Les Archives de Chronos - La série

Alors qu’elle est mourante, la grand-mère de Kate lui confie un étrange médaillon bleu, qui aurait le pouvoir de la faire voyager dans le temps. D’abord incrédule, l’adolescente finit par comprendre qu’elle dit vrai et que son don est inscrit au plus profond d’elle-même : dans son ADN. La stupeur de Kate se mue en effroi lorsqu’un meurtre commis dans le passé menace directement sa vie : si elle ne parvient pas à l’empêcher, le futur sera modifié, la liberté du monde menacée… Et elle-même sera rayée de la surface de la Terre. Kate n’a plus le choix : au péril de sa vie, elle retourne dans le passé, en 1893, au cœur de l’Exposition universelle de Chicago, afin d’empêcher le meurtre et les événements qui en découlent. Mais elle se rend vite compte que tous ces événements ne sont pas le fruit du hasard, mais d’un projet des plus sinistres, orchestré en plus haut lieu… Kate parviendra-t-elle à remplir sa mission ? Modifier l’espace temporel lui impose un douloureux sacrifice : si elle réussit, le garçon qu’elle aime ne gardera aucun souvenir de son existence… Et une question la tourmente : a-t-elle le droit de manipuler la destinée du monde entier ?

Kiernan Dunne abandoned his family ties to help Kate fight the Cyrists, and he’s never regretted that for one moment. But he doesn’t understand why Kate can’t remember that night in 1893 Chicago, when she turned back to face the killer chasing them through the smoky corridors of the World’s Fair Hotel. Kate placed the CHRONOS key around his neck and made his eight year old self promise to wear it always, and that’s a promise Kiernan has never broken. When Kate suddenly vanishes after a Cyrist-engineered time shift, that hidden medallion is Kiernan’s only hope for finding her. He returns to the Cyrist fold to look for clues, but his search will lead him back to the question that has haunted him for years – what really happened after he left Kate at the World’s Fair Hotel ? This digital novella gives "Timebound" readers a glimpse at Kate in another timeline and helps set the stage for "Time’s Edge", the second book in "The CHRONOS Files" series, coming from Skyscape in October.

To stop her sadistic grandfather, Saul, and his band of time travelers from rewriting history, Kate must race to retrieve the CHRONOS keys before they fall into the Cyrists’ hands. If she jumps back in time and pulls the wrong key – one that might tip off the Cyrists to her strategy – her whole plan could come crashing down, jeopardizing the future of millions of innocent people. Kate’s only ally is Kiernan, who also carries the time-traveling gene. But their growing bond threatens everything Kate is trying to rebuild with Trey, her boyfriend who can’t remember the relationship she can’t forget. As evidence of Saul’s twisted mind builds, Kate’s missions become more complex, blurring the line between good and evil. Which of the people Saul plans to sacrifice in the past can she and Kiernan save without risking their ultimate goal – or their own lives ?

It's 1984 and the only things on Prudence Pierce's mind are seducing her violin instructor and, with the help of her sister Deborah, avoiding the wrath of their mother for stepping out of the house dressed like Madonna. Her mother might also be a teensy bit angry about the medallion Pru swiped from the attic – a medallion that glows lime green and has an oddly hypnotic, holographic effect when Pru holds it in her hand. A simple blink is all it takes to yank Pru from the car with her dad into a world of hurt. She awakens in 2305 to find herself pinned under what's left of CHRONOS headquarters, thanks to a recent terrorist attack. Their prime suspect ? Her mother, Katherine Shaw. And everyone wants to know how Pru got her hands on a CHRONOS key. Pru is convinced that the key is the answer to all her problems. She'll use it to stop her mother, fix her relationship with Deb, and even restore CHRONOS, so that her new friend Tate can return to the job he loves. She can't do it alone, however. Fortunately, she finds Saul Rand, and he's more than willing to help. This second novella follows Prudence's story from her fateful first journey with the CHRONOS key to the point where her story intersects with Kiernan Dunne in the first novella, "Time's Echo". It also helps sets the stage for "Time's Divide", the third and final book in "The CHRONOS Files", coming from Skyscape in October.

The Cyrists are swiftly moving into position to begin the Culling, and Kate’s options are dwindling. With each jump to the past or the future, Kate may trigger a new timeline shift. Worse, the loyalties of those around her – including the allegiances of Kiernan and the Fifth Column, the shadowy group working with Kate – are increasingly unclear. Kate will risk everything, including her life, to prevent the future her grandfather and the Cyrists have planned. But, when time runs out, it may take an even bigger sacrifice to protect the people she loves.