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There are few writers who can successfully take their characters out of their “ancient setting” and transplant them in a story set in modern and even futuristic times. In my opinion, Janet and Chris Morris have brilliantly achieved just that with Tempus Unbound. This novel takes place after the events in City on the Edge of Time, and before those of Storm Seed, and it’s quite a departure from the other novels starring Tempus the Black, Niko, Strat and the other warriors of The Sacred Band. It’s also quite a wild ride — an adventure that never lets you pause for breath.

The story begins after Tempus leaves the City at the Edge of Time and heads for Lemuria. But is this the Lemuria before or after the Fall of Man? Is it the Past or is it the Future? As events later play out in the novel, we find that out. Tempus is on a quest to find Cime, the Mage Killer who may or may not be his sister, who was forced into a marriage to Askelon, the Lord of Dreams. Cime has gone missing from Meridian, Askelon’s dream realm, and Tempus rides to Lemuria looking to find her. He suspects she’s gone after some mage who needs killing, and hopes she has her magical diamond rods with her, for without them she’s powerless.

When he arrives at a mystical place called Pinnacle House, Tempus is invited to a dinner party hosted by Chiara, the Evening Star of Lemuria. Among the handful of guests, which includes Askelon, are two warriors named Mano, a warrior from the future, and Rath, a New York beat cop. They’ve come to Lemuria seeking technology to save both the Present and the Future; like them, every guest at this feast is from a different era of earth’s history and all are battling magical and supernatural forces. The enemy they face is using weapons that could change and destroy the fabric of Space and Time, as well as other dimensional realms.

Tempus teams up with Mano and Rath, and the trio soon find themselves in present-day New York City, as well as the New York of the 22nd century. Rath wants to arrest a cult of murderers plaguing New York — a band of sorcerers that Tempus and Mano seek to destroy. Along the way they encounter a young man named Jerry, a role-playing gamer who calls himself Stinger. At first, Jerry thinks it’s all a game and gladly agrees to help Tempus, but he soon finds out that this role-playing game is no game at all. Nevertheless, Jerry sticks with the warriors and helps them locate Cime, who is a prisoner of a mage named Allegro, the deadly opponent Cime had targeted for death. Once Cime is freed and the battle is joined, Tempus and his new band of warriors set out to destroy Allegro and his demonic minions.

Tempus Unbound is an engaging and intelligent novel, well-thought out and well executed. There’s plenty of action and drama, and even some philosophical debate on the nature of good and evil, and man’s place in the universe. The story is not without a sense of humor, either, such as Tempus dealing with modern-day clothing, automobiles he calls “demon cars,” technology, and the slums, thugs and gangs of New York. He truly is a stranger in a strange time and place, but he learns to quickly adapt.

One of the things I enjoyed about this novel is that while it’s epic in scope and concept, it’s also a very intimate story. The plot of Tempus Unbound is not as complex as The Sacred Band or The Beyond Sanctuary Trilogy. This story is a quest, a straight-forward adventure tale, and unlike the other books featuring the Sacred Band, Tempus is “on stage” throughout the entire story. While it’s not written in the first person, it reads like it, for we get inside Tempus’ head and heart, because the novel is told from his perspective, his point of view. While Niko, Crit, Strat and the other members of the Sacred Band aren’t in this novel, Askelon does play a small part, and Abarsis the Slaughter Priest makes an appearance in a very well-written and touching chapter. Plus, Cime figures more prominently in this novel and we get to know so much more about her. We also see another side of Tempus; he’s more human, more accessible and less of an enigma than in other novels. This is his story, all the way, and it’s Cime’s story as well, for their love-hate relationship is finally resolved and we see both of them in a whole new light.

As in all the Sacred Band novels and stories, Janet’s and Chris’ prose is tight, crisp, clean and sharp. There’s no stilted dialog and they strike a perfect balance between subtext and being “on the nose,” as they say in screenwriting jargon. There are no unnecessary words, no excessive description . . . they make every word count.

The final chapter is very satisfying, sweet and poetic as Tempus and Cime come to terms with who and what they are, and what they mean to each other, and at last make peace between them. This is a fun novel to read, a great story that departs from the Sacred Band tales and puts Tempus in a setting both familiar and unfamiliar to us. It’s one of my favorites.


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Tempus Unbound Sacred Band Series Janet Morris Chris Morris 9780997758474 Books Reviews

Tempus seems to pop up everywhere. As I've said in another review, I wanna party with these guys. Janet and Chris Morris show why they are the team supreme when it comes to the Sacred Band and its member.
Stories around one of the best characters in the series, grab this one
Love the Sacred Band series. Grab a cup of coffee and dive into this one. You will love it.
This book from the Tempus/Sacred Band series is different from the other novels in the group. We see Tempus, supreme commander and war hero, through his point of view. He is quite human and vulnerable, resulting a more sympathetic and even a likable character. He is still the avatar of Enlil, the petulant, jealous and manic-depressive storm god. One minute the god dictates his bidding to Tempus, the next minute disappears and leaves Tempus to his own resources, which is fine with Tempus.

Tempus is caught between the past and future in the sanctuary world of Lemuria. There he decides to right old wrongs, which include the rescue of his sister, Cime (the question remains whether they are brother and sister) from old and new enemies before they can destroy future worlds. His and Cime's is a love/hate relationship.

He must journey to the future, the late 20th century, New York and Kansas, to carry out his mission. Unfortunately, he finds it nearly impossible to adapt to the world of modern technology. Still, he encounters a place of darkness and foreboding evil, on the verge destruction.

