Author:Terry Pratchett,Tony Robinson
It's May 21 1941, thought Johnny. It's war.
Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley . . . as long as it's not the kiss of life.
But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different eras – including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with then . . .
The third book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
Enormously entertaining and contains more wry observations than you could shake a Heinkel at
—— Daily TelegraphThrilling and impressively funny
—— Mail on SundayWitty dialogue allied to thought-provoking ideas
—— The School LibrarianStroud demonstrates here that what and how he writes should never be taken for granted
—— TESThe return of one of my favourite ever characters . . . Completes the brilliant Bartimaeus trilogy
—— Publishing NewsJonathan Stroud goes from strength to strength . . . Dramatic tension and coruscating wit never falter
—— The Bookseller