alone is not going to save her.
In Jessie’s troubled life her aunt is the only constant and comfort she has. But when she inexplicably disappears, and Jessie uncovers her mother's Time Stone, that unhappy life turns unreal and terrifying.
She is summoned to a world in crisis, 250 years in her past, to three unlikely companions, and the aged Onondaga shaman, Nishkamich, who promises an education in the powers of the stones which they each possess.
Over one glorious summer, Jessie reluctantly settles to village life and the developing bond with her prickly friends, until they are forced to accept that their stones are being hunted through history.
But in the depths of winter, their friendship, their wits, and the very limits of their endurance, will be tested by an unforgiving Nature as war finally erupts around them.
Praise
"...the kind of book that one would forgo sleep to finish."
The Coffee Pot Book Club
"...fantastical and riveting."
booklife
"...an exciting adventure for readers with unforgettable companions."
The Book Commentary
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Ian Hunter
Books have been an important part of my life as long as I can remember, and at 54 years old, that’s a lot of books. My earliest memories of reading are CS Lewis’, “The Horse and His Boy” – by far the best of the Narnia books, the Adventures series by Willard Price, and “Goalkeepers are Different” by sports journalist Brian Glanville. An eclectic mix. My first English teacher was surprised to hear that I was reading, Le Carré, Ken Follett, Nevil Shute and “All the Presidents’ Men” by Woodward and Bernstein at the age of 12. I was simply picking up the books my father had finished.
School syllabus threw up the usual suspects – Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, Hardy, “To Kill a Mockingbird” – which I have reread often, and others I don’t immediately recall. By “A” level study, my then English teachers were pulling their hair out at my “perverse waste of talent” – I still have the report card! But I did manage a pass.
During a 35 year career, briefly in Banking and then in IT, I managed to find time, with unfailing family support, to study another lifelong passion, graduating with an Open University Bachelors’ degree in History in 2002. This fascination with all things historical inspired me to begin the Time Stones series. There is so much to our human past, and so many differing views on what is the greatest, and often the saddest, most tragic story. I decided I wanted to write about it; to shine a small light on those, sometimes pivotal stories, which are less frequently mentioned.
In 1995, my wife, Michelle, and I moved from England to southern Germany, where we still live, with our two children, one cat, and, when she pays us a visit, one chocolate labrador. I have been fortunate that I could satisfy another wish, to travel as widely as possible and see as much of our world as I can. Destinations usually include places of historic and archaeological interest, mixed with a large helping of sun, sea and sand for my wife’s peace of mind.
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