Description
'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS
'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL
'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'
Meet St Mary's - a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets who hurtle their way around History.
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If the whole of History lay before you, where would you go?
When Dr Madeleine Maxwell is recruited by the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, she discovers the historians there don't just study the past - they revisit it.
But one wrong move and History will fight back - to the death. And Max soon discovers it's not just History she's fighting...
BOOK 1 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES
For fans of Jasper Fforde, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman and Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club
Readers love Jodi Taylor:
'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'
'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it'
'Science fiction, historical fantasy, love story and more all wrapped up in a fast-paced comedy of errors. Please don't wait to read it, you don't know what you are missing'
'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'
'A tour de force'
About the Author
Jodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series, the story of a bunch of disaster prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police series - a St Mary's spinoff and gateway into the world of an all-powerful, international organisation who are NOTHING like St Mary's. Except, when they are. Alongside these, Jodi is known for her gripping supernatural thrillers featuring Elizabeth Cage together with the enchanting Frogmorton Farm series - a fairy story for adults. Born in Bristol and now living in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a novel. Over twenty books later, she still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.
Reviews
Takes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
A true page-turner * SF Revu *
I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it * Wethenerdy.com *
[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance * Library Journal *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472264268
Author Jodi Taylor
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Series Chronicles of St. Mary's
Weight(grams) 291g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 30mm
Details
Series: |
Chronicles of St. Mary's |
Imprint: |
Headline Book Publishing |
Reviews
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I think this is what’s referred to as a hell of a ride.
Just One Damn Thing After Another jumps quickly into a fast pace and doesn’t stop. An abundance of characters, situations and humour ensures constant entertainment. This thing is an absolute romp, and the author leans into that fact unapologetically. She doesn’t try to pretend this is clever or intellectual; she just has fun. In my experience, time travel stories either break your brain or tickle your funny bone. Thankfully, Taylor plumped for the latter. That fact also allows the reader to give no thought whatsoever to whether or not the details of history involved are accurate, because who cares when you’re having this much fun. It’s not all laughs though. The author doesn’t shy away from some ethical and emotional dilemmas, and they hit that much harder by being surrounded by so much frivolity. The author put so much into this book; it utterly amazes me Jodi Taylor also managed to fill another thirteen novels in the series! Not to mention all the filler digital add-ons and a spin-off series. I can’t believe she didn’t run out of ideas, but I’m looking forward to finding out if all the others are as good as the first for myself. Was there anything I didn’t like? Actually, there were a couple of things. The cliffhangers at the end of most of the chapters felt forced and simply weren’t necessary to keep me reading. But my biggest gripe was the constant ‘foretelling’ sentences scattered throughout the book. I’m sure they were meant to be tantalising, but I just found them increasingly irritating. But none of that was enough to put me off, and I’m sure many other readers would enjoy those elements.
