This is a fun YA series if you can turn off your brain a bit. Dan, the main character, is clearly a bit of a...whatever the male equivalent of a Mary Sue would be. He's got incredible martial arts skills, and girls are crazy for him, but at the same time, he's clueless about some really big, obvious things, and some of his decision-making is pretty bad...even for a 17-year-old.

With all that said, yes, it absolutely is a fun romp of a story. If you've gotten this far into the series, you should know by now roughly what to expect, and this third entry absolutely doesn't disappoint. As the title suggests, this book has our heroes jumping back to twelfth century Mongolia. If you know history, you'll know what's going on right away, but again, Dan doesn't seem to know that much, even when it comes to the broad strokes and major players in world history.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun time jumping novel. I really enjoyed the next installment in this series and am loving how the overall plot of the series is coming together. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next and if Dan and Sam will be able to stop Victor’s plot for world domination by messing with history. The historical elements in this book were, once again, well done and fascinating. I am loving this series.

This series gets more enjoyable with each installment. I especially enjoy that each book showcases a different historical era. I didn’t know that much about the Mongols so I learned something during this book. I thought this story was different in that it was more focused on Dan and Sam was more of a side character in this one. Dan is a great character & he keeps a great attitude even though he has had so many challenges in his life I love time travel books and this book is a great addition to the genre. By the end of the book things were looking up for Dan, I’ll be looking forward to the next book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Imberfex Books for a copy of this book.

I assumed quite a lot of things from the title. And yet at the same time, I wasn't expecting what happened. Finally, Dan is realizing that the ruthless people who killed his father and who are trying to change history with their time travel can only be dealt with one way. With equal ruthlessness. When you make a threat, you have to be willing to follow through. I am incredibly excited for the next part of this series, as I think we just started a time war.

I enjoyed this YA, time jumping,, adventure novel. I think the premise is fun and I really appreciate the author’s efforts to include historically accurate details.

Ever since his father’s murder, an orphaned teen lives independently, attending high school while also being called upon to correct glitches in history that may affect the present. He contends with a school bully, complicated romantic relationships, an evil organization intent on dominating the present by corrupting historic events, and warring Mongols! It’s all a little hard to swallow, but the premise is fun and it’s certainly amusing and educational to watch a modern teen attempt to fix the Mongolian temporal disturbance

Andrew Varga does a fantastic job weaving historical detail with a fast-paced, high-stakes adventure. The depiction of Mongolian culture—both warrior life and herding families—adds depth and realism. The book also touches on themes of bullying, showing its lasting effects in both Dan’s present-day life and history.

The only reason I didn’t give this five stars is that some parts felt slightly rushed, especially as Dan grapples with the complexities of time travel’s consequences. However, the mix of history, action, and relatable character struggles makes this a must-read for fans of historical adventures.

📢 **Final Verdict**: If you love time travel, rich historical settings, and thrilling adventures, *The Mongol Ascension* is worth adding to your TBR!

📌 **Thank you to NetGalley and Imbrifex Books for providing me with a copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.**

Alex varga does it again. I am finding it difficult to understand how this man isn’t a nationally renown New York Times best selling author by this point because these time jump novels are fantastic! They are very well researched, informational, action packed, funny, very well put together. You really can’t ask for anything more and the Mongol Ascension is very much in line with those.

I highly reccomend not just the mongol ascension but also the other 2 books in this series. Please, do yourself a favor and check out these books.

I have not finished the book yet I do plan on it but, it's a side of history that does not particularly entice me, the Mongolian empire is just not my Forte at the moment I go in phases, right now classical and the British empire is more my thing when I chose the book I did not think that would be an issue since Ive greatly enjoyed the first two novels but apparently it is, for me. What I've read so far I am enjoying but it doesn't hook me like the others novels did. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book I hope I can get through it soon to give a full review.

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What's not to love about a time traveling story?

