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Time's Convert

return to the spellbinding world of A Discovery of Witches

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Time's Convert

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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About this listen

 From the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, now a major Sky TV series, a novel about what it takes to become a vampire.

From human to vampire ...

Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the eighteenth century. Over two hundred years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe Taylor, a human who decides to become a vampire herself.

But her transformation will prove as challenging now as it was for Marcus when he first encountered Matthew de Clermont, his sire.

While Phoebe is secreted away, Marcus relives his own journey from the battlefields of the American Revolutionary War, through the treachery of the French Revolution to a bloody finale in New Orleans. His belief in liberty, equality and brotherhood challenged at every stage by the patriarchy of the de Clermonts.

What will he and Phoebe discover in one another when they are finally reunited at Les Revenants, beneath the watchful gaze of Matthew and his wife, Diana Bishop?

Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Deborah Harkness returns to the spellbinding world she created in A Discovery of Witches and, through the prism of an unconventional love story, explores the power of tradition and the endless possibilities for change.

(P)2018 Penguin Random House LLC©2017 Deborah Harkness Americas Fantasy Historical Fiction Paranormal Paranormal Romance Revolution & Founding Romance United States French Revolution Magic New Orleans Witchcraft Magic Users

Critic Reviews

What a rich, thrilling and educational tale it is... A captivating and romantic ripping yarn (E L James)
Intelligent and off-the-wall...irresistible to Twilight fans
Spellbinding... Unputdownable
This is a glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful, intricate... I could lose myself in here and never want to come out: what better accolade can there be? ...Utterly enchanting on every level (Manda Scott)
A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire... all the ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy
A vast, sexy, historical romp of a novel. There's no doubting Harkness's vivid imagination
An inventive addition to the supernatural craze... has exciting amounts of spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting, page-turning panache
An extraordinary achievement... An intelligently written vampire romance set against a thrilling backdrop of magic, secret manuscripts and dangerous desire
Deborah Harkness is a creative genius. She has taken a genre that is saturated with vampires, witches and daemons and has created something unique, with its own rich history and mythology that draws you into her world with captivating storytelling
A creative tour de force
I do wish people would stop comparing this series to Twilight. It is just so much better
Once again Harkness has managed to create a world filled with not only love and romance but action and history, with characters you can love and hate, but always understand an relate to. This is an unforgettable book, with brilliant characters
All stars
Most relevant
A great addition to a wonderful series.
Enjoyed the narration. Look forward to listening to it again one day.

Wonderful

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They really should have stayed with the original narrator for this book. There was already a good variety and cadence for the characters built into the first three books. This narrator managed a variety of voices, but none of them really suited, imo.

As for the story, DH obviously has a yen for history, but I think she flipped too far into all about the history and less effort in the story.

The weaker book in the series.

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An enjoyable listen but this book did not keep me riveted as did the previous in the series. It was like a gentle stroll down memory lane rather than a passionate & exciting fight for right and wrong.
I don’t like change much (yes that is ‘a me problem’), so a change in narrator added to my lesser enjoyment of the book. You absolutely must listen to this book if you loved the previous books, it would be rude not to 😘

Marcus & Phoebe

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Unpopular opinion, I'm glad there was a different narrator this time because it isn't Diana and Matthew's story, yes they are in it, but it could have been a stand alone book and perhaps should have been. The Diana and Matthew and Phoebe chapters seem forced into a historical vampire novel.

it's OK

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I loved the book enjoying the story
was strange however yo hear the characters voices change from the first 3 stories.

disconcerting

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Not as adventurous as previous books however it was great look into the transition to being a vampire. Also background stories to who people are...looking forward to the next one...

Not as action packed but great background story

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I have thoroughly enjoy the whole series and I am hoping there will be more books to come
Highly recommended

Hope there will be more

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It was a nice story of Marcus and Phoebe and the transformation into vampire by two different eras in time. I liked that I got more back story from Marcus and his ideals and I was happy that we got a look in to Matthew and Diana story a little bit more too.

loved it

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I love this series and really enjoyed this audiobook. I can’t wait for the next one.

Fantastic

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I truly love this series, although this may be the flat bit between the high points it's still good

love this series

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