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The Midnight Society: A Magical YA Urban Fantasy with Time Travel (The Midnight Chronicles (The Time Wars World) Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rhonda Sermon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 299 ratings
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"Possibly the best way I've EVER seen time travel done" Amazon Reviewer


Back to the Future meets The Mortal Instruments in this action packed mix of magic, time travel and teenage drama.


Cate was always different. Five years of witness protection has made her an outcast. When the world and everyone except her seem to freeze at the bus stop one day, she feels more alone than ever.

As she tries to understand what’s happening, a group of teens appear out of thin air, lift the bus over their heads, and disarm a bomb placed underneath it. They seem surprised she can see them as they disappear once again.

After the mystery teens show up at her school the next day, Cate is drawn into a world of time travel and magic she never thought possible. It turns out she has powers of her own, but only she can decide whether she uses them for the forces of good or world-altering evil…

The Midnight Society is the first book in a series of young adult urban fantasy novels. If you like original butt-kicking heroines, fast-paced sci-fi action, and unpredictable time travel twists, then you’ll love Rhonda Sermon’s refreshing, entertaining series starter.

Buy The Midnight Society to travel through time with Cate today!

The Midnight Society is the first book in The Midnight Chronicles Series (The Midnight Society was originally released as Timesurfers.)


Filled with action, magic and mind-blowing time travel plot twists, fans of Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray and Suzanne Collins are going to love this magical new fantasy series.


What people are saying about this YA Urban Fantasy
"Prepare for an EPIC book hangover"
"Pure fantastical with a side of trippy sci-fi and loads of thrilling action"
"Had to read it straight thru!"
"Time travel at its best"
"Full of more Paradoxes than Einstein could unravel"
"Time traveling and teenage problems mixed and stirred make for a fantastic read!"


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    The Midnight Chronicles
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    May 31, 2016
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
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"OMG that was amazing" Catherine - Escape_by_Reading

"This is pure fantastical with a side of trippy sci-fi and loads of thrilling action" Mama Reads Hazel Sleeps

"The family trees in this story are CRAZY GENIUS" - Meredith - Meredith Reads

"The way time travel was handled... perhaps the best way I have EVER seen it done" - Riddlesreviews

"I absolutely LOVED it" - Aimee - Aimzlovezbookblog

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Witness protection has a protocol for dealing with every situation--except magic.

Fifteen-year-old Cate's life has been monitored since her new identity was created five years ago. She's spent countless hours learning how to deal with potential threats and dangerous situations. None of which is any use when everyone around her is suddenly frozen like statues at the bus stop.


As she attempts to make sense of the frightening scene, a mysterious group of teenagers appears out of thin air. They are intrigued she's not affected, but focus on completing their deadly mission, using baffling powers before they vanish again.


When the group seeks her out the next day, Cate is drawn into a world filled with sorcery and time travel. After she accidentally brings a cheerleader back from the dead, her incredible powers are revealed. Cate is shocked to discover she has a pivotal role to play in a centuries-old battle between two mortal enemies which threatens to destroy her entire world.


With the distinction between good and evil blurred, she's faced with the excruciating choice of which side to join. Cate can save her family or protect thousands of people from death. She can't do both. Will she risk destroying innocent lives to save the ones she loves?

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EO2CBUG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ K & R Books; 1st edition (May 31, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1095 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 299 ratings

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Rhonda Sermon

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Rhonda lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and two children. Her two ragdoll cats can often be found helpfully walking over her keyboard, chasing her mouse or generally complaining loudly about the lack of priority their needs are being given. The Midnight Society was a finalist in the Young Adult category and overall runner up in The Strongest Start 2012 Contest hosted by TheNextBigWriter.com

Rhonda grew up in the picturesque, if not slightly windy and rainy west Australian country town of Albany. At seventeen she moved to the thriving metropolis of Perth and completed her commerce degree at the University of Western Australia while they were still completely free. Rhonda entered the glamorous world of accounting. With her chartered accounting certificate under her arm she set off to travel the world and climb the corporate ladder. All of which went pretty smoothly. After 17 years in the corporate world she announced out of the blue one night to her husband she was going swap her spreadsheets for prose and write a book. She was determined to write a book which teens and their parents would all enjoy reading. A book filled with action, adventure, magic and also history. The history take needed to be fresh and interesting.

Seven years on and four manuscripts later she has achieved that with the international release of her debut young adult urban fantasy novel The Midnight Society. In a fabulously strategic decision, (or possibly just lucky), she chose to write young adult fantasy. Her two children are now exactly the right age to read her debut YA urban fantasy novel Timesurfers.

