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Past Tense

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Their past is not what they think it is....

Thrown back in time after the spells binding Whitehall School together nearly collapsed, Emily finds herself in the days of Lord Whitehall. But everything she knows about the past is a lie. The Whitehall Commune is in hiding from a great and terrible foe, while some of the legendary founders bicker like children and others call on deadly and untrustworthy entities with agendas of their own.

Desperately seeking a way back to her own time, her mere presence a boon and a curse to established history, Emily is drawn into a conflict against both rogue wizards and a mysterious force intent on exterminating all magicians before the future school can take shape. But as deadly powers converge on the castle, her time is running out...and, deep beneath Old Whitehall, something dark and dangerous is about to be born.

©2016 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2017 Podium Publishing

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Frustrating

Dislike how the author handled the main characters approach to the timeline. Sometimes Emily is just frustrating when the answer or action to take seems so obvious or simple but she has the whole “woe is me” attitude, constant fear and trepidation. Emily even came from the modern word and has mentioned the many-worlds theory a dozen times I. The series but can’t come to the conclusion that anything she does is supposed to happen because if it wasn’t it would make her never happen, therefor never letting her go to Whitehall, and never fall into the past in the first place, and never cause whatever it is that she’s internally arguing with herself about. The paradox would prevent her from doing anything that would break her timeline.

If you subscribe the the “every decision that can happen does happen” theory, then anything she did to break her timeline wouldn’t actually be.. her timeline. Her timeline would remain unchanged therefor have no negative consequences on her version of events.

If it wasn’t for the fact that it would ruin layer books, I would have skipped chapter after chapter till Emily got her head out of her ass.

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CoachMD

Great series, this one has more information surrounding Necromancers.
Who’s side are the demons really on?
Or is it daemons?
Actually my second favorite of the series bc of the lore!!!
I highly recommend the series. So many red eyes, great lore, thank you!

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Amazing!

I didn't think it was possible that this book could be better than the last one but it absolutely was! This series just keeps getting better and better and better.

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I LOVE THESE BOOKS

These books get better and better. I love the character development, the twists and turns, and the depth of the stories. I'm addicted!!!

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I miss tavia

I didn't know how good she was until I went back and replayed the whole saga. I wish she came back for the last books.

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loving the time travel

I'm loving the time travel! Heroes always are fantastic in stories, but what are they like in real life? would you make a deal with the devil if there was no other choice? This book covers all of that and more. Can't wait for the next book.

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missing segment at about 1:19:00

please look into this. I hate missing out on a part.

15 words. blah blah

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my favorite book of the series

I liked this book series, but I love this book is my favorite. I found it very imaginative.

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The best book of the series

WOW! This is the best book so far.... Say that I love it usb't enought....
The author has created a plot that intertwines Emily's life with the past and the present and leaves the listener intrigued by the consequences of this experience ....

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Best one so far

I don't know if it is the story line or that she is more grown up, but I loved this book. I've listened to it 3xs.

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