When maths slips,
reality breaks
Enter the world of Mathatar - A time-slip adventure through ancient history, impossible portals, the hidden mathematical structure of the universe, and a danger that threatens reality itself.
Numbers vanishing.
Patterns breaking.
Reality glitching
Mathatar begins when fourteen-year-old Maya thought it was all just a bad Sunday morning - until she discovers that someone, or something is trying to erase mathematics from history, causing impossible things to happen; clocks losing digits, patterns breaking, receipts changing and reality seems on the edge.
Yet Grandfather knows more than he’s letting on and when his fox-red Labrador, Fella, chases a rabbit through a portal that shouldn’t exist, Maya follows - and finds herself in Ancient Ur, where nothing is as it seems.
To fix reality, Maya and her time-travelling companions need to stop the mysterious Null and save, the world, the universe and history.
What is a Mathslip?
Mathslips are glitches in the patterns and numbers in the maths that keep our world running smoothly. Small slips. Big consequences.
Clocks lose numbers
Time becomes unreliable. Timetables shift. Computers stop working.
Maps lose coordinates
Scale fails. Distances stretch and contract. Travelling becomes unpredictable and dangerous.
receipts lose decimals
Prices alter. Decimal places move or go missing. Economic chaos follows.
geometry loses shape
Patterns break. Measures make no sense. Buildings start becoming unstable.
Meet the Characters
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Maya
Bright. Brave. Stubborn. Loves a cup of Earl Grey, black.
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Fella
Loyal. Sarcastic. Noble. Hungry. Rabbit chaser and Hobnob devourer.
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Fletcher
Cheeky. Charming. Positive. Planning a future in comedy. Hobnob provider. Ambivalent about tea.
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Aya
Logical. Calm. Honourable. Doesn’t trust lightbulbs. Tea hadn’t been discovered in her timeline.
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Grandad
Eccentric. May have discovered inter- dimensional travel. Makes a legendary cup of tea.
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The Null
They came from who knows where and who knows when. They came looking for our maths and they found us… They have no affinity with tea. Suspicious, right?
ancient ur and the world of mathatar
Travel to Ur, a thriving centre of trade. idea and invention in the cradle of civilisation.
Where merchants measure, scribes calculate and builders align the stars - all in base 60.
Beneath the ziggurat’s and canals lies an older truth: the universe is built on number. And someone - or something - is trying to rewrite the rules.
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parents & teachers
Mathatar is an adventure first - designed to spark imagination and keep readers turning pages. It’s the first in a multi-book series covering maths and the history of maths.
Along the way, it changes attitudes to the subject, builds maths confidence, logical thinking, historical curiosity and problem-solving skills that last far beyond the story.
Maths Confidence
History & Culture
Logical Thinking
Problem Solving
Time Travel