The Mongol Ascension (A Jump in Time, 3)
Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew is a time-jumper. By means of a magical “jump rod” (as well as an occult incantation), he travels back in time to fix “glitches”—key moments that could change the course of history for the worse.
The Mongol Ascension is the third novel in Andrew Varga’s A Jump in Time series, following The Last Saxon King and The Celtic Deception. Aimed at readers aged 12 to 18, this new swashbuckling adventure carries Dan—and his jumping partner, the fiery and intrepid Samantha, also 17—to the steppes of Mongolia in the twelfth century, where they meet a youthful, charismatic Mongol warrior named Temujin.
Temujin must be their reason for jumping. But what is the glitch they must fix? The answer lies in his future identity, if all goes well: Genghis Khan, destined to create an immense empire that will indelibly change the course of Asian and European history. Or will it?
Several subplots intersect with the Mongolian one, which is full of historical information, bloody fights, and intrigue. Both Dan and Sam have normal teenage problems, such as bullies and homework, and their relationship teeters between business and romance. Sam has a rival for Dan’s affections, too.
But most importantly, they belong to a cadre of time jumpers now being twisted to the evil purposes of Victor, a corrupt politician who has murdered both their fathers and aims to become the autocrat of the whole world. Only a few independent jumpers, including Sam and Dan, remain to oppose his wicked schemes.
Where will their exciting story go (or jump) next? Enthralled young adult readers must wait for the next installment in the series to find out.
