It's an incredible tour de force, a vivid and page-turning evocation of an age that is long-gone yet has been brought to life again in vibrant and robust fashion thanks to Ian Mortimer's impeccable scholarship and pacy writing. - Alison Weir, New York Times bestselling authorAbout the AuthorIan Mortimer is the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide series. He is an experienced lecturer and public speaker and regularly appears at literary festivals around the country. He is also writes for the media. how do i make a design portfolio The Outcasts of Time
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Exciting Historical Time-Travel Tale!By Clemens SchoonderwoertThis thrilling book by Ian Mortimer will take you along on a very adventurous time-travel journey.Storytelling by the author is of a top-notch quality, for all the characters come superbly to life within this remarkable tale and the interactions between these characters are really lifelike and thus looking very real.The author will take us on a historical adventure journey that will begin in December in the year AD 1348, and that will take you from Exeter and its surrounding places and landscapes, and so on towards the years AD 1447, 1546, 1645, 1744, 1843 and 1942.Our two main characters, the brothers John and William, who in December of the year AD 1348, the year the country is in the grip of the Great Pestilence, are fearing for their very own lives and about going to Hell, but at Scorhill they are given an unexpected choice; either go home and spent the last six days and die in their familiar world or search for salvation and travel into the future across forthcoming Centuries, for John six and William three days, by living one of the remaining days 99 years after the last.John and William will take the reader along stranger and more complicated times by letting us see more life issues such as diseases, progress, enlightenment and of course the inevitable wars over these forthcoming Centuries.But what John at first don't realise by making this choice is, is that the moral of the story is that by doing this good deed in his last six days, John is saving the lives of his dearest and so the chance to raise families of their own over these same Centuries to come.What follows is a book where people will live over the Centuries with superstition, companionship, hatred, love, enlightenment, progress and of course wars, and all this brought to us in a most compelling fashion.Very much recommended, for this is a very fascinating story and thus in my opinion: "An Exciting Historical Time-Travel Tale"!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good Summer Read from a Favorite AuthorBy Deanna B. StoneLike everything Ian Mortimer writes, this is a great tale. He pays much attention to details from each age his characters visit, and the reader becomes emotionally involved with the struggles of the protagonist. Great ending without being preachy, too.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Thought provokingBy CustomerQuite unlike any other time traveller tale, full of thoughtful dialogue and observations of human nature that inspire reflection and occasionally introspection. Stayed up too late to finish it. Thank you Ian.