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Hunt for the Golden Scarab

Time Keys, Book 1

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Hunt for the Golden Scarab

By: M. G. Leonard, Manuel Sumberac - illustrator
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
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About this listen

Epic blockbusting adventure meets the mystery of time travel in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first title of the Time Keys series by M. G. Leonard, bestselling, award-winning author of Beetle Boy, Twitch, Adventures on Trains, and The Ice Children.

Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.

Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds them?

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Critic reviews

A note-perfect, time-travelling blockbuster - richly imagined, genuinely fresh . . . A perfect book to open doors for reluctant readers. (Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany)
Classic and fresh - a breathtaking adventure (Eoin Colfer)
Utterly transporting, meticulously researched and a complete triumph of imagination. History, time travel and mystery combine in this epic new adventure from one of our best writers . . . I know so many readers are going to fall in love with this new brilliant series. (A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of the Skandar series)
'A beautiful concept and a spellbinding, seat-of-the-pants adventure, Hunt for the Golden Scarab is fabulous, fast paced and thrilling. More please!' (Jonathan Stroud)
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Love the story it was really interesting liked the characters but the story could have been more to the point rather than leaving loads of suspense. ( suspense is good but if you hold it for to long it gets annoying).

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