Yesterdays Treasures (Hourglass Institute Series Book 2)

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Here to re-fight a battle or something? I've seen that kind of thing before. Ok then, Je m'appelle Tom Oakley. I mean, Je ne vous comprend pas ," Tom said, forehead wrinkling under the effort of remembering his French lessons. It was no good though: He turned around and saw another man in similar uniform, although smarter looking and adorned with some gold braid - an officer perhaps. This man was brandishing a long curving sabre in one hand and a pistol in the other.

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So then, when is the battle? I would love to see it. Only we go home tonight and I think Is the English army finally coming to face us?

Or are the mountain rebels planning an attack on this fort? Mon Dieu but I dearly hope so I will have half a dozen strung up by nightfall if they come here. If we are still about, we will come and see the battle if you tell me what time. That French flag above this Welsh fort, these men dressed as French soldiers from the Napoleonic wars of two hundred years ago and what the officer said offhand about rebels in the mountains and a raid on Conwy: The only answer was a puzzled glance from the officer and another painful shove from behind, but Tom knew he was right.

Tom had been there before earlier in the year and visited Britain in the twentieth century: Now, he seemed to be in that other world again, but at an earlier date, when the French under Napoleon had invaded Britain. Tom frowned, so how did he get here? A third shove from the musket butt told him that it did not matter, at least not for the moment: He needed to find a place to get his bearings and then he could transport himself back to his world.

He stumbled along a few feet until he was just behind the officer and then took off and barging past him, landed on the top step and careered down them, two at a time.

There was a loud bang from behind. Glancing over his shoulder Tom saw a cloud of smoke around the soldier's musket. Having discharged his weapon and missed, the Frenchman was quickly fastening a bayonet to the end of the musket as he scuttled after his quarry. Tom carried on down the steps and landed with a crunch on the packed earth of the fort interior. Tom made for them, but after ten strides stopped in his tracks. The gates were open because a horseman was coming through them.

The man wore a green jacket and a shiny brass helmet and he sat on a huge, dark brown horse. His eyes narrowed as he took in the sight of the officer and soldier chasing after Tom.

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He drew his sword with a metallic swish and dug in his heels. The horse leapt forward at the gallop - heading straight for Tom. Behind, the soldiers had almost caught up with him. Desperately, Tom reached out in his mind for the Map - the connection he had with the world about him and the tool by which he could transport himself anywhere. But in his panic he could not focus on it. The thundering beast charged down upon him and the cavalryman's sword arm went back ready to strike down and cut him to pieces.

The Hourglass Institute, Redfeld's masters and even the Directorate are soon in the hunt.

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One by one the pieces are found but eventually Tom and the others discover who is really after The Crown and what their motivations are. It is only then that they realise the extent of the danger, for ' Yesterday's Treasures ' can mean the destruction of tomorrow. His dad had fancied coming here when he saw it in a holiday brochure. Nearby, the mountains of Snowdonia loomed over the skyline; it was great scenery and there was plenty to do. Tomorrow they were going home and in a couple of days the new school term would start, so, after lunch, his mum, dad and sister had gone to nearby Caernarfon to buy some souvenirs and presents.

However, this was not the familiar red and blue crosses on a white background that he expected to see, but an altogether different flag: It was the tricolour of France! Shading his eyes, he peered up at the flagpole and the standard that flapped about in the gentle breeze coming in off the Irish Sea. Baffled, Tom turned his head to glance around the fort, but he could not see a second flagpole anywhere nearby. As he stood there and stared at the empty battlements he felt something brush past his right arm and heard the footsteps pass on by.

A chill passed down his spine and he felt goose pimples creep along his arms. He gulped as he saw that he was gazing right down the end of a gun barrel. Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I really enjoyed this book! I liked the first book, and the second continued in a very similar vein.

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The characters were mostly well developed, and it was fun to read. The only reason that I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that I felt that the female characters were very one dimensional. They weren't treated as ridiculous stereotypes, but they felt very flat, unlike the male characters, who had many different reasons for acting as they did. It was a very good book, and I will be looking for the next. I recommend this book for anyone who is into time travel YA books.

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