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Tomorrow's Guardian (Hourglass Institute Series) [Kindle Edition]

Richard Denning (Author)
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What a Robert James says about Tomorrow's Guardian: 'Richard Denning, ... keeps the action fast and furious for the 400 or so pages of the book. Diving in and out of time, and in and out of the Twisted Reality (the other universe), there's never a dull moment as the inevitable confrontation with the evil Redfeld, villain of the piece, comes closer and closer.' 'I recommend it to readers around Tom's age, many of whom I confidently expect to absolutely love it. ' --http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Tomorrow's_Guardian_by_Richard_Denning

What a Robert James says about Tomorrow's Guardian: 'Richard Denning, ... keeps the action fast and furious for the 400 or so pages of the book. Diving in and out of time, and in and out of the Twisted Reality (the other universe), there's never a dull moment as the inevitable confrontation with the evil Redfeld, villain of the piece, comes closer and closer.' 'I recommend it to readers around Tom's age, many of whom I confidently expect to absolutely love it. ' --http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Tomorrow's_Guardian_by_Richard_Denning

What a Robert James says about Tomorrow's Guardian: 'Richard Denning, ... keeps the action fast and furious for the 400 or so pages of the book. Diving in and out of time, and in and out of the Twisted Reality (the other universe), there's never a dull moment as the inevitable confrontation with the evil Redfeld, villain of the piece, comes closer and closer.' 'I recommend it to readers around Tom's age, many of whom I confidently expect to absolutely love it. ' --http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Tomorrow's_Guardian_by_Richard_Denning

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When schoolboy Tom Oakley discovers he can transport himself through time, he draws the attention of evil men who seek to bend history to their will.

Tom's family are obliterated and he soon faces an impossible choice: To save the world he must sacrifice his family.

Tomorrow's Guardian is the 1st book of the Hourglass Institute Series. It is a Young Adult Science Fiction adventure.

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What Robert James says about Tomorrow's Guardian:

'Richard Denning, ... keeps the action fast and furious for the 400 or so pages of the book. Diving in and out of time, and in and out of the Twisted Reality (the other universe), there's never a dull moment as the inevitable confrontation with the evil Redfeld, villain of the piece, comes closer and closer.'

'I recommend it to readers around Tom's age, many of whom I confidently expect to absolutely love it. '

I recieved Tomorrows Guardian on Thursday and my youngest James (10) and I are reading it together. It's causing bedtime issues in that he wants to read more than time allows.
Great story. Sue
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 389 KB
  • Print Length: 370 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0956483569
  • Publisher: Mercia Books; 2 edition (22 Dec 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004H4XDVI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #145,709 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A great book 6 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Reviewed by my son Will, aged 11, of the original hardback version of the book.

"I loved reading Tomorrow's Guardian, it was very easy to read and didn't take me long to finish it. The storyline is amazing and very interesting. I only put the book down when I had to because it was really late or I got told off at school! The characters were definitely believable and really interesting. I learned a lot from the historical parts and it's even helped me at school.
I can't wait for the next book to come out.
In conclusion I thought it was one of the best books I've read."

I have to agree with Will - it is a very good read, with a strong, imaginitive story, good dialogue and realistic characterisation. It is the type of book that both young and old people can enjoy equally. I've also read another of Richard's books - The Amber Treasure - and that is also well written and worth reading.
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By suseg
Format:Hardcover
I suspect this book is aimed at a much younger age-group than mine ( 63 ) but I loved it all the same. I loved Harry Potter too, but I also like grown-up books so I am not entirely mad.
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Format:Kindle Edition
My first thoughts when I was offered this book for review was Time Travel = Dr Who. I was wrong. Tom, the main character does not need a Tardis to travel in time. Hey, come on ... this is `real' time travel we're talking about!

We first meet Tom Oakley on the morning of his 11th Birthday as he awakens from a nightmare. He's a clever lad for his age, but not to the point of becoming unrealistic or obnoxious. I loved that he was quick witted and caught on to what was going on and was soon making life changing decisions, but sensibly and his reasons were sound. He's a really great character and as the mother of a young boy myself, I have to admit that I felt my heart racing and was quite protective towards him as the book progressed and he was put in mortal danger more than once.

Not far into the book we meet Septimus Mason. I'm sure at some point early on Tom tries to pinpoint Septimus' accent and decides he must be Welsh. Anyway, whenever I read his lines, I read them with a Welsh accent. He came across at first as a nice guy. Then suddenly I wasn't so sure...

There are quite a few other characters in the book - Mary, Edward and Charlie to name but a few, but I don't want to go into too much detail about them and spoil the book for you. Lets just say that they're not all from the 21st century and it was really interesting to learn their stories and see them adapt to their new lives.

The plot in Tomorrow's Guardian is very fast paced. There are wars, fires, sinking submarines, other realities running alongside our own, bad men, good men, some I couldn't decide on and a wealth of history. I wasn't bored for even a minute whilst reading it. Sometimes I felt like I could even hear the characters sigh a little and say `good grief man, give us a few minutes to recover!' LOL.

I loved that Denning brought history back to life and from more than one era too. It really was a thrilling, heart stopping, but also fun and fast paced read. Tomorrow's Guardian is aimed at middle grade/teens, 10+ years, and although it's written more with boys in mind, I guarantee girls will love it too. I would have loved to have read this myself at that age, heck I loved it now as a female adult! Tomorrow's Guardian is the first book in the Hourglass Institute series and book two, Yesterday's Treasures is due out in the Spring.

Would I recommend this book? Oh yes! To adult and children alike.
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Historical Novel Society Online Review
"Time Travel is fun until you try it . . . " Tom Oakley is 11. He can travel through time into the past. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Helen Hollick
Hugely entertaining book
I have now finished reading Tomorrow's Guardian and thoroughly enjoyed it. Whilst not a 12 year old boy myself (for 50 years anyway) I thought the book was just as viable for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. D. Mitchell
Time isn't linear for everyone...
Initially they seemed like really vivid nightmares- suddenly Tom would be fighting in the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879, watching his men get massacred or drowning on a U-boat or... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Lindsay Pasch
Tomorrow's Guardian= Brilliant for all ages
Tom Oakley is introduced as a fairly ordinary 11 year old boy who happens to experience extreme déjà moments and has vivid historical dreams. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lettie
brilliant time-jumping yarn
Mixing in historical fact and real characters to the story Richard Denning has created a fantastic yarn that educates as it entertains. Read more
Published 15 months ago by mattimr
Fab Time Travel Story
I have to admit what first drew to this book was time travel, I mean I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who and I figured that their might be some similarities between the two. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jesse Owen, Books 4 Teens
Full of action, fun to read.
Dennings' writing quality was very good, and made the entertainment value of the book a whole lot better. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. J. Oberlander
Couldn't put it down
We bought this at the 2010 UK Games Expo in Birmingham, read it and could not put it down, as addictive as the Harry Potter books. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Michael J. Pearson
Utterly Awesome Supreme Fantasy
This book is a cross between history and scifi and also contains time travel and dangerous adventures. You may think time travel is fun until you read this book. Read more
Published 17 months ago by James Age 11
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