Rhonda is one of the growing number of authors choosing to self publish their work. All that business experience came in very useful. Her debut novel is available internationally in paperback and ebook formats. The second book in the trilogy will be released in Spring 2016.

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ABCD
5.0 out of 5 stars Time travel and magic...
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
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I gave this book 5 stars because I enjoyed reading it. It was fun and an interesting take on time travel. I enjoy time travel and even though sometimes I don't understand fully how things work I'd still enjoy and read through to the end.
This book was action filled from beginning to end. It was fun to read and there was also a fair amount of magic , humour, romance and science.
I liked the main character Cate, even though I thought sometimes she was a bit too clueless . I liked Cate and Austin. Why oh why didn't they stay together? But anyway , I kind of like Mortez and her sons too. It was all really well written and the mystery around certain events , all played out in the end. The ending was full of answers and more questions. One thing I don't like are those pesky midnight resets. I was lost in the story when they occured. They're horrible, but it also makes this story twisted. It's good.
The other thing is while time travelling. , you can't run into your past or future self , the magic doesn't let you. Interesting.
So having said that... if you are a time travel fan and understand how things work.. then buy this book. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great first book
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017
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This is one of those books that you really can't rush through. There is so much going on and the concept of time travel and it's impacts to history was a bit overwhelming to follow at times. However, I really did get into it given the mystery behind why Cate is so important to everyone. And I must say that the author did a good job with all of the twists. I did eventually start to put together some of the mysteries, but waiting to see what Cate's reactions would be to those still kept me glued to the story.

The story begins with 15 year old Cate - a girl who is forced to leave her home in Australia to move to America as part of the witness protection program. After the kidnapping incident involving her father, it's just her, her younger brother and her mom. And her mom is one of those characters that is shadowy...rarely seen or heard. Instead, there is Pip, someone we don't get to meet, but who plays a huge role in Cate's day to day and Eve, Cate's best friend. Cate isn't exactly popular, but that all changes suddenly and a whole new world opens up to her. Enter the "Timesurfers", individuals with magical talents and the ability to travel through time. So, here is where things really get crazy.

At times I felt so sorry for Cate. She had no idea what she was a part of and yet at other points in time, I kind of thought that some things should have clicked in her head. Although given how many secrets everyone was keeping from her, how she didn't just run away from it all is beyond me. By the end of the book, I'm surprised she hadn't pulled all of her hair out. Thank God for Austin, who I was a bit concerned about at first, and Jonah, who I'm still not sure how he fits into future Cate's life. Either way, both have her back, even if it seemed a little deceptive too.

I mentioned that some of this was confusing. The time traveling part and the clashes with the impacts on the characters took a bit to wrap my head around. Perhaps I'm just a little slow, but I had to re-read it a few times just to be sure I understood it all. Kudos to the author though. For a first book, this was actually really, really good. I cannot wait for the next one.
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Elaigo
5.0 out of 5 stars Time travel, without a blue police box!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017
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The story of a young teenager coming to age as her powers are awakened and her whole life becomes a movie drama/action adventure. Cate thought the biggest issues in her life were keeping secret her family was in the witness protection program and having a fake boyfriend who didn't know it was fake. How she soon learned she wished thoses were her only problems. The journey this young woman has to take is incredible, showing such an inner strength even some adults never achieve. But her temper and rash decisions get her into some pretty tough situations. There is magic, lots of fighting and of course the time traveling. A suburb job of fashioning this unusual world that is Cate's reality. The characters are engaging and the personalities so varied. I am impressed how the basic characteristics do not change, Rose is always brusk and cold, Eve is the loyal friend and Austin is always there for her. You get the idea. Enjoy your trip into this fantastic world. It will make you hungry for the next installment.
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LittleE
3.0 out of 5 stars Overly complicated
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020
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This didn’t really do it for me. The characters are likable enough, and the premise is interesting, but I found it needlessly complicated with the family trees, and just, more drama than it needed. I mean how much added drama do you need in a story about a girl who time travels AND makes zombies? That’s a lot of drama right there. This wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t for me.
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Angel Leya
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally gripping and crave-worthy, and just enough romance splashed in to add to the intrigue.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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Cate's spent the last 5 years in witness protection, but it doesn't prepare her for the magic she encounters when everyone at the bus stop she's at freezes, except for her. Those she meets while the rest are frozen have a mission, but they come back the next day. Their world of magic and time travel is opened up to her, and she finds herself in the middle of two sides, neither truly good or bad. But she has to choose a side, and her future--and the present of the new people in her life--hangs in the balance.

