'Alex Woolf creates an incredible world - his writing is so cinematic that you can picture the Chronosphere in your head as you read. His concept of time travel is meticulously thought out and you find yourself swept along effortlessly by the story. A great achievement for a first-time novelist.... Highly recommended!' Cath Senker, Amazon reviewer

'This is an absolutely fantastic book with two equally brilliant sequels... Written by someone with an absolutely first-rate imagination. I just could not put down this book until it ended, and had to buy the sequels. Brilliant.... This trilogy is the best series of books for young adults I've read since - dare I say it - the (later) Harry Potter novels. Cracking stuff.' Fire Dragon

'Reminiscent of a YA version of Matrix. A must for the YA sci-fiers out there, who enjoy action, twists and turns and don't mind being left hanging at the end for the next book.' Goodreads reviewer

'A blend of high-tech and rural picnicking, with copious odd-sounding drinks, lots of choices, and suitably memorable hourglass-shaped central habitat, it's a place teen readers could easily see themselves in. In fact, and this is high praise, I could easily see this sitting along Scott Westerfeld's future-set teen sci-fantasies.' John Lloyd, The Book Bag

'I loved the whole concept - who wouldn't like to buy themselves some more time?' Goodreads reviewer

'I was hooked from the first page of this book.' Juniper's Jungle

'The author has created a future world where the trade-off for a life of luxury is control by a ruthless police state. The story is in turn exciting, sexy and thought-provoking and the author shows an intuitive knowledge of his target audience, the gadget-savvy teenager.' Leicestershire Library Services Book Recommendations

★Amazing YA Sci-Fi by the award-winning and international best-selling author Alex Woolf! He is also the author of the renowned general history work 'The History of the World', as well as several best-selling children's non-fiction books in the 'You Wouldn’t Want to Live without' series.
★The first two titles have been included in the 'Silver Rocket YA Sci-Fi' series edited by Liu Cixin, the internationally renowned science fiction writer, author of 'The Three-Body Problem' and 'The Wandering Earth', and a Hugo Award winner! Together with works such as 'The Wandering Earth (YA Edition)', the books help children build a systematic framework of science fiction, and have been a regular bestseller on Dangdang.com's children's book bestseller list for years.
★The story is set in the late 22nd century. Join in the adventures of teens in the time machine, where they were able to purchase spare time. Everything was fine at the beginning, but problems and crises lurk beneath the glamorous appearance of the time machine.
★ Sold for English ( USA) and Simplified Chinese rights.

The series includes three books: '1. Time Out of Time', '2. Malfunction', and '3. Ex Tempora'.

In the late 22nd century, people can extend their lifespans, or simply take a holiday from their lives, by buying themselves extra months or years in the Chronosphere, a place where time moves half a million times slower than in the real world. This series follows the adventures of Raffi Delgado and his friends in the thrilling, dangerous world of the Chronosphere.

On his eighteenth birthday, Raffi Delgado buys himself twelve months in the Chronosphere. At first it seems like paradise: constant good weather, luxury apartments with electronic MAID service, hoverbiking, air-tennis and trips to the holoplex, all in the knowledge that he will return home just a minute after he left. But after a spate of mysterious disappearances and some strange behaviour by the MAIDs, Raffi and his friends start to uncover the dark truths bubbling beneath the glossy exterior of the Chronosphere.

With his friends by his side, Raffi must navigate the shadows lurking in this timeless realm to survive. Can he escape the Chronosphere before his minute runs out?

Alex Woolf
An award-winning author of books for both adults and children, Alex Woolf has published nearly 100 novels and non-fiction works. He has won many honors, including the prestigious ASE Book of the Year Award (from The Association for Science Education), The RED Book Award (from Falkirk Council), and The Guardian's Best New Children's Book of the Month.
His non-fiction works cover a wide range of themes, from the scientific and natural world to political science and social issues. To date, his most significant work is ‘The History of the World’. Since its first publication in 2008, the book has sold tens of thousands of copies in English-speaking countries and has been translated into seven different languages.
A prolific writer of popular science books, Woolf is also the co-author of the bestselling children’s science book series ‘You Wouldn’t Want to Live without’ series, which is currently a global hit, licensed in over ten countries and regions. His work "Think Like a Scientist" won the prestigious British Association for Science Education's Book of the Year Award (ASE).
His fiction spans crime, mystery, sci-fi, historical, steampunk, and horror genres. His sci-fi trilogy ‘Chronosphere Book’ series, which has been licensed in China and included in Hugo Award winning novelist Cixin Liu's Youth Sci-Fi book series, together with his master work The Wandering Earth’s YA edition. The book series is ranking Top Children’s Book Bestsellers for years. And his horror novel, Soul Shadows, was shortlisted for the Falkirk Red Book Award. He is also a regular author for Fiction Express, online publishers of interactive stories for schools. Fiction Express is read by 1.2 million pupils in over 8,500 schools around the world. In 2014, he published the steampunk-style science fiction series Iron Sky, marking his first forte into the steampunk world.