Skipshock

Set in a universe where time is a resource "“ coveted and exploited, the key to power and privilege "“ comes a dazzlingly inventive sci-fi fantasy romance by a bestselling Irish author. "Skipshock isn"™t just a book. It is, literally, a new world to dive into, and one so exquisitely conjured that you feel you live there for a while. A suspenseful, romantic, charming and really unique tale. " "“ Matt Haig Margo is on a train to a new boarding school when she slips into another dimension, passing from the height of Irish summer into the chill of an alien winter, from a 24-hour day to one that begins and ends in just six hours. From a stranger on the train "“ a travelling salesman by the name of Moon "“ she learns that New Davia is part of a world scarred by uprisings, travel bans and world sealings. Power is determined by time "“ who has it, who doesn"™t, and who has the freedom to travel between time zones. Can Margo find a way to get back home "“ or will she choose to stay in a world where her teenagehood is slipping away faster than ever before, but where she may have found the only person with whom she would choose to spend eternity?