This was intense, full of mystery and danger, secrets, magic and a series of choices with no clear-cut right way to go. I'm curious to learn more about Cate's choices and where the story is headed. I can't even begin to imagine a full resolution of the story because of the lack of clear delineation between good and bad.

The time travel is cool, but in this book they only travel between about 5 or so years into the future (travelers can only go backwards in time, but can bring those from the past forward, though at great risk to the passenger).

Totally gripping and crave-worthy, and just enough romance splashed in to add to the intrigue.
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#AbFabRuth
5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read this sooner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2023
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So I have had this on my kindle for years and I finally decided to read it, I'm definitely glad I did. In fact I wish I had read it sooner. It's been a while since I got so engrossed in a book, this had me not wanting to put the kindle down. Loved the writing style, loved the story and I wanted so badly to read the next book.Sadly I've not found it. I hope the author is still writing as I'd love to read the next installment.
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Imayumir
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2017
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Thank you Rhonda! Right from the start, I couldn't put it down. Love Cate's character; this book kept me guessing the whole way! Can't wait to read number 2 :)
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susannestohelit
5.0 out of 5 stars That's a Time Warp..
Reviewed in Germany on October 5, 2016
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The story starts and hidden secrets only slowly unfold themselves by every twist (and time leap) and accelerates every time more.. Any new revelation will leave you reconsidering what comes next.. It was a pleasure to read it and additionally, it's more than funny due to the characters and their conversations.. Can't wait for the sequel to come out to see what happens next!
Just try it out - it's the perfect read if you like an interesting and different fantasy read.
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Mandy Walkden-Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly different, thoroughly enjoyable YA Urban Fantasy tale.
Reviewed in Australia on September 17, 2016
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This book was a breath of fresh air. I loved it.

Cate, a strong, feisty, capable and independent young woman, was an extremely likeable character who handles well being thrown into a new and unsettling world. The other characters were equally complex and believable and even the opposing faction were likeable.

Interesting, and also much more realistic, was the way in which the author dealt with the two factions. Neither black nor white in their decisions and actions as far as moral rightness is assessed, the shades of grey made this a much more thought provoking read.

A unique take on time travel, great world building and plenty of action and humour amidst the magical mayhem made this story a pleasure to read. There are also some zinger twists awaiting.

Definitely a book to add to your reading pile, age no barrier, I'm several decades past young adult and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now waiting, not so patiently, for book two of The Midnight Chronicles.

I received a copy from the generous author in return for my honest review. I've subsequently purchased my own copy, because this is most definitely a book that is firmly lodged in my reread pile!
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Glenn Armstrong
4.0 out of 5 stars There is the classic good versus evil undercurrent within the story
Reviewed in Australia on April 29, 2016
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RATING: 4.5
SUMMARY: An exciting new novel about the adventures of 15 year old Cate. Her seemingly normal life as a teenage girl suddenly becomes anything but normal. After seeing some strange people do some equally strange things, her life gets crazier by the minute and will probably never be normal again.
The strange people turn out to be Timesurfers, who, as we guessed, can surf through time. The Timesurfers supernatural abilities are in their blood. They must have at least one parent who is also a Timesurfer. In addition, they all acquire a unique individual power when they come of age. Cate soon discovers that she herself, is a Timesurfer.
There is the classic good versus evil undercurrent within the story. Cate not only struggles to figure out who is good and who is bad, but also which side she belongs to.
Cate proves to be a very courageous character considering the challenges she is forced to face, and takes everything in her stride. Yet throughout the book, like most teenage girls, she is easily distracted by a good looking bad boy.
SOCIAL/HISTORICAL: The book is set in present day in a fictional town called Tempus Falls (undisclosed country). At one point Cate says she moved to Tempus Falls from Australia. The characters surf primarily between the present (2014), and the future (2017). Small references are made of surfing to historical locations (eg, the Titanic, a Wham concert, etc).
STYLE: The writing style is third person narrative. The author gives the reader insight into Cate's thoughts (which were often quite humorous). Through her thoughts and actions, it is difficult not to like Cate.
THOUGHTS: I am an avid reader of Young Adult/Fantasy novels. The genre seems to have exploded in popularity over the past few years. I was beginning to think that there couldn't be any original story ideas left to write about. Well I'm pleased to say I was wrong as this book proves.
Apart from the fact The Midnight Society is a good story, it is well written. I guess it helps that I have always been intrigued by stories with an element of time travel (loved The Time Travelers Wife). I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the sequel. Highly recommended to all fans of the Young Adult/Fantasy genre.
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