Out Of Time

Author(s): John Marsden
ISBN: 9780330272360
Binding: Paperback
Published: 1991-07-05

James reads by his open bedroom window at night. Other lives and other worlds beckon. One of these worlds is conjured by old Mr Woodforde, a physicist who looks more like an accountant and who constructs a strange black box.

One day when James slips into the laboratory, he makes a dreadful discovery and learns to master a great power.

Who is the little boy in Mexico who scratches pictures of aeroplanes in the dust How will the girl caught in a wartime bomb blast be reunited with her parents And why does James sit alone in his island of silence

This is a challenging novel which poses a new question on every page as it draws us into an ever-widening series of mysteries, into magical, dangerous worlds - in and out of time.

With 'Out of Time' John Marsden has produced a novel that will further enhance his reputation as one of the most successful writers of fiction for teenagers.