The Monkey Who Fell From The Future

The hilarious, moving and adventure-packed new novel for readers of 9 and up from Ross Welford, the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of Time Travelling with a Hamster

The year is 2425. Centuries after a catastrophic meteor collision, nature has retaken the earth. In a small town in what was once England, young Ocean Mooney and the monkey-owning Duke Smiff have just dug up a 400 year-old tablet computer.

Meanwhile, in the present day, Thomas Reeve and his genius cousin Kylie create the Time Tablet - a device which they hope will allow them to communicate with the future.

But when the Time Tablet malfunctions live on television, Thomas and Kylie are sucked into the year 2425 - and have only 24 hours to return home, and save the future of humanity...

In this latest science fiction from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Ross Welford, the detective stories are woven with a unique blend of action and technology. The children's book, THE MONKEY WHO FELL FROM THE FUTURE, is a thrilling journey that explores the mysteries of science and inventions.

For fans of J M Forster (Bad Hair Days), Christopher Edge (The Longest Night of Charlie Noon), Katherine Rundell (Rooftoppers), Maz Evans (The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife), and M.G. Leonard (Twitch).

HarperCollins Children's 2023