Chronophobia is the first of a series of books about 12 year old Ray Hadley, a boy who finds out that he has been selected to join the mysterious order of the Chronomen, a secret group who can manipulate or 'tear' time around them. Their purpose is to stop another secret sect, the evil Tionites from destroying humankind. The adventures start in Brighton, England in 1997 and travel all over the world - and throughout time. Ray must use the past to save the future! The only problem? He knows the date and time of his death - and must achieve all he needs to before this.