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An Ambush of Years

by J. a. Enfield

A young adult alternate-history adventure

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A young adult alternate-history adventure

Mick Conway’s life is already unsettled by grief, an absent father, repeated moves, and responsibility for his baby sister when he is transported to a world without familiar modern infrastructure. There, time travel and shadowy intruders bring a new danger into the mix. The premise links Mick’s wish to return home with a larger effort to stop a deadly plan, setting personal displacement alongside speculative adventure. Its alternate-history setup hinges on a sharp contrast between the comforts Mick takes for granted and the unfamiliar world he must navigate.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in alternate-history fiction
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining time travel with a young protagonist’s effort to find a way home
  • Readers interested in family upheaval and speculative danger

Themes

Grief and family separationFrequent moves and belongingTime travelAdaptation to unfamiliar worldsConfronting danger

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Book overview

Mick Conway is tired of mourning his mom and wondering when his dad will finally come home. He's tired of moving to live with yet another aunt or uncle and having to change schools and friends each time he moves. And, as much as he loves his baby sister Emilia, he might be a little less tired if somebody else would take a turn getting her back to sleep at night.

He isn't tired of electricity, functional sewer systems, or a world with some respect for the laws of physics. But he doesn't realize how much he cherishes those things until he's mysteriously dropped somewhere that doesn't have any of them-though it does have time travel, faceless interlopers skulking in the shadows, and somebody with a sinister plan that could prove deadly. Can Mick help thwart that plan? And can he do so without giving up on getting back home?
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