Laurella Swift and the Keys of Time : Tiger's Eye Books : 9781916194823 : 1916194826 : 07 Jul 2021 : While on holiday in the Isle of Wight, London schoolgirl Laurella Swift makes an amazing discovery; she can travel through time and dimensions. Threads from a charity shop rug transport the mixed-race 10-year-old back to the heart of ancient Persia, where she befriends Artafarnah and his mischievous pet lion cub, Zareen. Artafarnah is the son of Pantea, one of Persia~s greatest female warriors, but when the boy falls into the clutches of a murderous enemy only Laurella can save him. The first in a new series of Laurella Swift adventures, Laurella Swift and the Keys of Time is a historical fantasy which takes middle-grade readers on a rip-roaring escapade to the court of Cyrus the Great.