Time's Chariot [Library Binding]

Ben Jeapes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008

THE HIMALAYAS, 5000 BC:

Commissioner Daiho is dead, but there’s no question of foul play. The murder of a Home Timer is about as likely as unauthorized interference with the work of a Correspondent. . . .

Isfahan, Arabia, 1029:

Abu Ali was startled. He hadn’t heard the stranger enter. The Correspondent was even more alarmed—his enhanced senses would have picked up the arrival of any normal human. Then the stranger spoke, and it was the language of the Home Time. Seconds later, Correspondent RC/1029’s world went dark.

The Home Time, 2000 Years Later:

Field Operative Rico Garron is about to have a very bad day.


From the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up—Jeapes fills this science-fiction tale of time-travel malfeasance with enough plot twists to satisfy the most avid mystery buff. The book begins with an unidentified person falling to his death. Readers then meet other characters in rapid succession, including an unnamed Correspondent in AD 1029; Field Ops Garron and Zo; Acting Commissioner Marje Orendal and her assistant, Hossein Asaldra; journeymen Jontan Baiget and Sarai Killin; and patrician Phenuel Scott. Among these and other characters, Garron emerges as the hero. He feels certain that Commissioner Daiho did not simply fall but was murdered. It's all very convoluted, and Jeapes will keep readers turning the pages to figure out who exactly is trying to do what. Teens will certainly enjoy the story, which could just as easily sit on the adult shelves. To further confuse things, the cover's pastel artwork looks more like something for elementary students than for middle or upper graders. This was originally published in Great Britain as Winged Chariot (Scholastic, Ltd, 1999).—Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist

This complex genre-bender brings elements of mystery, historical, and political fiction to an action-packed, intrigue-rich, and multicast science-fiction story. When Commissioner Daiho, political leader of the College that maintains the Home Time (a place that controls transfer to other time periods and to which time correspondents bring information to entertain the masses), is found dead, Ricco Garron believes that the first murder in the 400-year history of the Home Time has been committed. As a mere Field Operative, a sort of hired gun who escorts Home Time residents seeking adventure to earth’s many time periods, Garron risks status and livelihood to prove his hunch in a rigidly controlled society that has labeled Daiho’s death a suicide. In doing so, he discovers a complicated web of people and plans designed to break the College’s control over time travel. Only two characters appear in this book, which might have been successfully marketed to adults. Nonetheless, this is a meaty, original work that will appeal to sophisticated genre readers who enjoy a good challenge. Grades 10-12. --Holly Koelling --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 384 pages
• Publisher: David Fickling Books (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385751680
• ISBN-13: 978-0385751681
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, January 6, 2009

By 

TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time's Chariot (Hardcover)

Rico Garron is disturbed when the death of Commissioner Diaho seems to be in fact a murder.

But when several facts come up that lead to a greater mystery than a mere murder, Rico finds himself on a timeless hunt to find the truth. And this journey is literally a timeless one.

Being of the future, Rico can in fact travel back in time hundreds of years and trace Commissioner Diaho's dealings to figure out why he was murdered and who killed him.

With TIME'S CHARIOT, Ben Jeapes writes a very intriguing story about the future. While at first it can be confusing trying to figure out what is going on and trying to learn these new "futuristic" terms, the story itself is still very enticing and will quickly pull readers in. The many twists and turns make this novel a true page-turner.

Reviewed by: Steph

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!, March 22, 2009

By 

Tiffany "Tiffany" (Hickory, NC United States) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Time's Chariot (Hardcover)

This book will keep the reader captivated as it twists and turns through the past and the future.