Just One Damned Thing After Another

The Chronicles of St Mary's, Book 1

De: Jodi Taylor

Narrado por: Zara Ramm

'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS

'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL

'Time travel, history and romance - what more could you ask for?' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ reader review

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They say that History is just one damned thing after another. Welcome to St Mary's Institute of Historical Research - where damned things happen every day.

When Dr Madeleine 'Max' Maxwell is recruited by St Mary's, she finds their methods to be somewhat unorthodox. They don't just study the past - they actually visit it, carefully observing historical events as they unfold in real time.

And not dying. This last part is important.

The whole of History now lies before Max and her new colleagues, but, as she will discover, time travel is never straightforward. Because History doesn't like to be messed with, and danger lurks in every century...

Fast-paced, witty and delightfully unconventional, Just One Damned Thing After Another is the first in Jodi Taylor's beloved and bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. For fans of Terry Pratchett, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman and Ghosts.

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

'Science fiction, historical fantasy, love story and more all wrapped up in a fast-paced comedy of errors. Please don't wait to read it, you don't know what you are missing' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

'A tour de force' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

(P)2013 Audible Studios©2013 Jodi Taylor

Reseñas de la Crítica

Takes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice

A true page-turner

I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it

[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance

This was just so fun!

Miss Maxwell – Max – was a misfit everywhere she went until a teacher suggested she study history. A few years later, the same teacher suggested she interview for a position at St. Mary’s, an institute for studying history using time travel to be on the spot. The glimpses she gets of the workings of the institute have her sold on the position before she ever gets to the interview, and she is accepted and signs up on the spot, everybody certain she will fit right in.

The time-traveling historians of St. Mary’s manage to have something go wrong with almost everything they get involved in. Yet they manage to pull off their assignments nearly every time (although not always entirely without casualties). This is not always entirely their fault, however, as they learn that there are people from their future that are trying to have St. Mary’s shut down.

Max is responsible for thwarting them at several points in history, but they just seem to keep coming back. Hopefully the historians of St. Mary’s will keep traveling to the past for a long time into our future.

The narrator is exactly right for this story.

Quality action-packed novel for history nerds

Gave it 4 stars on story because I think the love interest plot got random at times, but otherwise this was great.

Pleasantly surprised!

I could not stop listening to this book. Only a couple of parts were a tiny bit slow, but they were necessary for buildup and background. Otherwise the book just plunges onward in a fast-paced, multifaceted adventure that holds the reader hostage by the ears. The main character, I'm not sure you could call her the heroine of the book, is tough as nails, frustratingly so in some parts! I'm so excited to have found this book and to have learned it is an entire series that is still ongoing. I can't wait to continue the adventure.

Could’ve been all five stars

Great story - 5
Telling of the story - 5
Nasty language after fourth chapter. - 2
Can’t let the grandkids listen to.

Yes yes yes!

Really funny, well-crafted adventure with time travel. Dinosaurs, secret research centers, historical mayhem, hidden manuscripts, a dash of romance. What more do you want? LOTS of fun for your commute!