Time Riders: The Doomsday Code

Praise for
TimeRiders
:

‘A thriller full of spectacular effects’ –
Guardian

‘Insanely exciting, nail-biting stuff’ –
Independent on Sunday

‘This is a novel that is as addictive as any computer game’


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‘Promises to be a big hit’ –
Irish News

‘A thrilling adventure that hurtles across time and place at

breakneck speed’ –
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‘Plenty of fast-paced action … this is a real page-turner’


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‘A great read that will appeal to both boys and girls …

you’ll find this book addictive!’ –
redhouse.co.uk

‘Contender for best science fiction book of the year …

an absolute winner’ –
Flipside

ALEX SCARROW used to be a graphic artist, then he decided to be a computer games designer. Finally, he grew up and became an author. He has written a number of successful thrillers and several screenplays, but it’s YA fiction that has allowed him to really have fun with the ideas and concepts he was playing around with when designing games.

He lives in Norwich with his son, Jacob, his wife, Frances, and two very fat rats.

Books by Alex Scarrow

TimeRiders

TimeRiders: Day of the Predator

TimeRiders: The Doomsday Code

Sign up to become a TimeRider at:

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ALEX SCARROW

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First published 2011

Text copyright © Alex Scarrow, 2011

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Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN: 978-0-141-96464-5

To my nieces and nephews … here we go (big breath … and in order of age) – Leona, James, Nathan, Abigail, Tom, Aaron, Naomi, Joe, Nick and Connor. Future TimeRiders?

FACT

The Voynich Manuscript is a very real document written in an unidentifiable language that dates from the Middle Ages.

FACT

Despite numerous attempts by code-breakers and computer decryption software, the manuscript’s code has yet to be broken.

FACT

The source of the Robin Hood legend remains a mystery.

FACT

The true identity of the Sheriff of Nottingham at the time of King Richard’s return from the crusades is uncertain.

Table of Contents

PROLOGUE: 2044, Chicago

CHAPTER 1: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 2: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 3: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 4: 1193, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 5: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 6: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 7: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 8: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 9: May 1994, UEA campus, Norwich

CHAPTER 10: 1994, Norwich

CHAPTER 11: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 12: 1994, UEA campus, Norwich

CHAPTER 13: 1994, Norwich

CHAPTER 14: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 15: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 16: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 17: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 18: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 19: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 20: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 21: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 22: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 23: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 24: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 25: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 26: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 27: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 28: 1194, woods, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 29: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 30: 1194, Beaumont Palace, Oxford

CHAPTER 31: 1194, Oxford Castle, Oxford

CHAPTER 32: 1194, Oxford Castle, Oxford

CHAPTER 33: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 34: 1194, Oxford Castle, Oxford

CHAPTER 35: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 36: 1194, Nottingham

CHAPTER 37: 1194, Nottingham

CHAPTER 38: 1194, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham

CHAPTER 39: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 40: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 41: 1194, Oxford Castle, Oxford

CHAPTER 42: 1194, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham

CHAPTER 43: June 1194, Normandy, France

CHAPTER 44: 1194, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham

CHAPTER 45: 1194, Oxford Castle, Oxford

CHAPTER 46: 1194, Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire

CHAPTER 47: 2001, New York

CHAPTER 48: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 49: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 50: 1194, Beaumont Palace, Oxford

CHAPTER 51: 1194, Dover

CHAPTER 52: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 53: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 54: 1194, Nottingham Castle

CHAPTER 55: 1194, Oxford Castle

CHAPTER 56: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 57: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 58: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 59: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

CHAPTER 60: 1194, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

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