I prefer to say inspired by or homage to when mentioning that this is reminiscent of Doctor Who and Terry Pratchett. Especially as they can afford very good lawyers.

It’s middle grade fiction cast in a universe of controlling Elder beings and a man’s mission to free time from their control. Even journeys across the universe have to start somewhere and even mysterious Elder beings have to live somewhere, so why not St Helens, an old industrial town in the North West of England?