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Fortuna

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Felix Taylor once stopped a devastating plague, but now he must save his world from humankind itself.

It's been a year since Felix Taylor travelled back to ancient Rome and saved his world from a lethal plague. Again his knowledge of Latin seems useless now that life in the 23rd century has returned to normal. But is it really?
A stranger has discovered the time machine and used it to project back into the past. It becomes clear his purpose is to reverse Felix's success, to bring back the plague and doom future generations to death. To make matters worse, this stranger is very close to Felix.
With help from his friend Carolyn, Felix must return to the world of Julius Caesar, as well as a later era divided by religion, to stop the re-emergence of the plague. If he fails to do so, his world will turn to dust like ancient Rome.

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    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2009
      Gr 6-8-It's 2213, and a deadly plague has broken out. Fifteen-year-old Felix, who never expected his rare knowledge of Latin and Italian history to come in handy, finds himself traveling to the Rome of 71 B.C. to harvest a now-extinct flower that will cure the deadly disease. Along with Carolyn, a girl from his own time, he meets Pompey, Cicero, and many other great statesmen and warriors of the era. Maes is at his best when describing Roman culture, and Felix's interactions with these great historical figures are fun. Unfortunately, the narrative thread begins to break down during a side trip to New York in September 2001. Felix is inexplicably prepared for every situation, easily hot-wiring a car despite the fact that cars no longer exist in his own time. The rules for time travel recede as well; Felix and Carolyn have been instructed to tread lightly in the past, but they become internationally suspected as the masterminds of 9/11 with no apparent consequences for the future. Maes's central message"that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it"is a good one, but it is hammered home a bit too hard. The book has an interesting premise, but lack of consistency and character development limit its appeal."Hayden Bass, Seattle Public Library, WA"

      Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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