Lies, Damned Lies, and History

"I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been reckless. I've broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me."

Max, historian of St Mary's, has finally overstepped. The fallout is severe enough to ground her, and the seventh Chronicles of St Mary's novel is about whether the damage can be undone — for her colleagues, for the Institute, and for herself.

Jodi Taylor's tea-soaked disaster magnets continue to hurtle around History, from King Arthur's era to Stonehenge to thirteenth-century Britain, and the usual comedy is sharpened here by real consequence. The book was nominated for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction.