The Order of Time by Scott P. Southall

Twins who are different in almost every way, Anastasia and Edward Upston are still the best of friends and practically inseparable. Whether fending off bullies at the elite Blake Academy or examining rare antiquities at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, they tackle the highs and lows of sixth grade together. Then: life gets complicated.

Anastasia and Edward discover that their friend and mentor, Dr. Gregorian, is part of a secret society called the Order of Time. They learn that time is not fixed, it is a fluid continuum where changes to the past can create ripples all the way through to the present. The twins find themselves unwittingly responsible for preventing disaster by traveling to Ancient Egypt. But have their history books prepared them for what they will find when they travel across time and the hot sands of Egypt?

Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends

Anastasia and Edward Upston are summoned to the Order of Time’s London headquarters to provide testimony. Their friend and mentor Dr. Alfred Gregorian has been charged with violating the time-traveling society’s rules in relation to their trip to ancient Egypt. The twelve-year-old twins are determined to defend Dr. G and to get a closer look at the inner workings of the Order and its secret academy.

An unexpected turn of events leaves the twins stranded a thousand years in the past during the Viking Age. Hopes of returning home become secondary when they find themselves caught in the midst of a power struggle between Odin and Loki that could instigate the end of the Nine Realms. Surviving the Viking Age long enough for Dr. G and the Order to rescue them may be the hardest thing they ever do. If they can ….