From Goodreads
It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has been born yet. Perhaps now they never will be.
Stanton knows that a great and terrible war is coming. A collective suicidal madness that will destroy European civilization and bring misery to millions in the century to come. He knows this because, for him, that century is already history.
Somehow he must change that history. He must prevent the war. A war that will begin with a single bullet. But can a single bullet truly corrupt an entire century?
And, if so, could another single bullet save it?
My thoughts
4.5 stars or 9/10 this was a recent read of my local Library Reading Group and not necessarily on that I would have chosen for myself. I really enjoyed the story and do like Ben Elton's writing style, it's ages since I have read any of his books though.
This was a thought provoking read about time travel and how our actions could change history, if we were able to go back in time to alter events that had happened.
This was quite a quick easy read despite the size of the book. Once you're hooked you want to keep reading to find out what happens to the characters and how their actions impacted on the future.
If you get chance to read this one, do please give it a go
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