Time's convert
Deborah Harkness
Bok · Engelsk · 2018 · Fantasy
| Utgitt | New York : Viking , 2018
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| Omfang | 448 s.
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| Opplysninger | From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, a novel about what it takes 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 ofpolitical awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of abrighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and anew life free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcusseizes the opportunity to become a vampire. But his transformation is notan easy one and the ancient traditions and responsibilities of the deClermont 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 onher own journey to immortality. Though the modernized version of theprocess 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 themboth-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 channels the supernatural world-building and slow-burning romance that made the All Souls Trilogy instant bestsellers to illuminatea new and vital moment in history, and a love affair that will bridge centuries.
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| ISBN | 978-03-99564-51-2 : Nkr.
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| Hylleplass | 82 HAR
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