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In the picturesque seaside village of Tynemouth, on the north-east coast of England, Roman Wall country, 14 year oldschoolboy Alex struggles to come to terms with the first anniversary of the disappearance of his archaeologist dad.
When Alex, his enigmatic dog Boris and his best mate Conna meet up with the new girls in school, Maddie and Bex, theywitness a bizarre explosion at his reclusive neighbour Tom�s house. They are first on the scene and discover him lying hurtbeside a strange mechanical sculpture, The Hippo-Chronos. Urgently, the dazed old Greek confronts Alex with a fantasticstory which shocks the normally level-headed boy to the core: his father is not only alive and well, but trapped inAlexandria � in 48 BC!
Over a period of days, the four listen while Tom tries to convince them of how the design and development of an ancienttime-machine was entirely possible in the Great Library of Alexandria, just before it mysteriously burned to the ground.Is Tom going senile? Is there another more logical explanation to Alex�s dad�s disappearance? Or, could the wholeintriguing tale somehow, just possibly be true after all?
The Hippo-Chronos is a 2,000 year old mystery adventure which opens up a whole ancient, yet rational world for readersaged 14 and over. It is not a stuffy history lecture, but a bittersweet tale and very human adventure story of both modernand ancient youth. The story will be concluded in The Hippo-Tempus AKA The Alexandria Key.
�An entertaining, engaging and intriguing story of humanity, peppered with historical facts and ancient gadgetry. I lookforward to reading the sequel!�
Richard Windley, presenter and regular contributor to historical TV documentaries made for both the History Channel and National Geographic.
About the Author:Matt Ritson was born and raised on Britain�s north-east coast, where he lives with his son and their extraordinary dog. Hestudied Ancient History and gained his MA in Industrial Design Engineering at London�s Central St Martin�s College.Matt�s hobbies include ancient history, hiking, scuba diving and horology.
PUBLISHED 1st November 2011£7.99ISBN 9781848767317Distributor: Orca Book Services. Tel: 01235 465521. Email: [email protected] subject category : YFT � Historical fiction �Children�s/YAPaperback 368PP 216x138 mm Portrait
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THE HIPPO-CHRONOS:AKA THE ANTIKYTHERA KEY
Matt Ritson
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