Snow fell softly and silently on the track ahead of them, floating

down from a loaded grey sky above like cherry blossom. On

either side of the forest trail tall thick evergreens sported fulsome

white skirts that weighed their burdened branches down low.

     Sir Geoffrey Rainault tugged at the cloak slipping down his

shoulders, begrudging the body warmth that escaped with the

movement. Between saddle-sore legs his mount – his favourite,

Edith – plodded relentlessly and wearily: a beast that had carried

him across too many countries to remember. Nine months across

the sun-baked deserts of the Holy Land, across the spring

meadows of endless principalities and dukedoms . . . and now

at last home, England, north of London and en route to the

remote wilderness of Scotland.

     The reason I chose this passage is because of the description. The first paragraph depicts the snow. Normally when a person writes about snow, they just say it was cold and snowing. This, though it is a short generic description, gives an idea of the environment. This author (Alex Scarrow) takes the time to give a full description of the snow and what it is doing. The next paragraph tells about the character Sir Geoffrey Rainault. The ,Sir, before his name indicates that he is someone of importance. It also tells us that this story probably takes place in the Renaissance era. Some other indicators about the time period is the places he had traveled and the time it took. Such as the Holy Land and dukedoms. It also says he was riding a horse for nine months. This all screams Europe of Old.
     This passage is from Time Riders: The Omega Code. This book is the third in a series of nine? I have yet to read it but I can't wait to get a hold of it!(FYI, the fifth book comes on February 2.)