Allied with him are two likable characters, Mano, from the future beyond the 20th century and Stinger a youth who seems to think the whole situation is some kind of game similar to "Dungeons and Dragons."

What the reader encounters is how accurately Authors Janet and Chris Morris predicted the future. This novel was originally published in 1989. Today, 2017, we deal with universal terrorism, mob violence, a Muslim/American situation and protracted wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

As usual, the characters are superbly crafted; you either love or hate them.

I will not give away the ending. Read this engaging novel and find out for yourself. All I will say is that by the time I finished reading Tempus Unbound, it became my favorite of the Tempus series. A resounding five stars!
I have read this saga out of order but that doesn’t matter! I love this series! This story centers on Tempus the Black, and the role he plays as Avatar of Enlil, the Storm God. The author as always has done an amazing job by including archaeological and historical details, from physical items to social practices, in creating this fantasy world that is historically accurate than many popular accounts of ancient times. I love accurate details, which is why most of the time I shy away from any type if ‘historical’ fiction, I and my family are big on history from the ancient times to more modern so to see my love of history also being fulfilled by this amazing book as well as my need for fiction and fantasy it is love at first read! I highly recommend checking this book out! It is well worth the higher price, more so than many others I have spent more on!
There are few writers who can successfully take their characters out of their “ancient setting” and transplant them in a story set in modern and even futuristic times. In my opinion, Janet and Chris Morris have brilliantly achieved just that with Tempus Unbound. This novel takes place after the events in City on the Edge of Time, and before those of Storm Seed, and it’s quite a departure from the other novels starring Tempus the Black, Niko, Strat and the other warriors of The Sacred Band. It’s also quite a wild ride — an adventure that never lets you pause for breath.

The story begins after Tempus leaves the City at the Edge of Time and heads for Lemuria. But is this the Lemuria before or after the Fall of Man? Is it the Past or is it the Future? As events later play out in the novel, we find that out. Tempus is on a quest to find Cime, the Mage Killer who may or may not be his sister, who was forced into a marriage to Askelon, the Lord of Dreams. Cime has gone missing from Meridian, Askelon’s dream realm, and Tempus rides to Lemuria looking to find her. He suspects she’s gone after some mage who needs killing, and hopes she has her magical diamond rods with her, for without them she’s powerless.

When he arrives at a mystical place called Pinnacle House, Tempus is invited to a dinner party hosted by Chiara, the Evening Star of Lemuria. Among the handful of guests, which includes Askelon, are two warriors named Mano, a warrior from the future, and Rath, a New York beat cop. They’ve come to Lemuria seeking technology to save both the Present and the Future; like them, every guest at this feast is from a different era of earth’s history and all are battling magical and supernatural forces. The enemy they face is using weapons that could change and destroy the fabric of Space and Time, as well as other dimensional realms.

Tempus teams up with Mano and Rath, and the trio soon find themselves in present-day New York City, as well as the New York of the 22nd century. Rath wants to arrest a cult of murderers plaguing New York — a band of sorcerers that Tempus and Mano seek to destroy. Along the way they encounter a young man named Jerry, a role-playing gamer who calls himself Stinger. At first, Jerry thinks it’s all a game and gladly agrees to help Tempus, but he soon finds out that this role-playing game is no game at all. Nevertheless, Jerry sticks with the warriors and helps them locate Cime, who is a prisoner of a mage named Allegro, the deadly opponent Cime had targeted for death. Once Cime is freed and the battle is joined, Tempus and his new band of warriors set out to destroy Allegro and his demonic minions.

Tempus Unbound is an engaging and intelligent novel, well-thought out and well executed. There’s plenty of action and drama, and even some philosophical debate on the nature of good and evil, and man’s place in the universe. The story is not without a sense of humor, either, such as Tempus dealing with modern-day clothing, automobiles he calls “demon cars,” technology, and the slums, thugs and gangs of New York. He truly is a stranger in a strange time and place, but he learns to quickly adapt.

One of the things I enjoyed about this novel is that while it’s epic in scope and concept, it’s also a very intimate story. The plot of Tempus Unbound is not as complex as The Sacred Band or The Beyond Sanctuary Trilogy. This story is a quest, a straight-forward adventure tale, and unlike the other books featuring the Sacred Band, Tempus is “on stage” throughout the entire story. While it’s not written in the first person, it reads like it, for we get inside Tempus’ head and heart, because the novel is told from his perspective, his point of view. While Niko, Crit, Strat and the other members of the Sacred Band aren’t in this novel, Askelon does play a small part, and Abarsis the Slaughter Priest makes an appearance in a very well-written and touching chapter. Plus, Cime figures more prominently in this novel and we get to know so much more about her. We also see another side of Tempus; he’s more human, more accessible and less of an enigma than in other novels. This is his story, all the way, and it’s Cime’s story as well, for their love-hate relationship is finally resolved and we see both of them in a whole new light.

As in all the Sacred Band novels and stories, Janet’s and Chris’ prose is tight, crisp, clean and sharp. There’s no stilted dialog and they strike a perfect balance between subtext and being “on the nose,” as they say in screenwriting jargon. There are no unnecessary words, no excessive description . . . they make every word count.

The final chapter is very satisfying, sweet and poetic as Tempus and Cime come to terms with who and what they are, and what they mean to each other, and at last make peace between them. This is a fun novel to read, a great story that departs from the Sacred Band tales and puts Tempus in a setting both familiar and unfamiliar to us. It’s one of my favorites.