Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs
  • Published: 11 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9780141999210
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $19.99

Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs

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11 Feb 2025
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26 Oct 2023
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Travel back to a vanished world with the celebrated children's history series

The Aztec Empire had been blessed by the gods. Its pyramid temples were warmed by the sun, its fields were thick with corn, its bustling marketplaces were full of feathers, pottery and jewellery. But the Emperor Montezuma was troubled by terrifying omens. And when Spanish sailors landed on the shore, seeking their fortunes in a foreign land, nothing would ever be the same...

The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first-century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened ...
  • Published: 11 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9780141999210
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Dominic Sandbrook

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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Praise for Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs

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
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