Chronicles of the Tempus

An ordinary girl - extraordinary adventures in time. The thrilling historical adventures of The Queen Must Die, The Queen Alone and The Queen At War are now available as a trilogy for the first time.



In twenty-first century New York, peculiar things are happening to Katie Berger-Jones-Burg. One minute, she's at home with her pop-star mother - the next, she's hurtling back through time to Victorian England. Queen Victoria's reign is constantly threatened by political and supernatural plots, and everyone is relying on Katie to save the day. But what will happen when Katie's time runs out?



K. A. S. Quinn was born and raised in California and studied History and English at Vassar College. For ten years she was the publisher of the

Spectator. She has written for

The Times,

Telegraph,

Independent and

Wall Street Journal, as well as appearing on

Any Questions,

A Good Read,

Famous Lives and

Broadcasting House for the BBC. She is married to Stephen Quinn, the publishing director of

Vogue. They live in London and have two small boys. She still reads children's books in bed, after lights out, with a torch.



A magical, time-travel adventure in the mould of E Nesbit.



Exasperated by life at home and school, Katie discovers the solace of reading and writing her diary while hiding under her bed... and wakes up in Buckingham Palace in 1851. Humorous, historical, time-travelling adventure.



Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria's reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria's younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught up in a terrifying world of dishonest courtiers plotting unspeakable acts with the help of powerful helpers with extra powers. The details of the life of the Victorian Royals are brilliantly evoked while the adventure spearheaded by three exuberant children rattles along at a cracking pace.