Mark Davis

Natasha Narayan

The Timetraveller's Guide to Victorian London

Dark secrets at the maharajah's palace... Lost treasure and a bear attack in the Himalayas... And a naughty Indian monkey, filled with an ancient evil... When world-famous explorer Gustav Champlon disappears just before a trip to India to find lost treasure, Kit Salter is determined to discover why. Tiny footprints in Gustav's room put her on the trail of a naughty Indian monkey. Before long she and her friends are aboard a steamer to India, on a quest to find the monkey and save Champlon. Welcomed into the palace of the boy Maharajah, a fabulous adventure ensues: Tiger hunts, court intrigue and a mountain expedition to find the lost paradise of Shambala... A second fantastic story in a wonderfully exotic setting from an exhilarating writer.

Book 2

The Maharajah's Monkey

Kit Salter and her friends Rachel, Waldo and Isaac tumble into another adventure when their coach is hijacked on the wilds of Dartmoor. Their arch enemies, the Baker Brothers, are behind the kidnapping. They force the children into a perilous voyage to China in search of a secret martial arts manual. From bustling Shanghai, their journey takes them to the hidden heart of Imperial China--Peking's Forbidden City. En route they battle opium smugglers, pirates and kung-fu fighters, before a climactic encounter with the mysterious Wooden Men, giant killers armed with lethal powers and a dastardly will of their own. Will Kit and her friends survive the danger and mysteries of China and win back their freedom? Find out in this twisting, thrilling adventure.

Natasha Narayan

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