Time's Convert
- 450
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“Time’s Convert” gives Marcus MacNeil an absorbing backstory, from the American Revolution to present-day Paris and London. Deborah Harkness has Matthew de Clermont offer the young Massachusetts surgeon immortality, and the novel lingers on what becoming a vampire actually involves. Some readers enjoy the historical detail and that inside view of the change; others find it rushed next to the earlier books, or wish Diana and Matthew took up less room.
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About the book
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, a novel about what it takes to become a vampire. Set in contemporary Paris and London, and the American colonies during the upheaval and unrest that exploded into the Revolutionary War, a sweeping story that braids together the past and present. 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 London, where Marcus has fallen for Phoebe Taylor, a young employee at Sotheby's. She decides to become a vampire, too, and though 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 in the modern world than they were in the 18th century. The shadows that Marcus believed he'd escaped centuries ago may return to haunt them both--forever.
Reading order · All Souls Trilogy
Full order & progress →- A Discovery of WitchesStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Shadow of Night
7.97.9 / 10 - The Book of Life
8.08.0 / 10 - Time's ConvertThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Black Bird OracleThe Black Bird Oracle–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 95 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 95 | 100% |
Frequently asked
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It has 450 pages — shorter than 63% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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