Sam and Dan travel back in time to a strange land not just because it's in the past, they end up in the far east before the Mongolian empire existed. They stand out like sore thumbs and have to figure out how to blend in while trying to find the time glitch! The relationship between Sam and Dan continues to change, and the plot with Victor continues to unravel. And Dan gets some great advice from a great leader.

A jump in time series keeps getting better with each book. The author spectacularly brings history to life, I love a good time traveling book that makes me want to learn more about historical eras and people.

I also appreciate that each novel in this series is a complete story with a satisfying ending in a bigger plot. It's one of the reasons I keep picking it up. I'm excited to see where the author takes me next!

Thanks, netgalley, for the opportunity to read this novel!

I loved this book. This jump in time was a lot more interesting in my opinion. I love that Dan now has a girlfriend and hopefully can also find his mix of normal life. Sam was not my favorite character in this book. I can't wait to see what Dan is able to do now that he has help and allies. Very good book with interesting history and of course drama.

I loved this book. This jump in time was a lot more interesting in my opinion. I love that Dan now has a girlfriend and hopefully can also find his mix of normal life. Sam was not my favorite character in this book. I can't wait to see what Dan is able to do now that he has help and allies. Very good book with interesting history and of course drama.

5 Stars! Another winner from author Andrew Varga! This is the 3rd book, & the 3rd 5 star rating from me in the ‘A Jump in Time’ series and while it can be read as a standalone, I’d highly recommend reading this series in order, I’ve loved every book so far. In this book, the main character, 17 year old Dan & jump partner Sam, jump back to Mongolia in 1179 to help 17 year old Temujin get his wife, Borte, back from the Merkits. Not meerkats like Timon from The Lion King, Merkits, a tribe in 12th century Mongolia. According to Wikipedia, after a struggle of over 20 years, they were defeated in 1200 by Genghis Khan and were incorporated into the Mongol Empire.
I love how this author makes it exciting to learn history. If I had a history teacher that made history fun to learn and imagine, I’d have learned a lot more. I’d categorize this book as historical fiction, action packed with a smidge of romance and life of a 17 year old high school student who time travels and is trying to stop an evil senator from taking over the world! Lots of interesting and entertaining information and this series should be added to middle or high school history classes.
I cannot wait to read the rest of this series. Where will Dan & Sam go next? The Roman Empire? The Wild West? Maybe an African tribe as they rounded up and sold slaves? That would be a great way to teach kids about the start of slavery in the US & how it came to be. This really is a great series and one of my absolute favorites! Highly recommend this book & this series! 100% absolutely worth it!
*I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*

5 Stars! Another winner from author Andrew Varga! This is the 3rd book, & the 3rd 5 star rating from me in the ‘A Jump in Time’ series and while it can be read as a standalone, I’d highly recommend reading this series in order, I’ve loved every book so far. In this book, the main character, 17 year old Dan & jump partner Sam, jump back to Mongolia in 1179 to help 17 year old Temujin get his wife, Borte, back from the Merkits. Not meerkats like Timon from The Lion King, Merkits, a tribe in 12th century Mongolia. According to Wikipedia, after a struggle of over 20 years, they were defeated in 1200 by Genghis Khan and were incorporated into the Mongol Empire.
I love how this author makes it exciting to learn history. If I had a history teacher that made history fun to learn and imagine, I’d have learned a lot more. I’d categorize this book as historical fiction, action packed with a smidge of romance and life of a 17 year old high school student who time travels and is trying to stop an evil senator from taking over the world! Lots of interesting and entertaining information and this series should be added to middle or high school history classes.
I cannot wait to read the rest of this series. Where will Dan & Sam go next? The Roman Empire? The Wild West? Maybe an African tribe as they rounded up and sold slaves? That would be a great way to teach kids about the start of slavery in the US & how it came to be. This really is a great series and one of my absolute favorites! Highly recommend this book & this series! 100% absolutely worth it!
*I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*

I feel scammed.
I was fully engaged to get myself into mongolians breaking down my shitty walls, but all I got was whiny teenagers.

