Steam-phantoms

by Roy Pond

The modern silver train raced across the eerie desert plain on the world's longest straight strech of rail - 478 kilometres without a bend. The Indian Pacific was hitting its paces on the gun-barrel track, taking Christopher with it to his destiny.
Then time warps. Christopher finds himself back in time aboard an old steam train. Is it a ghost train? Who is the stranger on the fettler's handcar? Can he and his new friends Jennifer and Danny return to their own time and reach their destination?
Only time will tell...

143 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Roy was born in South Africa and now lives in Australia's Blue Mountains. He's had a lifelong passion for ancient Egypt and for writing suspense fiction. His very first story was published in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, New York.

Whilst balancing his career as an award-winning Creative Director of international and local advertising agencies, Roy wrote a series of thirteen novels for young adult readers, published in Australia, UK, and USA, winning a Book of the Year Award.