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 The sixth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

What if the course of history was on your shoulders?

'To do what I do - go where I go - see what I see - it's a wonderful, unique, never-to-be-taken-for-granted privilege.'

With great privilege comes great responsibility, something Max knows only too well, and as newly appointed Chief Training Officer at the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, it's up to her to drum this guiding principle into her five new recruits.

With a training programme that includes Joan of Arc, an illegal mammoth, a duplicitous Father of History, a bombed rat, Stone Age hunters and Dick the Turd, the question everyone is asking themselves is - what could possibly go wrong?

(P) 2015 Audible, Ltd©2015 Jodi Taylor Classics Fantasy Fiction Historical Science Fiction Time Travel Funny Witty Thought-Provoking Suspenseful

Critic reviews

Takes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice
A true page-turner
I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it
[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance
All stars
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I love the St Marys series and this is my favorite book of the series. Funny and light hearted read

favorite book of the series!

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Love all the books in this series. This one continues the story of Max and her team as new recruits join the team. Egypt, Victorian England and Bosworth Field all appear in this latest adventure.

Yet another outing for St Mary's staff.

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I am really enjoying this series, I thought I might get fed up as I reckoned the books might be a bit 'same -y', however this is not the case - Max is still the main character, and she takes different roles and is still zany and prone to chaos. I do like her though, and also the other main characters.
I do find it really interesting to look at historical events in this way, I know there is 'poetic licence' used, but the stories are very entertaining and also have a lot of interesting information about events that are well researched.
I like the light hearted way that the books are written, and Zara Ramm is excellent in her narration - I only have ONE quibble, in that she pronounced WAndering as WOndering, and this always throws me momentarily. Generally though her reading is perfect in intonation and very enjoyable.

well worth a listen

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Ripping tale brilliantly performed. The only problem is that I have to wait until next year for book 7. Thank goodness there is a short story out soon

Another Gem in the St Mary's Series

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And the narrator's voice is convincing. only 4 stars for performance because I noticed the occasional mispronounced word.

A great story

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