Pastwatch

Stefan Rudnicki is the guiding force behind this intriguing novel, which involves alternative history and time travel. His deep voice and measured pace lend the sense of dignity and realism needed to sustain the book's high-concept plot: an attempt to change the devastating effects that Columbus had on natives of the Americas. The paradoxes of causality are also discussed for science fiction fans who require scientific plausibility in order to suspend disbelief. Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, and Moira Quirk utilize their talents well in voicing the Spanish explorers and the native leaders they influence prior to Cristoforo Colombo's landing. Together, the narrators bring all these characters alive. J.L. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine