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Time Machine 1: Secret of the Knights

by Jim Gasperini

A time-travel quest tied to England’s Order of the Garter

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A time-travel quest tied to England’s Order of the Garter

Jim Gasperini’s young adult science-fiction story turns questions about the Order of the Garter—its blue cloth emblem and French motto—into the premise for a journey six centuries into the past. The description links the search for the order’s origins with a requirement for the traveler: becoming a knight before setting out. Historical references provide the framework for the time-travel adventure, while the central mystery concerns why England’s knights adopted a garter as their symbol and what its motto means.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in time-travel fiction
  • Readers curious about historical mysteries and medieval knighthood

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Time travelMedieval knighthoodHistorical symbols and mottosMystery

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Book overview

For six hundred years, the highest honor in England has been to be made a knight of the Order of the Garter. King Edward III began this order sometime in the 1340s. Members wear a blue garter of cloth around their sleeves, on which is written "Honi soit qui mal y pense." This is the motto of the Order of the Garter.

Why did the best knights in England choose a garter as their symbol--and what does the motto mean? The secret of the knights is hidden back in time. You must travel back six centuries to find it, but to do so you will first have to become a knight yourself!

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