Adventures in Time: Heroines: The Box Set

Fiction is seldom as thrilling as the real life adventures played out in Dominic Sandbrook’s superb Adventures in Time stories … In Cleopatra, we follow Egypt’s most famous queen through a roller coaster of military battles and doomed love affairs. * The Oldie *Few plots can rival the real-life dramas played out in the superb Adventures in Time series by the historian Dominic Sandbrook, one of the most exciting new voices in children’s non-fiction. * Daily Telegraph *History and fiction meld in a spectacular new series retelling thrilling tales from past eras, all with the benefit of the latest research. * Financial Times *A must-read for fans of Ancient Egypt and the Romans. This book is well-researched, detailed, nicely paced, and engaging… Sandbrook’s Cleopatra is a well-rounded, inspirational figure with strengths, flaws, and true-to-life motivations - this book is a well-deserved fist-bump to this heroic female. * Imagining History *The latest book in Dominic Sandbrook’s fastpaced, gripping and well researched Adventures In Time series tells the tumultuous story of the legendary Egyptian queen. * Daily Express *

Dominic Sandbrook has been passionate about history ever since he read the Ladybird children’s books. As a historian, he has written eight books for adults. He has also presented several BBC television series, covering topics such as time travel, alien invasions, the James Bond films and the Harry Potter stories. His favourite book is The Lord of the Rings. His favourite football team is Wolverhampton Wanderers. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and son, Arthur. It was Arthur who came up with the idea for Adventures in Time, after a family trip to the Imperial War Museum. He now serves as the books’ chief battle consultant.

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