In Sapphire Blue, Gwen happens upon the ghost of a dead gargoyle named Xemerius, who decides to stay with her as a companion, since she is the only one who has seen or heard him in centuries. This is no “Sixth Sense” phenomenon, however these dead are cute, friendly, and generally just people or creatures who refuse to die once and for all, for various reasons.
Moreover, Gwen has another “gift” as well: she can see and hear dead people. This creates a great deal of plot tension, since no one knows (1) why there will only be twelve and (2) what happens when the Twelfth “closes the circle” as predicted, or even (3) what is meant by “closing the circle.” Gwen is joined in her travels by Gideon, 18, who has been traveling for two years now.Īccording to the annals of the Guardians, there are to be only twelve carriers of the time traveling gene ever, and Gwen is the twelfth. (See my review of Ruby Red, here.) A “chronograph” developed by a secret society of “Guardians” allows time travelers to control their travel so that they do not fade in and out of time inconveniently. In Ruby Red, sixteen-year-old Gwyneth Shepherd, called Gwen, discovers she has inherited the time-travel gene that enables – indeed, requires – frequent forays into the past. Note: This contains slight spoilers for Book One in this series, Ruby Red, but none for this book, the second in the trilogy.
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