Historical page turner! Entertaining book! You will not want it to end!

This story is full of adventure, history, time travel, mystery and so much more. The history in this book is so ancient that I knew very little about it until now.

The way the story and characters are developed in this book cause you to experience so many emotions. The main characters are young adults that are easy to relate to. I love the way the characters share what they are thinking and then say something totally different, because what they are feeling is an unacceptable response. You learn so much about them thru their thoughts. They think things that all of us have thought, whether young or old.

The action in the book is fast paced and unpredictable.

The Mongol Ascension is the third book in the Jump in Time series and it is full of action and historical facts. I knew a little about the Mongols prior to reading this book but definitely learned a few things along the way!

I really enjoyed the time travel aspect of this series. It lends itself to endless possibilities. Our hero Dan is tasked with traveling to different time periods to fix glitches in history. His job isn't easy, especially since there is a band of time jumpers that are intent on world domination.

This is an incredibly well written series and would appeal to a wide array of audiences.

In "The Mongol Ascension," Andrew Varga manages to narrate a simple and enjoyable teen fantasy based on time travel, set in Mongolia during the times of Genghis Khan. There are some 'glitches' in its narration, and it tends to oversimplify its themes, but an interesting protagonist and the entertaining and informative historical elements save the day.

Dan Renfrew is a teenage time jumper. It’s a secret. He is a member of a clandestine cadre tasked with journeying to the past to repair glitches in history that imperil subsequent events. This responsibility alone is daunting, but it’s even more crucial now. A band of rogue time jumpers is bent on taking over the world. Dan can’t find any allies to join him in the fight to stop them. Dan and Sam head for a millennium ago, back in the land of small hairy horses, recurve bows, leather armour, fermented milk drinks and sweat. He lands on the vast steppes of Mongolia in the year 1179. Dan’s task is to fix glitches in the fabric of history. that is at risk. He doesn’t know the first thing about it or how to save the present day. Luckily, he has a teammate, Samantha, or Sam, who is good at survival; they are aged seventeen years old. Dan and Sam have a time travel instrument which not only translates spoken words, and controls jumps, it tells them where the glitch will occur. Right now, it’s pointing to an injured teen Mongol called Temujin. The duo promptly helps him, and he invites them to join his army. They don’t have much choice, as the glitch is still glitching. Temujin is looking for his stolen bride Borte. He’s willing to go through an opposing army of the Merkits to rescue her. Dan was homeschooled until his father died a year ago. Dan leads a normal high school life full of all the usual challenges: homework, bullies, and dating. Will Dan find the murderer?

The author writes using historical detail that impressed me. He includes a herding family besides the warriors in Mongolia. The other part I liked that the author has bullying in the current occurring. The author shows how bullying is wrong.

This work is the third installment in a YA time travel series and this Mongol historical adventure does not disappoint. I suggest reading the series in order for the best reading experience (plus, the entire series is great). The flow of the writing improves with each subsequent book and the historical research and information the author incorporates into each story is nothing short of incredible. The worldbuilding is extensive and so expressive that the reader is fully embraced and enveloped by the Mongol timeline. It's fast-paced and action-packed (very detailed battle scenes without being cumbersome). I enjoyed the scenery change from the British Isles to Asia in this one as well. Some of the best historical accuracy and authenticity I've read in a YA novel. I love this series, keep up the good work!

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Once again Andrew Varga takes us in to the past with the third book of the Jump in Time series. This time we go back to twelfth century Mongolia and meet who else but Ghengis Khan. Dan and his friend Sam unwittingly aid the young Khan which starts them off on a high adventure. Full of the insecurities of a 17 year old boy, Dan sometimes stumbles through life but always comes through in the end. A fantastic adventure read which also teaches a bit of history as you go. Very enjoyable. I highly recommend for young teens through adults.
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