The Principle of Moments

In a future where humans live as indentured labourers across the empire of Thracin Empire, Asha Akindele works on a desert planet called Gahraan—just another cog in the war-machine… until she learns her sister is imprisoned by the Emperor and decides to risk everything to rescue her. Meanwhile, in 1812 London and across time, Obi Amadi, a soul-anchored time-traveller, battles temporal sickness and his own fractured existence. When their paths intertwine across centuries and star-systems, a prophecy awakens. Worlds hang in the balance.

This is the first book in the trilogy The Order of Legends.

Genre: Science-fantasy / space opera with time-travel

Recommended age: Young adult (16+)

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, and the inaugural winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She holds a BA in English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Exeter. She is of Nigerian, Jamaican and British-Australian heritage; her work often focuses on characters who live at intersections of identity, place and belonging.