Day Of The Assassins
Published on 1. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-84877-091-1 (ISBN)
Description
Tanks, spies and assassinations - history just got interesting!
When teenager Jack Christie stumbles upon a time machine and a secret time-travelling society his life changes forever.
Jack is catapulted back to the start of the First World War, where the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is about to throw the world into chaos.
Should he intervene? Will he survive? The future of mankind is in Jack's hands.
The first dangerous mission in the Jack Christie Adventures sets the pace at full throttle and the stakes as high as they go.
When teenager Jack Christie stumbles upon a time machine and a secret time-travelling society his life changes forever.
Jack is catapulted back to the start of the First World War, where the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is about to throw the world into chaos.
Should he intervene? Will he survive? The future of mankind is in Jack's hands.
The first dangerous mission in the Jack Christie Adventures sets the pace at full throttle and the stakes as high as they go.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Templar Books
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Illustrations
Illustrations, map
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84877-091-1 (9781848770911)
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Person
Johnny O'Brien was born in Edinburgh and studied history at Cambridge University. He got the idea for THE JACK CHRISTIE ADVENTURES when he came across his grandfather's medals from World War I. His debut and first book in the series, DAY OF THE ASSASSINS was longlisted for the 2010 Branford Boase Award and for the Book Trust's Booked Up 2010 programme. It was also shortlisted for the Children's Quills, a new award for historical fiction for children administered through the Historical Association.
Johnny lives in Surrey, England, with his family. Visit him at www.dayoftheassassins.com.
Johnny lives in Surrey, England, with his family. Visit him at www.dayoftheassassins.com.