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Hunt for the Golden Scarab

M G Leonard author Manuel Šumberac illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Publishing:30th Jan '25

£7.99

This title is due to be published on 30th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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'A complete triumph of imagination . . . readers are going to fall in love with this brilliant new series.' A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of Skandar

'Classic and fresh - a breathtaking adventure.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl

'A spellbinding, seat-of-the-pants adventure . . . fabulous, fast-paced and thrilling.' Jonathan Stroud

'A note-perfect, time-travelling blockbuster.' Jack Meggitt-Phillips, bestselling author of The Beast and the Bethany


The action of Indiana Jones meets the time travel of Dr Who in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first title in the Time Keys series by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for children of 8 to 12 and fans of Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy and Twitch. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Manuel Šumberac.

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?

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

ISBN: 9781035005963

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

288 pages