The Time Bandit
About this ebook
The story follows the adventures of two eleven year old children Lizzie and Sam when
they discover a one-arm-bandit in an scrap yard where they had gone to hide from PC
Goodrich. Eager to see if the machine worked, Sam pulls on the lever and, in the blink of
an eye they are transported back in time to the burial of a Saxon King at Sutton Hoo. Relieved
to find themselves safely returned to the scrap yard. their joy is short lived when they find PC
Goodrich waiting there to apprehend them. But when the policeman spots the one arm bandit,
unable to resist the temptation, PC Goodrich pulls down the handle. Instantly the trio are
transported back in time to the banks of the Little Bighorn River in Montana at the very time
that General Custer is making his famous last stand. With the seventh cavalry and the Indians
locked in battle as it reaches its climax, before PC Goodrich can stop her, Lizzie suddenly
rushes onto the battle-field, and without a thought for her own safety, she saves the life of a
cavalry officers horse. Safely back in the scrap yard, thanks to the policeman's knowledge of
American history, Lizzie learns that because of her bravery, the horse who's life she saved,
would turn out to be the only survivor of the battle. But sadly there were to be no more
time travel adventures, as a few weeks later the scrap yard was demolished, burying the one
arm bandit under mounds of rubble. At least that's what Lizzie and Sam thought. But they
were wrong. Thanks to a canny Scot named Hamish McGregor and his trusty old Transit van,
the one arm bandit was in fact on its way up the A1 to Scotland.
About the author
I was born in Yorkshire but spent much of my adult life in Bedfordshire. I served as a regular soldier for eleven years and after leaving the army, as a hobby I began contributing stories and articles to the monthly magazines published by two Native American Charities. As well as writing I also had a great affection for films and after taking a two year course at the London Screenwriters Workshop I began writing feature length film scripts, completed five feature length screenplays and one short. Sadly, Hollywood didn't come calling so I am now in the process of adapting my screenplays into novels. I finished adapting my first screenplay Shingas in October 2017 which I self published together with a children's book, The Time Bandit. I completed my next adaptation,The Conquistador's Horse, in January 2018 which was published through Troubador Publishing.
