Time's Chariot

An ingenious and compelling time-travel fantasy, with more twists than a coiled spring.

Ben Jeapes is the author of two previous science fiction novels, THE NEW WORLD ORDER and THE XENOCIDE MISSION. He runs his own science fiction publishing company, Big Engine, and lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

His last thought, as the stun charges lanced through him and he felt his body arch and then start its slow, dreamlike tumble down the stairs, was: 
What did I do wrong? 
 
Rico Garron is in trouble --&shy; again. What starts out as a routine expedition back to five thousand BC, turns into the first murder investigation for hundreds of years. A complex spiral of subterfuge, intrigue and powerplay begins to unravel, and now the entire future of the world is at stake . . .

Ben Jeapes

This is an alternative history novel which, once the central premise is accepted, proceeds convincingly and irresistably

The intelligent and gripping story comes from an author who has not previously written for teenagers but who will surely do so many times more

It's a "something for everyone" sort of a book with its unconventional blend of history and science fiction, warfare and even a hint of romance, but its wide-ranging appeal and powerful story work well in the classroom

An absorbing mix of science-fiction and historical novel

Lots of surprises and plot twists in this excellent, really gripping story

Only the completely original and unalloyed Jeapesian imagination could think of launching a full-scale alien invasion right into the middle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, as well as a young King Charles II, face the full might of the powerful Holekhors as alien airships fly in the skies over seventeenth century London. This is an extraordinary and thrilling novel, entirely original, and based in one of the most interesting periods of English history. Read about what MIGHT have happened in the seventeenth century - life could have been very different for us all-

Ben Jeapes

Praise for The New World Order

This is an alternative history novel which, once the central premise is accepted, proceeds convincingly and irresistably

The intelligent and gripping story comes from an author who has not previously written for teenagers but who will surely do so many times more

It's a "something for everyone" sort of a book with its unconventional blend of history and science fiction, warfare and even a hint of romance, but its wide-ranging appeal and powerful story work well in the classr ...

This is an alternative history novel which, once the central premise is accepted, proceeds convincingly and irresistably

The intelligent and gripping story comes from an author who has not previously written for teenagers but who will surely do so many times more

It's a "something for everyone" sort of a book with its unconventional blend of history and science fiction, warfare and even a hint of romance, but its wide-ranging appeal and powerful story work well in the classr ...

This is an alternative history novel which, once the central premise is accepted, proceeds convincingly and irresistably

The intelligent and gripping story comes from an author who has not previously written for teenagers but who will surely do so many times more

It's a "something for everyone" sort of a book with its unconventional blend of history and science fiction, warfare and even a hint of romance, but its wide-ranging appeal and powerful story work well in the classr ...

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