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This fun series of time-travelling (we don't call it time-travel) shenanigans has evolved into a series of some 10 books and several short stories that fit in between.
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( In the words of the late British Historian, Arnold Toynbee, history is... )
It does suffer a little, as all long series tend to, with becoming a bit repetitive in the later books, but the humour, characters, and action manage to not make it dull. The later short stories diverge a little by focusing on more minor characters rather than Max, like Markham, Mrs. Mack and Enderby, and a trip to space. If I had one complaint, however, it would be the series villain, Clive Ronan. While he starts out as a really good villain, he should have been defeated long ago, but instead he just keeps coming back and is becoming more of a caricature and a new 'big bad' is needed (or even 'little bads' as St Mary's get into enough trouble on their own without a villain seeking to disrupt their plans!)
I give it 9/10
Series List
( In the words of the late British Historian, Arnold Toynbee, history is... )
It does suffer a little, as all long series tend to, with becoming a bit repetitive in the later books, but the humour, characters, and action manage to not make it dull. The later short stories diverge a little by focusing on more minor characters rather than Max, like Markham, Mrs. Mack and Enderby, and a trip to space. If I had one complaint, however, it would be the series villain, Clive Ronan. While he starts out as a really good villain, he should have been defeated long ago, but instead he just keeps coming back and is becoming more of a caricature and a new 'big bad' is needed (or even 'little bads' as St Mary's get into enough trouble on their own without a villain seeking to disrupt their plans!)
I give it 9/10
