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Time Travel Twins

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Book cover of #1 - The Time Travel Twins by James Patterson

#1 - The Time Travel Twins

All that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they’re time travellers. What could go wrong?

Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the gloomy orphanage where they grew up. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents.

But even in their wildest dreams, they never imagined the truth. They can travel through time!

Armed only with perplexing clues to their past and a time travel talisman that is key to their future, Pew and Basket embark on an epic quest. Their voyage takes them from battlefields to pirate colonies, all in a race to uncover the secrets of their family – and outsmart time’s greatest villain.

History, adventure and mystery collide in this delightfully clever romp through space and time.


James Patterson, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2024
Book cover of #2 - The Time Travel Twins: The Pharaoh’s Tomb by James Patterson

#2 - The Time Travel Twins: The Pharaoh’s Tomb

Adventure, mystery, history, and humour collide in this rollicking, rip-roaring caper from the world’s favourite storyteller.

Time-traveling orphans Pew and Basket Church just barely escaped the clutches of the evil Pirate Macaulay (pretty much the worst guy ever) and spoiled his plans for world domination (he wasn’t thrilled, to say the least). But even more shocking than discovering they must protect time itself They’ve learned that somewhere—or somewhen— they have a long-lost family member.

Chasing clues left behind by their time-traveler parents, the twins hope to find their elusive relative in ancient Egypt. Except they land splat in the middle of a deadly plot against Cleopatra (yes, that Cleopatra). To save new friends and the future, the twins will need to solve tricky puzzles, escape gnarly traps, and thwart dastardly schemes. But if they manage to survive (a big if ), they might find a treasure worth more than any pyramid’s gold.

History has never been funnier than in this adventure, packed with great escapes, intriguing mysteries, and plenty of clever twists.