The Loop - Hardcover

Lawson, Shandy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423160894 ISBN 13: 9781423160892

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2013

Synopsis

Ben and Maggie have met, fallen in love, and died together countless times. Over the course of two pivotal day--both the best and worst of their lives--they struggle again and again to resist the pull of fate and the force of time itself. With each failure, they return to the beginning of their end, a wild road trip that brings them to the scene of their own murders and into the hands of the man who is destined to kill them.

As time circles back on itself, events become more deeply ingrained, more inescapable for the two kids trapped inside the loop. The closer they come to breaking out, the tighter fate's clutches seem to grip them. They devise a desperate plan to break free and survive the days ahead, but what if Ben and Maggie's only shot at not dying is surviving apart?

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About the Author

Shandy Lawson's "day jobs" have ranged from making wine recommendations to being a machinist, a dispatcher in an auto repair garage, a philosophy tutor at a local college and a stone mason. Creatively, he put most of his energy into a career as a performing song writer before turning his focus to writing fiction. Shandy lives and works in New York City. The Loop is his first novel.

Visit him online at www.shandylawson.com.

Reviews

Lawson’s energetic sf thriller begins in medias res with the murder of Ben and Maggie, then bounces back two days before the event, with Ben walking through New Orleans’ French Quarter, experiencing a powerful, disorienting feeling of déjà vu. This feeling increases when he meets Maggie and ends up running from a violent criminal. No, this isn’t a standard flashback. Ben and Maggie have died and started over multiple times, trapped in a time loop that ends with their death at the hands of the same man, like a video game level they must perfect to advance. Each time, things change in inconsequential ways as the pair remember what happened before and seek to resist—but they’ll have to outsmart fate to fully escape. The basic mechanics of time loops are introduced before the story dives acrobatically away from such mundane needs as logic, concentrating instead on creating an unstoppable ride with characters that are superficial but relatable. This light, action-packed read will be particularly good for reluctant readers. Grades 7-10. --Krista Hutley

Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423160894
• ISBN 13: 9781423160892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208