num_pages: 363
description: Librarian Note: Alternative cover edition for this isbn  here TIME CITYA place that exists outside time and spaceWhen Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she is unexpectedly whisked away there, instead of to the safety of the countryside.The Time Patrol works to preserve the correct sequence of historic events, but rogue time-travellers are plotting to take control and are stealing the wards that protect the city. If they succeed, Time City and History as we know it will be destroyed.Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Vivian can help save their world. But how can she possibly know what to do, when the important event hasn't even happened yet?Cover illustration by Fred Gambino
language: English
title: A Tale of Time City
titlecomplete: A Tale of Time City
characters: Vivian Smith
genres: Time Travel, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 5151
awards: awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Geffen Award
category: Best Translated YA Book
publisher: Collins