Weight of Time

Chronicles of Eternity #2

by J.A. Gordon

The subject's eyes moved rapidly under their closed lids, searching, searching, searching. The candle guttered in the breeze coming through the gaps in the shutters. 'We're on a beach.' Continuing the hypnotism session which opened the door to the troubled world of Graecus and his men, auxiliaries in Nero's Imperial Army, the story now moves to the misty shores of Britannia where they must cross hundreds of miles of dangerous territory to join with the legionary forces of General Suetonius Paulinus in fighting the vastly superior numbers of Boudicca's rebellious tribesmen. As the auxiliaries meet a host of new challenges, Graecus learns that, even though his enemies are not confined to the ranks of Boudicca's rebels, solace and a deeper understanding of himself are found in encounters with a beautiful Iceni woman and an object buried in the soil of this mysterious foreign land. For news of the next book in this series, A Capital Time, please www.chroniclesofeternity.co.uk

356 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Judith Gordon never thought of herself as being a creative person - as a barrister working in big companies travelling the world, she felt that creativity was for wimps. Twenty years on and three books later, she now thinks differently: 'I didn't know how fulfilling writing would be', she says, 'Nor how difficult. I mean, it can be really heartbreaking to have to find the words for some of the scenes in my books but, because I'm writing about soldiers in a cruel and troubled world, I must be true to my characters and have to steel myself to put the words on the screen even though, sometimes, I can hardly see the keyboard for tears. There are great consolations though, because I also get to write funny scenes and, sometimes, I have the satisfaction of giving a nasty character a suitably horrible end'.

When she's not writing, Judith likes to relax by cooking for her family and friends and loves going to the cinema with her husband, Ray, where her favourite Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavour is chocolate brownie. Judith and Ray are privileged to share their home with their grey whippet, Hugo.

Reviews

[Helen Leathers · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took this book on a very long coach journey (about 9 hours travelling all told) and the time flew as I was joined on my journey by the Roman Centurions whose stories are told through these books. Great characters and descriptive passages kept me wanting to know what was happening to those involved and I was quite dissapointed that I hadn't brought book 3 with me.

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great historical fiction about roman soldiers....was a good read same as the first two of the series.

[Nancy Schober · Rating 4 out of 5]

n the sparest of language Gordon manages to flesh out relate-able characters. I really enjoyed her dryest of wit. And found the underlying message sublime