TIME KEYS
The Time Keys is a contemporary action packed series, where young adventurers, Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson, travel back in time to amazing periods of history. Think Indiana Jones meets Dr Who. Perfect for children of 8 to 12 . Illustrated in black and white throughout by Manuel Šumberac.
HUNT FOR THE GOLDEN SCARAB
BOOK ONE
Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.
Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds them?
MEET THE TIME KEYS
AUDIOBOOK
WRITTEN BY: M. G. Leonard
NARRATED BY: Theo Solomon
SERIES: TIME KEYS, book one
LENGTH: 7 hours and 17 minutes
ACTIVITIES
A free fun activity sheet can be downloaded from Dropbox.
This contains a wordsearch, codes to crack, a crossword and a treasure map to solve.
Teachers, can find a free downloadable PDF of classroom activities in TES or you can download it from Dropbox.
There is also a playlist of videos featuring M. G. Leonard reading the first chapter from Hunt for the Golden Scarab, talking about the inspiration for the book, and Ancient Egypt in her YouTube channel.
REVIEWS & INterviews
THE LEGEND OF VIKING THUNDER
Book two
Sim's Uncle Emmett is missing. He’s running from the ruthless Council of Keys. Sim and his cousin Jeopardy are determined to find him. Their search takes them through a hidden door in time to Viking Norway and a desperate mission across land and sea to stop the legendary Gjallarhorn - said to herald Ragnarök, the end of the world - from falling into the wrong hands.
The Legend of Viking Thunder can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the thrilling Time Keys series.
AUDIOBOOK
WRITTEN BY: M. G. LEONARD
NARRATED BY: THEO SOLOMON
SERIES: TIMES KEYS - Book Two
LENGTH: 6hrs 28mins
“This series fits perfectly into the Key Stage 2 History curriculum by providing high quality class reads that enhance what is being explored in lessons.”
ACTIVITIES
Teachers, can find a free downloadable PDF of classroom activities in TES or you can download it from Dropbox.
There is a TIME KEYS playlist of videos featuring M. G. Leonard reading the first chapter from The Legend of Viking Thunder in her YouTube channel.
THE IMPOSSIBLE GLADIATOR
Book three
The action adventure of Gladiator meets the time travel of Doctor Who in the third title of this blockbusting epic series.
Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are enjoying an amazing holiday in Rome, until they they are swept up in the mysterious disappearance of world-famous illusionist Kinetic. He vanished during a live, broadcast illusion in Rome's famous Colosseum, but he never reappeared. When Kinetic’s sister finds a strange description of a Roman gladiator in a history book who sounds uncannily like her brother, the friends are determined to help.
They travel through secret time doors to the spectacular – and deadly – Colosseum in 80 CE. Facing fierce gladiators, rhinos, hungry lions, and the ruthless Chairman of the Council of Keys, Kane Wolfe, can the brave trio survive the ancient games and bring Kinetic – and themselves – back to their own time?
The Impossible Gladiator can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the thrilling Time Keys series.
AUDIOBOOK
WRITTEN BY: M. G. LEONARD
READ BY: THEO SOLOMON
SERIES: TIME KEYS (Book Three)
LENGTH: 6hrs 10mins
There is a TIME KEYS playlist of videos featuring M. G. Leonard reading an extract from The Impossible Gladiator in her YouTube channel.
Download an activity sheet for fun at home.
ATTACK OF THE SEA DOGS
BOOK four
Coming September 2026
Sim, Jeopardy, and Nelson time travel back to 1587, the tense year leading up to the Spanish Armada. They quickly find themselves in dangerous territory aboard Sir Francis Drake's ship the Elizabeth Bonaventure, when the ship sets sail for Drake's notorious three-day raid on Cádiz. Trapped, Sim and his friends must navigate explosive sea battles and evade a mysterious masked mercenary, before they can attempt to return to Tudor London and their original mission to search for Sim's father.
YOU WILL FIND AN EXTRACT OF THIS BOOK AT THE BACK OF THE IMPOSSIBLE GLADIATOR.
Book Five
COMING 2027
When will the time keys travel to next?