Beautifully written & superbly executed' Times ' This clever & moving Faustian tale is packed with fascinating historical detail' Express 'A joyous romp around England's dark past' Suzie Feay Guardian From the author of the bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain this is a stunningly high-concept historical novel that is both as daring as it is gripping & perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden SJ Parris & Kate Mosse December 1348 With the country in the grip of the Black Death brothers John & William fear that they will shortly die & go to Hell But as the end draws near they are given an unexpected choice either to go home & 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 & William choose the future & find themselves in 1447 ignorant of almost everything going on around them The year 1546 brings no more comfort & 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 & stranger times the reader travels with them seeing the world through their eyes as it shifts through disease progress enlightenment & war But their time is running out
- can they do something to redeem themselves before the six days are up? What readers are saying Wow what a book! I absolutely adored this This was ambitious but done to perfection' Sara Marsden The Outcasts of Time is a tour de force rich in spellbinding detail Haunting & atmospheric there is warmth & humour alongside fear & torment; all human life is here As perfect a novel as any I've ever read' Ophelia's Reads 'A fascinating trip through seven centuries of history The author has done well to traverse such a sweep of time it's a great read & I'd recommend it' Netgalley reviewer 4 stars