Reviewed by Melissa Wray
Charlie is just trying to save enough money for
university by working as many hours as she can at the local fast-food outlet.
One night she arrives at her Grandma Penny’s house only to discover her gran
has been killed by someone or something.
What follows next is a strange series of unexplainable
events until Charlie discovers some information about her grandmother’s past, a past that Charlie had no idea about and was never spoken of by her grandmother.
Charlie is soon thrust into the world of time travel and a secret organisation
of time travellers as she seeks answers for the death of her grandmother and to
understand the strange events around her.
Paine creates a delicate blend of Charlie’s current, modern
world as well as the time travel worlds that Charlie finds herself transported
to. Throughout the story Paine cleverly crafts characters, clues, and events
that link the secrets Grandmother Penny has been guarding most of her life.
These secrets and what links everything together keep the reader and the pages
turning!
The Tempus Imperium
includes well-known events in history that the reader can connect with but gives
them new meaning and significance based on the importance of the job of the
time travellers who are tasked with maintaining order to avoid any catastrophic
outcomes for the world. The fast-paced storyline and action-packed adventure
make The Impus Imperium suitable for a 12+ year-old readership.
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