Other editions of book Anachronist: A Time Travel Adventure

Fans of Doctor Who, Quantum Leap and Stranger Things will love this epic time travel adventure - first book in the fast-paced Infinity Engines series.One step away from prison, 17-year-old Joshua Jones steals a WW2 medal from the house of a local eccentric, the Colonel, and finds himself transported back to Hitler's war rooms in 1944.The Colonel recruits Josh into a mysterious order dedicated to protecting history from the forces of chaos. With the help of a beautiful librarian, Caitlin, Josh begins an epic adventure into a world of alternate histories, time guilds and the nightmarish creatures of the maelstrom.But Josh can’t escape his old life, and when a mission goes horribly wrong, he is forced to face the secrets of his broken past… and the overwhelming temptation to make a forbidden adjustment. Caught between a magical world of infinite possibilities and a life of crime, will he use his new-found powers to alter his own timeline?Anachronist is the first book in the intriguing Infinity Engines time travel series. If you like damaged heroes, timeline paradoxes, and surprising twists and turns, then you’ll love Andrew Hastie’s fast-paced tale.*Revised Edition - September 2019*Reviews have said:"The novel moves at a fantastic pace, and the author has seamlessly blended real historical moments with his own time travel mythology…" ★★★★★"...if you're a fan of British sci-fi (like me) then you're in for a real treat with a very slight shade of Doctor Who (without the Aliens), but with secret societies, a healthy dose of science, quantum gadgets and conspiracies that weave in real historical figures…"★★★★★"I love that it is intertwined with real historical events …" ★★★★★"An interesting mix of history and sci-fi that takes you on a journey into another world…" ★★★★★"Great stuff. Move over, Mrs Rowling, you have competition. " ★★★★★

What would you do if you could change your past?For fans of Harry Potter and Doctor Who A coming-of-age story about a teenage boy and his journey into the secret world of time guilds, memory vampires and extinction curatorsJosh has spent the last 17 years trying to stay out of trouble and failed miserably – one more strike, and he’s going to jail. His mum is sick, and they’re deep in debt to a local gang – there’s nothing left to sell except for the TV, and that’s the only thing keeping her sane.Desperate, he breaks into the house of the local eccentric, the Colonel, and his life changes forever. Josh stumbles into the secret world of the Oblivion Order, a secret organisation of time travellers sworn to protect the future by altering the past. Moving back through time using ancient artefacts, Josh encounters extinction curators, seers, memory vampires, chapter houses constructed from rooms in different centuries and Caitlin, a beautiful librarian who teaches him about the past and shows him a future he never dreamed he could have.A fast-paced, time travel adventure, Anachronist will take you on a journey into a world not bound by the rules of time, exploring history and the consequences of changing it.Reviews have said:"The novel moves at a fantastic pace, and the author has seamlessly blended real historical moments with his own time travel mythology…" ★★★★★"...if you're a fan of British sci-fi (like me) then you're in for a real treat with a very slight shade of Doctor Who (without the Aliens), but with secret societies, a healthy dose of science, quantum gadgets and conspiracies that weave in real historical figures…"★★★★★"I love that it is intertwined with real historical events …" ★★★★★"An interesting mix of history and sci-fi that takes you on a journey into another world…" ★★★★★"The novel moves at a fantastic pace, and the author has seamlessly blended real historical moments with his own time travel mythology, along with vibrant characters and relationships, page-turning twists and a little sprinkling of romance. " ★★★★★"Great stuff. Move over, Mrs Rowling, you have competition. " ★★★★★