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The History Keepers
The Storm Begins
- Author: Damian Dibben
- Category: Fiction Debut Sci-fi / Fantasy
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- Pub date: 1 September 2011
- Length: 464 pages
About The History Keepers
move over Harry Potter, it is time for Jake Djones to take the limelight. Almost too exciting for bedtime reading
– TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE
Imagine if you lost your parents – not just in place, but in time.
Jake Djones’ mum and dad have gone missing and they could be anywhere in the world – at any time in history. Because the Djones family have an astonishing secret, which for years they’ve managed to keep - even from each other. They belong to the HISTORY KEEPERS: a secret society which travels through the centuries to prevent evil enemies from meddling with History itself.
In the quest to find his parents, Jake is whisked from 21st Century London to 19th century France, the headquarters of the mysterious History Keepers, where he discovers the truth about his family’s disappearance - and the evil Prince Zeldt’s plan to destroy the world as we know it…
About the Author
Damian has worked extensively as a screenwriter on projects as diverse as Phantom Of The Opera and Puss In Boots. His original screenplay, Seventh Heaven will go into production next year. His varied passions include cosmology, ancient history, natural science and rollicking adventure stories. He is a proud Londoner and lives on the Southbank with his dog Dudley. The History Keepers is his first novel.