The Last Saxon King: A Jump in Time Novel
The Last King of Saxon A Jump in Time Novel by Andrew Varga
296 Pages
Publisher: Imbrifex
Release Date: March 7, 2023
Fiction, Time Travel, Coming of Age, Young Adult, Teen, Medieval England
Daniel Renfrew and his father live solitary lives. He is homeschooled and spends a lot of time playing games online and walking the mall. On a day when he returns home early, he see his father fighting for his life with a man named Victor. His father throws him a baton and tells him to run.
There is a flash of light and then Daniel is in a forest. He starts yelling for help when a hooded person comes to his aid. The person speaks a different language and is dressed in peculiar clothes. Daniel is told to strip down and get rid of all the metal on his body, burn his clothes, identification, and phone. Daniel does not know what is going on. He believes he is being robbed and kidnaps and complies. The person leaves him, and he goes in search of people and comes upon a village. He doesn’t understand the language at first but after the touch of the baton, he can understand them perfectly. He finds out he is in medieval England.
Daniel becomes part of King Harold’s army although William of Normandy must win the battle. He finds Sam, a lovely redhead girl who helps save him multiple times. He fights in the Battle of Hastings before he is able to return to his own timeline.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. Daniel is likeable and Sam is a strong independent young woman. If you like young adult time travel stories, you will enjoy reading this book.
