Arbuthnot Books

A small imprint for fiction and ideas.

The Thieves of Time

A sequence of novels by Eamonn Vincent.

From Cambridge in 1974 to divided Berlin and the London of the mid-seventies, The Thieves of Time follows Steve Percival through a world of poetry, music, artistic ambition and Cold War intrigue. Friends, artists and academics recur across the novels, their lives connected by love, loyalty and the search for a place in a changing world.

Reading order

Begin with Event/Horizon, then continue with Palace of Tears and The Parallax View. Each book’s page offers a sample, purchase links, and Notes, Places and People to explore.

  1. Event/Horizon — cover

    Book 1

    Event/Horizon

    Cambridge, 1974 — astrophysics & poetry.

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  2. Palace of Tears — cover

    Book 2

    Palace of Tears

    Cambridge & Berlin, 1975 — The Festival Theatre & Prenzlauer Berg.

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  3. The Parallax View — cover

    Book 3

    The Parallax View

    London & Cambridge, 1976 — archives, doubleness, and what is not said.

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Forthcoming

Book Four: Double Exposure will continue The Thieves of Time sequence. Further details will appear here when available.