The Outcasts of Time - Softcover

Ian Mortimer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471146561 ISBN 13: 9781471146565

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2017

Synopsis

December 1348. With the country in the grip of the Black Death, brothers John and William fear that they will shortly die and go to Hell. But as the end draws near, they are given an unexpected choice: either to go home and spend their last six days in their familiar world, or to search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries – living each one of their remaining days ninety-nine years after the last.

John and William choose the future and find themselves in 1447, ignorant of almost everything going on around them. The year 1546 brings no more comfort, and 1645 challenges them still further. It is not just that technology is changing: things they have taken for granted all their lives prove to be short-lived.

As they find themselves in stranger and stranger times, the reader travels with them, seeing the world through their eyes as it shifts through disease, progress, enlightenment and war. But their time is running out – can they do something to redeem themselves before the six days are up?

About this title

About the Author

Ian Mortimer is the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide series. He is an experienced lecturer and public speaker and regularly appears at literary festivals around the country. He is also writes for the media.

Review

“Through everyday details, the reader, along with the brothers, is drawn into the experience of the astounding changes in technology and society that occur with the passage of time.”
- Booklist

“A compassionate and thought-provoking exploration of faith, conscience, guilt, self-worth, and redemption.”
- Publishers Weekly

“Original, inherently fascinating, and a consistently entertaining read from cover to cover, The Outcasts of Time showcases author Ian Mortimer's genuine flair for narrative driven storytelling.”
- Midwest Book Review

“An amazing journey through English history, watching everymen from the 1300s navigate various futures.”
- British Heritage Travel

“It's an incredible tour de force, a vivid and page-turning evocation of an age that is long-gone yet has been brought to life again in vibrant and robust fashion thanks to Ian Mortimer's impeccable scholarship and pacy writing.”
- Alison Weir, New York Times bestselling author

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1471146561
• ISBN 13: 9781471146565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400