By Alex Scarrow (author) Part of the TimeRiders series
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The best-selling TimeRiders are back in a thrilling new adventure! From the devastation caused by the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001, back to the shadows of Victorian London and onto a future world mid-way through this century, a bunch of kids with very special powers do their best to make use of it to do good in the world. A potent mix of high-octane action and thoughtful reflection on what makes the world a good place to be in.
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history...
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Hunted by cyborg assassins from the future, the TimeRiders must abandon New York and go on the run. They escape to Victorian London and the streets where Jack the Ripper roams. But, before they can establish their new base, they make their most shattering discovery yet - and it will change everything...Book six in the bestselling TimeRiders series by Alex Scarrow.
Victorian London's Jack the Ripper get a time-travel makeover! Perfect for fans of Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. TimeRiders (Book 1) won the Red House Book Award older readers category, and was Penguin UK's first ever number one on the iBookstore.
A thriller full of spectacular effects Guardian
Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist. After ten years in various unsuccessful bands, he ended up working in the computer games industry as a lead games designer. He is now a full-time writer. Alex is the author of the bestselling TimeRiders series, published by Puffin, which has been sold into over thirty foreign territories. TimeRiders won a Red House Children's Book Award, the Catalyst Award and the Hampshire Book Award, and was a finalist for the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year.
He lives in Norwich with his son, Jacob and his wife, Frances. In his spare time he snowboards, sails, writes music and walks his yappy Jack Russell, Max. He is also very active on Twitter and Facebook.
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Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed TimeRiders: City of Shadows and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
TimeRiders: City of Shadows features in the following genres: Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Science Fiction, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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TimeRiders: City of Shadows was written by Alex Scarrow and published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
TimeRiders: City of Shadows has 417 pages
Yes it is part of TimeRiders series
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