Send Simon Savage: Return of the Black Death by Stephen Measday
Little Hare, 2012. ISBN 978-1-921541-91-9.
A great science fiction story for upper primary and lower secondary
students. Recommended. Simon Savage returns to deal with an outbreak
of the Black Plague in a second exciting time travel novel. Someone
is importing the disease from the 14th century and it is up to Simon
to help discover who's spreading the plague and why.
Simon Savage is one of the few Temponauts, young time travellers,
who can confront a sinister plot that could kill millions.
Adding to the excitement is the continuation of Simon's struggles to
unravel the mystery of his family's disappearance to another time
(see the review for book 1 Send
Simon Savage) and the overarching fear that maybe his
father is somehow involved in the Black Death crisis.
The Black Death is a horrific topic in itself and the morbid
combination of a gruesome disease, rats and time travel is an
exciting and compelling read. The unsolved mysteries of his own
family keep Simon and the reader questioning his father's motives.
Jane Moore