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|title=The Time Of The Clockmaker

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|date=August 2015

|isbn=978-1473200432

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''The Time Of The Clockmaker'' is not so much a sequel to ''The Seventh Miss Hatfield'', rather it's more like ''The Seventh Miss Hatfield : Part Deux''. Cynthia (who is now the aforementioned Seventh Miss Rebecca Hatfield and from this point we shall refer to her as such) has just seen her predecessor and mentor, the somewhat intimidating Sixth Miss Hatfield, murdered in the only way it is possible for an immortal to die – she has been slain by another immortal. Forced to flee for her life (with the clock that governs Rebecca's ability to travel through time), Rebecca is stunned to find herself back in the Court of King Henry VIII. It seems that the hands of her mysterious clock have somehow inadvertently been moved, during the course of a break-in, and Tudor England is the backdrop for Miss Hatfield's fight for survival.

In summary, it's worth a go. Miss Hatfield is likeable and fallible and a little exuberant (most likely a pinch of the young author thrown in for good measure) and whilst the historical references may be slightly off, if you like a light-hearted tale in the corridor of another century then this is a delightful story.

Finally our thanks to the kind folks at Gollancz for sending us this copy for review.