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Splinter Effect

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by Andrew Ludington
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In Splinter Effect, an action-packed debut by Andrew Ludington, time traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward maneuvers through the past to recover a long-lost, precious menorah hidden in ancient Rome.

Smithsonian archaeologist Rabbit Ward travels through time on sponsored expeditions to the past to secure precious artifacts moments before they are lost to history. Although exceptional at his job, Rabbit is not without faults. In a spectacular failure twenty years ago, he lost both the menorah of the second temple and his hot-headed mentee, Aaron. So, when new evidence reveals the menorah's reappearance in 6th century Constantinople, Rabbit seizes the chance for redemption.
But from the moment he arrives in the past, things start to go wrong. Rabbit quickly finds out that his prime competition, an unlicensed and annoyingly appealing "stringer" named Helen, is also in Constantinople hunting the menorah. And that's only the beginning. The oppressed Jewish population of the city is primed for revolution, Constantinople's leading gang seems to have it out for Rabbit personally, and someone local is interested enough in the menorah to kill for it.
As the past closes in on him and his previous failures compound, will Rabbit be able to recover the menorah before it's once again lost in time? With new and old dangers alike hiding behind every corner, time might just be up for Rabbit's redemption—and possibly his life.

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    A Splinter Effect Book

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  • Release date

    March 18, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9781250349316

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      • ISBN: 9781250349316
      • File size: 2972 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2024

      DEBUT In his over-20-year career as a chrono-archaeologist, Dr. Robert "Rabbit" Ward has only experienced two failures in his mission to loot history via time travel. The first broke his heart, cost him his dearest friendship, and left behind a religious icon and a terrible tyrant. His second looks like it will end his career in abject failure if not infamy--unless he takes a desperate gamble in one dangerous, unethical, and outright illegal move to fix all of his regrets in one fell swoop at changing history. The thrill-a-minute chase scenes in pursuit of priceless artifacts will recall the breakneck pace of National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code, while the time-travel history and adventure will enthrall readers of Jodi Taylor's "Chronicles of St. Mary's" series. Fans of Kage Baker's classic "Company" novels may have finally found a worthy successor. VERDICT Ludington's thrilling debut is a time-travel caper wrapped around a slice of historical fiction, but the heart of this story is Rabbit's desperation to fix the things and people that he broke even if he has to outrun shadowy criminal time-looters and shady government agencies looking for scapegoats, in the past and in the present.--Marlene Harris

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2025
      Rabbit Ward is a time-traveling Indiana Jones. For the better part of two decades, he has been jumping around in time finding artifacts for the wealthy. While time travel is common enough, it is very expensive. Most governments can't afford to sponsor it, so it is financed by private investors. Rabbit has had a couple of failures in his time, one that cost him a dear friend and one caused by a competing independent contractor time traveler. Right after the second failure, Rabbit decides now is the time to complete the mission that lost him his friend: he is going back to sixth-century Constantinople to look for the menorah of the Second Temple. Time-travel narratives can be tricky because authors have to set up their own rules, and they are not always consistent across media (e.g. Dr. Who's timey wimey). The rules in this world are clear, based on laws, and Ludington, in his debut, takes the time to explain them in an approachable way. Readers who love adventure, time travel, sf, and history will find a new favorite series here.

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