Ravenlock (Paperback)

by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 9781846930416
Published: 2007
Pages: 183
Description
Ravenlock
Twelve year old Derek is given a special birthday present by his father - a trip in the Time machine "The Templon." All goes well until they are hit by an asteroid. It collides with Earth and destroys the dinosaurs, but sends them crashing into the world of pre - Arthurian Britain. Derek is captured by Vikings and sold as a slave to work in the dreaded "Black Mill." His father uses his knowledge to become the Duke of Ravenvale, Lord of the Raven River Valley. From his castle "Ravenlock" he manages to rescue Derek. They realise that, if they are to return to their own time, they must repair the Templon. All they need is a pair of Quantum Couplers, not easily obtained in ancient Britain. They need to train some scientists and engineers, build a science laboratory, hold off the raiding Vikings, equip a modern army, make electricity, stop thieves taking modern arms, and try not to change history.
About the Author

Geoff was born in Jersey, then under German occupation, during World War II. Soon after the war, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He was educated at All Souls' School, Charters Towers - a rather traditional boarding school after the English style. What knowledge one didn't learn through the ears was well and truly belted in through the rear end, complete with blood blisters. His first contact with the cane was for not running around a sports oval fast enough. He now prides himself on a complete disinterest on sports and knows nothing about cricket. This led to his creative and artistic sides developing. He had a way with words, and was a skilled debater.
After secondary school, he took to teaching, graduated, and then obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education. For the next thirty years, he lived with remote aborigines in the Great Western Desert, firstly as a primary school teacher, and later as a School Principal and Administrator. During this time, he took up writing, mostly short stories and film scripts. It was a good way to while away lonely hours in the desert evenings.