What if the past became your future? A gripping adventure travelling back in time to the heyday of Victorian Crystal Palace fusing history, mystery and fantasy. Perfect for the young and the young at heart who love Dr. Who, Harry Potter, and Jodi Taylor.

"A fantastic time travel adventure." (Waterstones)

"Graham Whitlock is a wonderful storyteller." (Suzy K. Quinn, New York Times best seller)

"A wistful, clever and hilarious adventure into the perilous world of the past! It's quirky and dark. And so much fun." (Carrie Jones, New York Times best-selling young adult author)

Joe's world is turned upside down when he discovers a shattered compass among the brambles where the Crystal Palace once stood and travels through time back to 1888.

With help from the teenage H. G. Wells and Samuel Coleridge Taylor, daredevil Iris Blondin, Arthur Conan Doyle the creator of Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of the Gypsies, Joe must foil dangerous diamond thieves to uncover dark secrets about the 'People's Palace'. Standing on boundaries between worlds, its mysterious secrets are tied to the fate of his family.

Will Joe be trapped in the past with his new friends, find a way to return to his family or can he somehow have both?