The TimeRiders books themselves focus on three teenagers, all of whom were whisked away from inevitable deaths- Sal should have died in a house fire, Maddie in a plane crash and Liam on the Titanic. Indeed, this book captures ancient Rome in all of its glory- the squalor and the decadence. That has been pretty tough to stick to, especially since little secrets have been continually divulged since the start of the series that I’ve been wanting to know more about, and this one sounded so fun, too- focusing on one of my favourite periods in history: Ancient Rome. After loving them all so far, I was determined that I wouldn’t just race my way through them (like I did the Gone series and others) and would instead savour them, rationing them out, if you will. I started reading the TimeRiders books last year after hearing great things about them. Published January 2012 by Puffin (Penguin)Īfter completing this, the fifth book in this brilliant YA series, it is getting more and more difficult to review these super novels without inadvertently giving away any spoilers! It seems that the same people who now have a stranglehold on the future of civilisation have flexed their muscles before, at other significant tipping points in history, and they are prepared to do anything to keep their secret – and their power – safe.“Let this be a proper new beginning for mankind…” (4 stars)
He’ll silence anyone who might be able to reveal the identities of those behind this global disaster. Jenny’s estranged husband, oil engineer Andy Sutherland, is stranded in Iraq with a company of British soldiers, desperate to find a way home to his family, trapped as transport links and the very infrastructure of daily life begin to collapse around him.Īnd against all this, a mysterious man is tracking Andy’s family. In the space of a week, London is transformed into a lawless and anarchic vision of hell. Jenny is stuck in Manchester, fighting desperately against the rising chaos to get back to London, where her children are marooned as events begin to spiral out of control: riots, raging fires, looting, rape and murder. And this is no natural disaster: someone is behind this. But in the space of only a few days, the world’s oil supplies have been severed and at a horrifying pace things begin to unravel everywhere. It seems to be a very normal Monday morning.
A terrifying apocalyptic thriller from the one of the brightest stars of the genre…
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