Time Lions and the Chrono-Loop
Age 9 +
21 October 2025Imprint: Piccadilly Press
Synopsis
The first book in an exciting new time-travel adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Krystal Sutherland, writing with Martin Seneviratne.
Twelve-year-old twins Pearl and Patrick are definitely not ordinary children. Pearl, the engineering whizz, has invented a time machine, and Patrick, who has encyclopaedic knowledge of all human history, is the perfect person to test it out with her.
They can't wait to find out what life was really like in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome! But when their time-travelling escapades threaten to break the world as we know it, it's the legends their dad has always told them about their homeland, Sri Lanka, that might just help them win an epic battle that could change past, present and future.
Jump in for a funny, thrilling time-travel adventure - who knows what will happen when!
Twelve-year-old twins Pearl and Patrick are definitely not ordinary children. Pearl, the engineering whizz, has invented a time machine, and Patrick, who has encyclopaedic knowledge of all human history, is the perfect person to test it out with her.
They can't wait to find out what life was really like in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome! But when their time-travelling escapades threaten to break the world as we know it, it's the legends their dad has always told them about their homeland, Sri Lanka, that might just help them win an epic battle that could change past, present and future.
Jump in for a funny, thrilling time-travel adventure - who knows what will happen when!
Details
21 October 2025304 pages
9781800785229Imprint: Piccadilly Press
Reviews
Time Lions is an absolute blast - in this timeline and in the past! Funny, heartfelt, clever and just a joy to read. As an added bonus, Time Lions is a fantastic introduction to global mythology that young readers might not be familiar with - and they will have a great time discovering Sri Lankan legends as they accompany Pearl and Patrick on an amazing adventure across time.Katie Tsang, bestselling author of DRAGON MOUNTAIN
Via alternating POVs, Seneviratne and Sutherland reference real historical figures and events to ground intricate, fantastical worldbuilding, and deploy strong characterization chops to develop fully fleshed-out protagonists. The siblings are complex and undeniably charming tweens, whose journeys toward accepting accountability for their mistakes and impulsive decisions, and learning about their responsibilities as world citizens makes for a vivacious time-hopping extravaganza.Publisher's Weekly
Time Lions and the Chrono-Loop is just a brilliant book, exciting and informative with an entertaining storyline pretty much guaranteed to pique the interest of even the most reluctant readers in this age range.Tracy Woods, The School Reading List
