Jane's Warlord Book

Jane's Warlord was my first Angela Knight novel, and I will be reading more from this author. The characters were great, especially Frieka, Baran's talking sidekick timberwolf. Freika spent most of the book trying to eat Jane's cat Octopussy, but by the end, I think he had a secret crush on her even though he called Jane sick and twisted for suggesting such an unnatural thing. (lol)

Baran Arvid is a genetically engineered Viking Class Warlord sent from the future to save the life of Jane Colby, the owner of a small town newspaper. The author isn't clear on why Jane is targeted by a futuristic serial killer, although it could be that it's just one of those random things and she could have been any woman at any time in history. Anyway, Baran is sent nearly 400 years into the past and his job is to make sure she doesn't die. He is given little information because along with saving her, he has to make sure he doesn't create a paradox that can destroy the future of mankind. Too much information could lead him to make decisions that prevent events from playing out the way they are meant to happen. What kind of pressure is that??

Although the book was written in 2004 and that's the setting (although the author never specifically mentions a date), it had a distinct 1980's-early 90's feel to me. It could be the fact that Baran and Frieka kept talking about how archaic everything is (computers, cars, etc). I love that part of the book...watching characters taken out of time and place and seeing how they react to the world around them. The author did a good job of creating and describing the technology of the future. Without giving away the ending, I could have used a few more chapters just to get a better feel for the world where Baran and Freika live. Gevalope burger, anyone?

The romance between Baran and Jane was hot, although that's probably not an adequate description...it was more like red-hot burning flames hot enough to singe your eyeballs. (lol) The good thing about the future where Baran lives is that there are tons more genetically engineered Warlords just like him. Anyone up for a trip to the future? I know I am!