Time Machine 15: Flame of the Inquisition

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain reigned over a prosperous and peaceful time and were among the best-loved monarchs in Spain. So why, in 1480, did they allow 25,000 people to be persecuted and burned at the stake? Your mission is to go back in time and gain entry into the Spanish courts and find out why two monarchs who hated bloodshed so much gave their blessing to such terrors.

The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

MARC KORNBLATT, a former actor, has worked as staff reporter for two Manhattan weekly news-papers as well as freelancing for the New York Daily News. He is the co-author of Time Machine #11, Mission to World War II, and is currently working on a Time Traveler book about Paul Revere.

JOHN PIERARD is a free-lance illustrator living in Manhattan. He is best known for his science fiction and fantasy illustrations for Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Distant Stars, and SPI Games such as Universe. He is the co-illustrator of Time Machine #4, Sail with Pirates, and the illustrator of Time Machine #11, Mission to World War II.