The History Keepers: Circus Maximus
(1 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
Jake and the History Keepers are in danger. Stocks of Atomium, which allows time travel, have become dangerously low and they must embark on a risky mission to 18th century Sweden to find more. Then they receive a mysterious message indicating the ancient world is under threat from the notorious Zeldt family. In order to save the day the agents must embark on a perilous adventure, forcing them to travel further back in time than ever into the heart of the Roman Empire.
In this thrilling installment of Damian Dibben's History Keepers series, readers are taken on a rollercoaster adventure through time and plunged into the hubbub and chaos of Ancient Rome. Jake is a likeable hero in an action-packed and entertaining story, which young readers will find hard to put down.
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Lavender, 21 March 2014
An utterly amazing novel. I love historical fiction and I'd been eagerly awaiting the sequel to The Storm Begins for a while. Having read the Roman Mysteries series (all 17 books!) and really enjoying them I was especially excited to know that the second in the History Keepers series was set in Ancient Roman times. This is even better than the first novel, which is saying something. They are very well written with characters so different in personality (Oceane Noire actually buys some circ...