"The Skin Map" by Stephen R. Lawhead

      Kit Livingstone's life gets turned upside down when his great grandfather, who disappeared when Kit's grandfather was young, finds him in a deserted alley. He then begins to explain that ley lines, latent energy lines or portals spread through out the world, connect to different realities and different time periods. This story follows the adventure of Kit and his journey to find the elusive skin map, which is said to contain the location to the greatest treasure the world has ever known.

       Stephen R. Lawhead is an acclaimed writer of mythological history and imaginative fiction. He lives in England, which is where he gets a lot of his inspiration for his books. His books include twists on popular mythic history such as the King Raven Trilogy, which brings a fresh perspective to the tale of Robin Hood, and The Pendragon Cycle which is an amazing series about Merlin and King Arthur.

       The term "ley lines" originates with Alfred Watkins, who was an amateur archaeologist back in the 1920's. There are lanes in England dotted with stones or landmarks, that were supposedly used for navigation purposes back in ancient times. He then coined the term "ley", partly because of the places in which the lines ran through all had the syllable of ley. The ancient surveyors who made these "ley lines" were given the name "dodmen"(click on "dodmen" to find out more about them.). These lines can still be found in England but a lot of them are overgrown and are hard to find.

       This book will have your head spinning for those of you who get confused with time travel and different realities. It's a wild ride which takes you from modern day London, all the way to ancient Egypt and beyond. As soon as I picked this book up, I was hard pressed to put down again. There are four books so far in this series with the fifth book coming out next year sometime. I have yet to read the fourth one yet but I am so excited to.

 If you are like me and you love an interesting and thrilling tale, you will love this book! I would give this book a 9 out of 10! Leave a comment down below and follow me on Twitter too see what I'm reading, watching and doing!


Peace,
Jake