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 channels the supernatural world-building and slow-burning romance that made the All Souls Trilogy instant bestsellers to illuminate a new and vital moment in history, and a love affair that will bridge centuries.
快速前進到當代巴黎,在那裡,馬庫斯(Marcus)追隨的蘇富比年輕僱員菲比·泰勒(Phoebe Taylor)將踏上邁向永生的旅程。儘管起初過程的現代化版本似乎並不復雜,但夫妻倆發現,想要成為吸血鬼的人類所面臨的挑戰不亞於18世紀。馬庫斯(Marcus)相信他幾個世紀前逃過的陰影可能會再次困擾他們直到永遠。
激情四射的愛情故事,以及對傳統力量不只是變革和革命的可能性之迷人探索,《時代的轉換》將超自然的世界建設和緩慢燃燒的浪漫故事帶入了《全魂三部曲》,使其立即成為暢銷書,以啟發結合新舊與歷史上重要的時刻,當中還有一段瀰漫數個世紀的愛情故事。
(譯者/徐琍沂)