The Future Took Us

From the comparative security of the study of Dr Perry, the headmaster of St Justin's, Peter and Dick suddenly find themselves whisked away, not backwards in time but rather surprisingly forwards — to the Britain of 3000 A.D., a country left ravaged and devastated by a vast explosion some thousand years before and peopled by a race of primitive men and women who speak a language hardly recognisable by the two boys.

This is the fascinating story of Peter and Dick's journey to the great, walled city of Ondin (London as it is today) and of their clash with the Calculators and Guards of the sacred Circle, who live in a fantastic stronghold beneath the earth.

This is David Severn's first new book for children for four years; the first since “Drum beats!” which won such acclaim from critics everywhere and was the most highly-praised children's book of the year. The Future Took Us is a book of the same high standard and will be welcomed with the same enthusiasm by all its readers.