Maxwell is fun character with a contagious humor and enthusiasm. If History thinks, even for one moment, that that is about to occur, then it will, without hesitation, eliminate the threatening virus. History will not permit anything to change events that have already taken place. “ Think of History as a living organism, with its own defence mechanisms. As she and her fellow orientees embark on their first missions, the peril of time traveling becomes evident. Mary’s, trains as a time-traveler, and is challenged by her initial missions. The story follows Maxwell as she undertakes orientation at St. ‘No, it just means they’ve taken the batteries out again.'” ‘I’m duty officer this week and I want to see if the fire alarms go off.’ “ We finished with a tour of the grounds… Even as I opened my mouth to ask, there was a small bang from the second floor and the windows rattled. Mary’s has a certain eccentricity about it that appeals to her own rebellious nature: Mary’s is cagey about the exact nature of their work, but once Maxwell accepts the job, she discovers they are historians who use time travel to correct historical inaccuracies. Her second moment arose after a former teacher suggested applying for a job as a Historian at St. Madeleine Maxwell has had two pivotal moments in her life to date. ' Addictive.Read April 2014 Recommended for fans of comedic time travel ★ ★ ★ ★ 'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine 'Max' Maxwell have seduced me' 'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything. And Max soon discovers it's not just History she's fighting.īOOK 1 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIESįor fans of Jasper Fforde, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman and Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club

When Dr Madeleine Maxwell is recruited by the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, she discovers the historians there don't just study the past - they revisit it.īut one wrong move and History will fight back - to the death. If the whole of History lay before you, where would you go? Meet St Mary's - a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets who hurtle their way around History. 'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' ***** Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. 'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time.

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