A TIME-travelling adventure written by a Milford Haven author has been nominated for a UK literary award.

‘Tommy Parker: Destiny will find you!’ - the exciting debut novel from former Milford Haven School pupil Anthony Ormond - has been nominated for the People's Book Prize.

The book tells the story of 12-year-old Tommy Parker, who inherits a magical pen from his Grandpa that enables him to enter into his memories – and alter them too.

And so begins a dangerous battle through time where Tommy and his friends have to protect the pen from a deadly cult who will stop at nothing to use it to unleash an unspeakable evil into the world.

"This kind of award could really take the book to the next level," said Anthony, who is urging fans of the book to cast a vote in his favour.

"This thing is won on votes, so if everyone could vote and then spread the word, I'd be very grateful."

Now living in Cardiff and working as a solicitor, Anthony says that – despite its time-travelling theme – much of the book is based on his own childhood in Pembrokeshire.

“Most of the incidents or scrapes that Tommy and his friends get into, I actually got up to as a boy,” he said.

“Readers will recognise a lot of local Pembrokeshire landmarks and there are also plenty of Milford characters mentioned in it too - some I've changed the names of and some I haven't - I hope that the latter will forgive me!”

Anthony already has plans for a follow-up to Tommy Parker: Destiny will find you!, which is available as a Kindle download and in paperback.

To vote for Anthony's book. visit http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1269 or search the award website for 'Anthony Ormond'.

The sixth annual People's Book Prize will be broadcast by Sky News on May 27.