Skipshock

Set in a universe where time is a resource - coveted and exploited, the key to power and privilege - comes a dazzlingly inventive sci-fi fantasy romance by a bestselling Irish author."Skipshock isn't just a book. It is, literally, a new world to dive into, and one so exquisitely conjured that you feel you live there for a while. A suspenseful, romantic, charming and really unique tale." - Matt HaigMargo is on a train to a new boarding school when she slips into another dimension, passing from the height of Irish summer into the chill of an alien winter, from a 24-hour day to one that begins and ends in just six hours. From a stranger on the train - a travelling salesman by the name of Moon - she learns that New Davia is part of a world scarred by uprisings, travel bans and world sealings. Power is determined by time - who has it, who doesn't, and who has the freedom to travel between time zones.Can Margo find a way to get back home - or will she choose to stay in a world where her teenagehood is slipping away faster than ever before, but where she may have found the only person with whom she would choose to spend eternity?

Product details

• Authors: Caroline O’Donoghue, Caroline O'Donoghue
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781529507966
• ISBN: 978-1-5295-0796-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Fantasy & Magical Realism (Children's/Ya), Romance & Relationships Stories (Children's/Ya), JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance