The dictator came to power because he went back in time from the real future and took over the world. In the altered future Chevie still has memories from the old future and her previous adventure to Victorian London. For this reason Chevie looks suspicious and is thought to be a spy from the a rebel nation and is quickly sentenced to an execution. Although there is one way she can escape punishment, she must kill an old man who is also thought to be a traitor. The old man is actually the one who invented time traveling. Following the old man's death Chevie is suddenly caught in a time portal in his house and sent back to Victorian London along with Whitmeyer and Valliocose. Upon arriving, Chevie is immediately caught running from Whitmeyer and Valliocose. While on the run Chevie finds her old friend Riley who is in the middle of escaping an evil gang member who is actually also from the future with Otto Malarkey. Chevie immediately convinces Otto and Riley that they must try to stop the dictator, Colonel Box, from taking over the world. Throughout the story the trio try to take down Colonel Boxe’s army from taking over the world and altering the future.
Hangman's Revolution is an engaging exciting action packed “can’t put it down” (Voice of youth advocates) novel. I love how in Hangman's Revolution Eoin Colfer puts every detail don to the color of the street the characters are on or the smells which are surrounding them. Colfer also