The Chronicles of St Mary's
Science Fiction
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
June 7, 2016
348
The first book in the "USA Today" bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone s cup of tea. History is just one damned thing after another. Arnold Toynbee Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary s Institute of Historical Research, a different kind of academic work is taking place. Just don t call it time travel these historians investigate major historical events in contemporary time.
Just One Damned Thing After Another refers to a quote by A. J. Toynbee, and the title of the first book in the Chronicles of St. Mary’s series by Jodi Taylor. The title sets the tone for the book – it is irreverent and fun, inventive and inevitable.
The book follows Dr. Maxwell and the start of her adventures at St. Mary’s. The institute is a historical research center that uses time travel as a method of performing historical research to understand the hows and whys of muddy periods of history. It is fraught with danger and there is never a dull moment. Very highly recommended sci-fi tongue-in-cheek adventure series.