The Ring Fold Chronicles Book 2: Blood of Time by Scott Swisher

In this neatly crafted Book 2 of The Ring Fold Chronicles by Scott Swisher, the youthful time-jumping heroes of The Ring face off against their own descendants in an epic showdown that threatens the integrity of reality and the timestream itself. Jordan again carries this action-packed tale as the epically powered but reluctant leader, while the multilayered storyline is driven by rich character development, fascinating theoretical science, and myriad ethical dilemmas – the kind that make superheroes and science fiction such an irresistible canvas to portray humanity’s very real underlying issues. The prose could use a further edit for tone consistency and dialogue believability, but the deftly plotted story bursts with originality and unpredictable twists that set the novel apart in the especially crowded genre of YA fantasy.