Time's Convert

A Novel

De: Deborah Harkness

Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches—look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now and Shudder.

What does it truly take to become a vampire?

On the battlefields of the American Revolution, Matthew de Clermont meets Marcus MacNeil, a young surgeon from Massachusetts, during a moment of political awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of a brighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and a new life free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcus seizes the opportunity to become a vampire. But his transformation is not an easy one and the ancient traditions and responsibilities of the de Clermont family clash with Marcus's deeply held beliefs in liberty, equality, and brotherhood.

Fast-forward to contemporary Paris, where Phoebe Taylor--the young employee at Sotheby's whom Marcus has fallen for--is about to embark on her own journey to immortality. Though the modernized version of the process at first seems uncomplicated, the couple discovers that the challenges facing a human who wishes to be a vampire are no less formidable than they were in the eighteenth century. The shadows that Marcus believed he'd escaped centuries ago may return to haunt them both--forever.

A passionate love story and a fascinating exploration of the power of tradition and the possibilities not just for change but for revolution, Time's Convert, the fourth books in the All Souls Series channels the supernatural world-building and slow-burning romance that made the previous books instant bestsellers to illuminate a new and vital moment in history, and a love affair that will bridge centuries.

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“Harkness brings her keen historian’s eye to the American and French revolutions, drawing parallels between the two periods through not only the vampire witnesses to history but the appearances of historical figures: the Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.”
—Los Angeles Times

“In Time’s Convert, Deborah Harkness, the author of A Discovery Of Witches, spins a tale of life-ever-after, romance, and family drama, and it is gloriously entertaining.”
—Bustle

“This vampire book is set during the American Revolution, when a young man named Marcus MacNeil is offered a chance to escape his puritan upbringing (boring!) and become immortal (fun!). From the bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches.”
—New York Post

“Ever wonder what it really takes to be a vampire? Let Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, give you a taste in her latest novel . . . a passionate love story.”
—PopSugar

“Effortlessly sweeping across time and continents . . . Harkness replaces the captivating Matthew and Diana dynamic with a passionate new love story.”
—Booklist

Where is Jennifer Ikeda?

The change of narrator is spoiling this book. It's so hard to listen to when it is supposed to read as a continuation of the series but the voices, accents, tempo, everything is off. Saskia's reading of it is very flat and makes this sound unrefined and like fanfiction vs. one of Deborah Harkness' books. I'm having trouble believing or having sympathy for the characters and what they are going through as her voice doesnt convey the emotions and the severity of the situation. In the past books, I would "feel" for the characters and be so much more invested. A shame. Can Jennifer Ikeda rerecord the book?

meh...love Deborah Harkness but

I miss Jennifer Ikeda. also Marthe name is not pronounced "Marth". I'm not done yet but this bugged me. also, I dislike Mathew's and Isabelle's voice. I miss Jennifer Ikeda, I know I said it already.

This woman can not pronounce French.

finally done. narration distracting and disappointing, at the least
please have Jennifer Ikeda re-recorded
I beg you

Marcus's Story, as expected, but ........

I absolutely love the Discovery of Witches trilogy. Apparently I also love Jennifer Ikeda's voice. She is not reading Time's Convert and it is difficult to "hear" all of the characters I've come to know and love because I have heard them sound the same for all three books. How I'm listening to someone else read and she does not capture the characters in a way that gently eases into a new set of voice renditions. It's as bad as when Audible replaced Davina Porter with Geraldine James in the Outlander series. HORRIBLE decision. They fixed that though, by having Davina record all the books. (Thank you, Audible.) Hopefully Penguin Audible will come to their senses and get Jennifer to read this book and any others that may be coming. I will purchase it a second time of they do,because this one is very difficult on the ears after having spent so much time with Jennifer! That said, the story is very well researched and I can easily "see" the stage the characters are on, which makes for a better experience. One specific note: as a cat lover i really appreciate how the cat scene with Phoebe played out.

meh....

it was not anywhere near as good as the other three books! I think they should have had Jennifer Ikeda back again. The characters didn't sound right for me, especially Miriam.

Not quite...

Having been a huge fan of the All Souls Trilogy, I was very excited to find that Deborah Harkness had decided to continue the story. But alas, I was disappointed in the performance and the story. The previous narrator, Jennifer Ikeda, was exquisite in her performance of the variety of characters and their accents, making the come alive in the reader’s imagination, but this narrator did not have the repertoire of accents or the range of tone to make the characters any more than just average. As far as the story goes, it would be extremely difficult for anyone who had not read the previous three books to keep all of the characters and their relationships to each other straight. Likewise, there didn’t seem to be a real climax. I’m thinking that this story was just the exposition stage of the larger story arc, but as far as a stand alone book, it was not satisfying.
I hope that the next installment will have a quicker pace and a little more excitement. I’m still a fan; just not quite as enthusiastic as I was before.