Emperors of Time by James W. Penn

Tim is a shy history nerd, Julie is popular and smart, Billy is athletic and confident, and Rose is clever and quirky. But what none of them understand is why Steven Hopkins, a Time Traveler from the 24th century, has chosen them to take on the Emperors of Time. The four teens must travel back to 1916 San Francisco to stop the past from being changed. If they fail, the self-proclaimed Emperors of Time will control the future. Their adventure takes them from a bridge over the Susquehanna River in the days before the Battle of Gettysburg to a settlement of outcasts from the Emperors' futuristic paradise and from the seediest to the swankiest parts of 1916 San Francisco.

The Emperors of time tells the story of four teenagers who are charged with the task of correcting manipulations in our time line. Unfortunately, this isn’t as simple as it sounds, not only do they have to correct the altercations, they must find the singular cause in order to do so.

Part sci-fi, part mystery and part adventure, the Emperors of time is a well thought out story and an engaging read.

Readers will relate to the four teenagers, all of whom bring their own beliefs and personality to the story. To succeed they must work together, while dealing with everyday issues of being a teen; secret crushes, mum and dad and siblings.

The writing is clear and concise, the story engaging, and I for one am looking forward to seeing more from J.W.Penn.