Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
To Visit the Queen
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Diane Duane
Class/Genre: Fantasy Magic Cats
Series: Cat Wizards # 2
Aspect, Apr 1999, $14.99, 368 pp.
At Grand Central Station, Rhiow and her feline peers (do not tell Rhiow they are her peers) guard the magical gate that links worlds through time. Because of a malfunction at the London gate, Rhiow and her associates, Urruah and Arhu, travel together to investigate the problem. They quickly learn that a "timeslide" is moving people back and forth through eternity. Someone deliberately caused the time warp.
The Lone One wants nuclear weapons introduced into society long before the twentieth century in an attempt to destroy civilization. The cats accompanied by a young child, Arthur Conan Doyle, must stop the critical focal point from being changed or the alternate time continuum will replace the current time stream. The foursome must simply stop the assassinations of the multiple Queen Victorias who populate the endless worlds that make up the current universe.
TO VISIT THE QUEEN, the return to that wacky humorous universe of THE BOOK OF NIGHT WITH MOON, is a winner in its own right. The story line contains non-stop action, jocular interactions, and mounting danger as the very fabric of the universe is shredded. The cats seem real and intelligent, not cute. Diane Duane weaves a terrific tale that canine fantasy lovers will cherish. This is a 14-karat gold collar winner for anyone who loves a good book.
Harriet Klausner
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