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By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Natasha Hodgson
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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.

Margo 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?

©2025 Caroline O'Donoghue (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd. Coming of Age Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction
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Loved it. The narrator has such a calming and soothing voice, very well read :) the story is engaging and characters brilliantly developed. can’t wait for the next one

Original and fun

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Really enjoyed this audio book, the narrator was great, very soothing and easy to follow. I noticed a trend with 2-person (or more) viewpoint books that the audio books go with 2 narrators, which I dont really like. Its the one narrator for this whole book and they do a great job with accents and characters. The book is supposed to be YA fantasy but I think it should have wide appeal. The world building is truly unique... its not just magic people doing magic things in different magic places like a lot of fantasy novels. There's actually a genuine physical complexity to the world itself (not just politics between people within). Ill be looking out for book 2!

exciting, intriguing, great narration

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